Common Firmware Environment
Encyclopedia
Common Firmware Environment (CFE) is a firmware
interface and bootloader developed by Broadcom
for 32-bit and 64-bit system-on-a-chip
(SOC) systems. It is roughly analogous to the BIOS
on the IBM PC platform
.
platforms:
Firmware
In electronic systems and computing, firmware is a term often used to denote the fixed, usually rather small, programs and/or data structures that internally control various electronic devices...
interface and bootloader developed by Broadcom
Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, USA. Broadcom was founded by a professor-student pair Henry Samueli and Henry T. Nicholas III from the University of California, Los...
for 32-bit and 64-bit system-on-a-chip
System-on-a-chip
A system on a chip or system on chip is an integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single chip. It may contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functions—all on a single chip substrate...
(SOC) systems. It is roughly analogous to the BIOS
BIOS
In IBM PC compatible computers, the basic input/output system , also known as the System BIOS or ROM BIOS , is a de facto standard defining a firmware interface....
on the IBM PC platform
IBM PC compatible
IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT. Such computers used to be referred to as PC clones, or IBM clones since they almost exactly duplicated all the significant features of the PC architecture, facilitated by various manufacturers' ability to...
.
Platforms
CFE is used in at least some of the following wireless routerWireless router
A Wireless router is a device that performs the functions of a router but also includes the functions of a wireless access point and a network switch. They are commonly used to allow access to the Internet or a computer network without the need for a cabled connection. It can function in a wired...
platforms:
- Linksys WRT54G series
- Asus routersAsus routersASUSTeK Computer Incorporated manufactures a series of network routers directly competing with Linksys routers from Cisco.The Asus series of routers usually ship with Broadcom chipsets, relatively faster processors and more memory, removable antennas, and USB ports for expansion...
- Buffalo AirStation
- NetgearNetgearNetgear is a U.S. manufacturer of computer networking equipment and other computer hardware....
External links
- http://www.broadcom.com/docs/SiByte/README-1.4.2.txt
- http://oldwiki.openwrt.org/OpenWrtDocs(2f)Customizing(2f)Firmware(2f)CFE.html