General Description

The VSC7132 is a high performance serial Link Replicator for applications in Fibre Channel (1.0625Gb/s), Gigabit Ethernet (1.25Gb/s) and HDTV (1.485Gb/s). A serializer/deserializer, such as the VSC7123, would normally be connected to the IN+/- and OUT+/- ports in order to provide duplicate links on the IN0/OUT0 and IN1/OUT1 ports. A popular application is for Line Cards using serial links from a SerDes (VSC7123) or Serial Backplane IC (VSC7211) where the VSC7132 provides redundant, hot-swappable links to redundant Switch Fabric Cards. Another common application is in Host Adapters which require an internal and an external connector where the VSC7132 steers serial data between the SerDes (VSC7123) and the two connectors.

Features

• Replicates Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet and

HDTV Links

• T11 Fibre Channel Compliant at 1.0625Gb/s

• IEEE802.3z Gigabit Ethernet Compliant at 1.25Gb/s

• SMPTE-292M Compliant at 1.485Gb/s

• No External Components Required

• 0.4W Maximum Power Dissipation

• 3.3V Power Supply

• 28-Pin, 4.4 x 9.7mm TSSOP Package