S32J Family of Ethernet Switches Extends NXP CoreRide Platform

Maximizing software reuse and simplifying network configuration and integration are the goals of NXP’s new S32J family of high-performance switches (80Gbps). Sharing a common switch core with NXP S32 processing devices, the switches will enable OEMs and Tier 1s to meet the challenges associated with software-defined vehicles.

The S32J family shares a common switch core, NXP NETC, with NXP’s latest S32 MCUs and processors so that they operate together as one expanded virtual switch. This comes on the heels of the recently announced NXP CoreRide platform, which provides more efficient and re-configurable networking choices when combined.

Family features include 80Gbps bandwidth with ports ranging from 10Mb to 10Gb and dual Arm Cortex-R52 cores that address the requirements of new vehicle architectures; they meet TSN automotive standards and deliver robust ASIL-D safety, hardware security engine (HSE) and MACsec ports for mixed-critical data traffic.

Combining the S32J family with the NXP CoreRide platform provides production-grade networking solutions with pre-integrated software and tooling. A complete software enablement kit for HSE and MACsec security, TSN stacks, and remote configuration and monitoring capabilities is available, and a virtual development kit for the S32J family will be available by the end of 2024. The switches will be available in 2025.

According to Meindert van den Beld, senior vice president and general manager of in-vehicle networking at NXP, “The transition to software-defined vehicles requires OEMs to simplify their network architectures and reduce the software and hardware integration complexity. The S32J and NXP CoreRide networking solutions provide production-ready building blocks for these new software-defined network architectures.”