BENEFITS:

Enables Widespread, Low Cost, 1000BASE-T Deployment in Gigabit

Ethernet and Switches

Eliminates Expensive Fans and Heat Sinks

Improves Signal Integrity, Reduces EMI, and Eliminates More Than 600

External Components in 48-port Switch Blade Applications

Decreases Board Design Efforts, Increases PCB Timing Margins and

Yields, and Shortens Time-to-market

Enables Network Manufacturers to Simplify Deployment and Improve

Network Management Capabilities of Gigabit Ethernet Links

Ensures Seamless Deployment Throughout Category-5 Networks

Compatible with 1st Generation 1000BASE-T PHYs, Allowing Trouble Free

Migration to 1000BASE-T by Minimizing Common Interoperability Problems

Compatible with a Wide Variety of MACs and Switches

Supports Single Low Cost 25MHz Crystal, or Either a 25MHz or 125MHz

Standard Reference Clock Input

Provides Support for Maximum Jumbo Frame Sizes in Custom LAN and

SAN Systems

Cost Effective Manufacturing Process Eliminates Expensive Analog

Process Variants

FEA TURES:

Four, Triple Speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) Transceivers in a Single 388-

Pin Thermally Enhanced HS-PBGA Package

1000BASE-T Power Consumption of <1W per Port

Integrated Series Termination Resistors on MAC Interface Pins

Integrated RGMII Timing Compensation Eliminates PCB Design

Challenges

VeriPHY™ Cable Diagnostics Software Suite

Fully IEEE 802.3, 802.3u (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX) & 802.3ab

(1000BASE-T) Compliant

Automatic Detection and Correction of Cable Pair Swaps, Pair Skew,

and Pair Polarity, Along with Auto MDI/MDI-X Crossover Function

Choice of Standard GMII/MII or TBI, or Pin Saving RGMII/RTBI

Interfaces

Optional, Integrated Oscillator Circuit

>10KB Jumbo Frame Support with Programmable Synchronization

FIFOs

Manufactured in Mainstream, 3.3V / 1.5V Digital CMOS rocess

Quad Port 10/100/1000BASE-T PHY with R/GMII, R/TBI Interfaces

ETHERNET PRODUCTS

PB-VSC8204-001

VSC8204

APPLICA TIONS:

Desktop LAN and SAN Switches with High Density 10/100/1000BASE-T Ports

Workgroup & Campus Switches, Routers

High Performance, Multi-port Server NICs

388 HS-PBGA

(35mm x 35mm or 27mm x 27mm)

GMII / MII

RGMII

TBI

RTBI

10/100/1000

Ethernet MAC

Ethernet MAC

Ethernet MAC

10/100/1000

10/100/1000

Ethernet MAC

10/100/1000

Quad

Transformer

Transformer

Quad

Transformer

Quad

Quad

Quad

Transformer

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

VSC8204