GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The VSC8224 is the industry’s smallest, lowest power quad port Gigabit Ethernet transceiver and is ideal for multi-port switch and router applications. In 1000BASE-T mode, the VSC8224’s power consumption is 30 lower than the next best competitor. In RGMII-to-SerDes applications, its best-in-class power consumption of 145mW per port is more than 40 lower than that of competitors. The device’s compact 19mm x 19mm BGA package makes it ideal for high-density switch applications.

FEATURES

► 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

APPLICATIONS

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

MAN Switches and Routers

► Gigabit Ethernet-based SAN, NAS, and MAN Systems

► 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