Features

◆ High Performance PCI Express Switch

– Twelve 5 Gbps Gen2 PCI Express lanes

– Three switch ports

• One x4 upstream port

• Two x4 downstream ports

– Low latency cut-through switch architecture

– Support for Max Payload Size up to 2048 bytes

– One virtual channel

– Eight traffic classes

– PCI Express Base Specification Revision 2.0 compliant

◆ Flexible Architecture with Numerous Configuration Options

– Automatic per port link width negotiation to x4, x2 or x1

– Automatic lane reversal on all ports

– Automatic polarity inversion

– Ability to load device configuration from serial EEPROM

◆ Legacy Support

– PCI compatible INTx emulation

– Bus locking

◆ Highly Integrated Solution

– Incorporates on-chip internal memory for packet buffering and

queueing

– Integrates twelve 5 Gbps embedded SerDes with 8b/10b

encoder/decoder (no separate transceivers needed)

• Receive equalization (RxEQ)

◆ Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) Features

– Internal end-to-end parity protection on all TLPs ensures data

integrity even in systems that do not implement end-to-end

CRC (ECRC)

– Supports ECRC and Advanced Error Reporting

– Supports PCI Express Native Hot-Plug, Hot-Swap capable I/O

– Compatible with Hot-Plug I/O expanders used on PC motherboards

– Supports Hot-Swap