VSC8256YMR-01

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Switch Modules

Quad

Module

VSC8256

10 G

• Standards supported include IEEE802.3ae,

IEEE 802.3ap, SFF-8431, ITU-T G.8261,

and ITU-T G.8262

• Data rates supported include

10.3125Gbps LAN mode, 9.95328 Gbps

WAN mode, and 1.25 Gbps mode

• Signal conditioner mode supports protocol-

agnostic data rates

• Support for SFP+/QSFP+ line modules

and 10GBASE-KR backplanes between

• Multi-port XFI/KR to SFI/SFP+ 10 GbE

switch cards, router cards, and network

adapters

VSC8256 is a quad 1G/10G serial-to-serial, protocol-agnostic repeater/

retimer that integrates hardware-based host-side only 10GBASE-KR

auto-negotiation and training in a small form factor, low-power FCBGA

ideal for a wide array of board-level signal integrity applications.

The quad channel VSC8256 device operates as a 10 GbE LAN,

10G WAN, 40 GbE (4 x 10G), as well as 1G legacy KR repeater with

integrated cross-point switching enabling confi gurable line ordering for

It is also well-suited for SFP+ and QSFP+ based optical modules and

direct attach copper cabling as well as challenging backplane interface

applications.

Its highly fl exible clocking options support LAN and WAN operation

using a single 156.25 MHz reference clock rate. Support for

Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) is also included.

VSC8256

Quad Channel 1G/10GBASE-KR to SFI Ethernet Repeater

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