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VPPD-00400. 1.0. 4/16
MDC, MDIO
GMII/MII,
RGMII,
TBI, RTBI
SerDes I/F
CAT-5 UTP
10/100/1000BASE-T
Single mode Fiber
Multi-mode Fiber
Backplane
3.3 V
1.2 V
Station Manager
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet Mac
VSC8211
10/100/1000BASE-T
Transceiver
1000BASE-LX
1000BASE-SX
Optical Module
Quad
Transformer
Module
RJ-45
Features
• Very low power consumption at < 700 mW
• Patented, low EMI line driver with integrated line side
termination resistors
• Supports PICMG 2.16 and 3.0 Ethernet backplanes at
approximately 500 mW
• Supports Cisco SGMII v 1.7 and 1000BASE-X MACs, RGMII
and RTBI v 1.3 & v 2.0 (2.5 V & 3.3 V)
• User-programmable RGMII timing compensation
• High performance 1.25 Gbps SerDes
• Auto-media sense feature detects and confi gures to support
either copper or fi ber media
• 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
Benefi ts
• Reduces power supply costs
• Removes 12 passive components, reducing PCB area and
cost by 50%
• Lowest power mode reduces power supply costs
• Connects to virtually any MAC or optical module and can be
used to design copper GBIC/SFP modules and 100BASE-FX
modules
• Simplifi es PCB layout, eliminating the need for on-board delay
lines
• Supports Category 5 copper, fi ber optic, and back plane
interfaces from a single device
• Single chip solution for fl exible media support
• 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
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VSC8211
Single Port 10/100/1000BASE-T PHY and 1000BASE-X PHY with SGMII, SerDes, GMII, MII, TBI, RGMII / RTBI MAC Interfaces