General Description

This data sheet describes MaxLinear’s 88LX2720 Wave-2

G.hn AFE.

The 88LX2720 is a programmable, high-performance

Wave-2 G.hn AFE for powerline communications with a

single transmission channel and two reception channels to

enable both SISO operation using one device and MIMO

using two devices. In addition to the transmission and

reception paths, the 88LX2720 contains a biasing circuit

and a register block controlled from the digital interface.

Applications

■ Powerline-to-Ethernet adapter.

■ WiFi extender.

■ Embedded G.hn modem.

Features

■ Designed for powerline, baseband coaxial and phone

line wiring.

■ Programmable transmission and reception gains.

■ Integrated filters.

■ Integrated line drivers.

■ Power down and standby mode.

■ Very low noise and distortion over the entire transmission

and reception paths.

■ 28 pin QFN 4×4mm package.

■ Support for multiple AFEs operating in parallel with only

one digital baseband (DBB) processor 88LX5152.