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VPPD-00401. 1.0. 4/16
SerDes I/F
Optional I/F
for Conguration
CAT-5 UTP
10/100/1000BASE-T
3.3 V
GBIC/SFP
Interface
VSC8221
10/100/1000BASE-T
Transceiver
Optional EEPROM
Quad
Transformer
Module
RJ-45
SGMII
OR
802.3z SerDes
Features
• Very low power consumption at < 700 mW
• Single 3.3 V power supply with on-chip regulator
• Patented, low EMI line driver with integrated line side
termination resistors
• Supports PICMG 2.16 and 3.0 Ethernet backplanes at
approximately 500 mW
• High performance 1.25 Gbps SerDes supports SGMII and
SerDes to CAT-5 interfaces
• Compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX,
1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-X) and SFP MSA specifi cations
• Full suite of BIST, MAC, far-end, and connector loopback
modes
• Over 150 m of Category 5 reach with industry’s highest noise
tolerance
• VeriPHY™ cable diagnostics software suite
• Automatic detection and correction of cable pair swaps, pair
skew and pair polarity, along with auto MDI/MDI-X crossover
function
• Several fl exible power management modes
• Manufactured in advanced 0.13 μm, 3.3 V/1.2 V digital CMOS
process
Benefi ts
• Only Gigabit Ethernet PHY that enables copper SFP designers
to meet the stringent MSA power consumption specifi cation of
< 1 W
• Eliminates external regulators, reducing system costs
• Removed 12 passive components, reducing PCB area and
cost by 50%
• Lowest power mode reduces power supply costs
• Connects to serial MACs or optical modules and can be
used to design copper SFP/GBIC modules and 100BASE-FX
modules
• Ensures seamless deployment throughout copper and opti-
cal networks with industry’s highest tolerance to noise and
substandard cabling infrastructures
• Simplifi es comprehensive in-system test to ensure the highest
product quality
• Ensures trouble-free deployment in real world Ethernet
networks
• Enables network manufacturers to simplify deployment and
improve network management capabilities of gigabit Ethernet
links
• Compatible with 1st generation 1000BASE-T PHYs, minimizing
common interoperability problems
• Reduces power consumption and system costs
• Most cost effective technology eliminates more expensive
analog process variants
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VSC8221
Single Port 10/100/1000BASE-T PHY with 1.25 Gbps SerDes for SFPs / GBICs