BENEFITS:

Eliminates Heatsinks and Fans for Gigabit to the Desktop LAN Switches

Removes 576 Passive Components in 48-port Switch Applications

Compatible with a Wide Variety of Parallel I/F Switch ICs

Simplifies PCB Layout; Eliminates PCB Trombones

Supports CAT-5, Fiber Optic, and Backplane Interfaces from a Single Device

Single Chip Solution for Flexible Media Support

Ensures Plug-n-play Link Configuration when Connected to Any Copper,

Fiber, or Backplane Link Partner

Ensures Seamless Deployment Throughout Copper and Optical Networks with

Industry’s Highest Tolerance to Noise and Substandard Cable Plants

Provides for Maximum Jumbo Frame Sizes in Custom SAN and LAN Systems

Eliminates External Components and EMI Issues

Provides Maximum System Design Flexibility

Enables Network Manufacturers to Simplify Deployment and Improve

Network Management Capabilities of Gigabit Ethernet Links

Simplifies Comprehensive In-system Test to Ensure the Highest Product

Quality

FEA TURES:

Lowest Power Consumption in the Industry at Less Than 640m W/port

(1000BASE-T mode)

Patented, Low EMI Line Driver with Integrated Line Side Termination

Resistors

Supports RGMII v1.3 (2.5V & 3.3V) & v2.0 (1.5V HSTL)

User-programmable RGMII Timing Compensation

High Performance 1.25 Gbps SerDes

Auto-media Sense Detects and Configures to Support Fiber or Copper

Media on a Per Port Basis

User-configurable Copper or Fiber Link Selection Preference with

Programmable Interrupt and Signal Detect I/O Pins on Each Port

Compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T,

1000BASE-X) Specifications

>10kB Jumbo Frame Support with Programmable Synchronization

FIFOs

Five Direct Drive LEDs with On-chip Filtering

Serial LED Interface Option

VeriPHY™ Cable Diagnostics Software Suite

Full Suite of BIST, MAC, and Far-end Loopback Modes

Quad Port 10/100/1000BASE-T and 1000BASE-X PHY with RGMII and RTBI MAC Interfaces

ETHERNET PRODUCTS

PB-VSC8224-002

VSC8224

APPLICA TIONS:

High Density 10/100/100BASE-T and 1000BASE-X LAN &

Gigabit Ethernet-based SAN, NAS, and MAN Systems

MAN Switches and Routers

High Performance Workstations and Multi-Port Server NICs

Workgroup LAN Switches and Routers

Multi-Port Fiber to Copper Media Converters

PICMG 2.16 and 3.0 Backplane Applications

1000BASE-SX,

1000BASE-LX or

to Backplane

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet MAC

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet MAC

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet MAC

10/100/1000 Mbps

Ethernet MAC

Management

Interface

Optional

EEPROM

MDC, MDIO

MDINT#_n

Serial I/F

Optics

Magnetics

Optics

Magnetics

Optics

Magnetics

Optics

Magnetics

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

VSC8224

Quad

10/100/1000BASE-T

1000BASE-X

Transceiver

+1.2 V

+3.3 V

RGMII, RTBI

SerDes

Copper + Optical Media (RGMII to SerDes)