Revision History
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
About This Document
Purpose and Audience
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Document Conventions
References
Technical Support
Section 1: Introduction
Overview
Ethernet Switch Controller
ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
Section 2: Common Interfaces
System Reset
Power Sequencing
JTAG
Section 3: Ethernet Switch Controller Features Description
Architecture
Feature Overview
Memory
Address Management
Class of Service
Strict Priority-Based Scheduling
Weighted Round Robin Scheduling
Deficit Round Robin Scheduling
Simple Random Early Detection
Backpressure Handling
Per Port Packet Rate (Storm) Control
Mirroring
Spanning Tree Support
IEEE 802.1D Support
Port Filtering Mode A
Port Filtering Mode B
Port Filtering Mode C
IEEE 802.1Q Support
Link Aggregation
Double-Tagging
Forwarding Control Block Mask
ContentAware Processing
Ingress Filter Processor (IFP)
Network Management Support
CPU/Management Interface
External CPU with PCIe Bus
Energy Efficient Ethernet
Section 4: Ethernet Switch Controller System Interfaces
Overview
SerDes Warpcore
TSC Ports
10GbE (XAUI)
HIGIG+/HIGIG2 Interface
HiGig_Lite Frame Structure
HiGig-Duo[13] Interface
1G/2.5G/5G Interface
1GbE (QSGMII/SGMII)
MII Management
Broadcom Serial Interface (BSC)
LED Interfaces
Serial LED Mode
PHY-driven Parallel LED Mode
Serial to Parallel LED Mode
Ethernet Time Synchronization (Synchronous Ethernet)
IEEE 1588
Section 5: Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver
Copper Interface
Encoder
Decoder
Link Monitor
Digital Adaptive Equalizer
Echo Canceler
Crosstalk Canceler
Analog-to-Digital Converter
Clock Recovery/Generator
Baseline Wander Correction
Multimode TX Digital-to-Analog Converter
Stream Cipher
Wire Map and Pair Skew Correction
Automatic MDI Crossover
1000BASE-T Operation
10/100BASE-TX Operation (Auto-Negotiation Enabled)
10/100BASE-TX Operation (Forced Mode)
Full-Duplex Mode
Master/Slave Configuration
Next Page Exchange
Auto-Negotiation
Ethernet@Wirespeed
Ethernet@Wirespeed Example
Enabling/Disabling Ethernet@Wirespeed
Removing Ethernet@Wirespeed Downgrade
Changing the Number of Failed Link Attempts
Monitoring Ethernet@Wirespeed
Super Isolate Mode
Software Enable/Disable
Standby Power-Down Mode
Auto Power-Down (APD) Mode
ADP Mode Enable (Auto-Negotiation Enabled)
Sleep Cycle Settings
Wake Cycle Settings
Section 6: ARM Cortex-A9 Processor Subsystem Functional Description
Cortex-A9
DDR SDRAM Interface
PCI Express Gen-2 Interface
Transaction Layer Interface
Data Link Layer
Physical Layer
Electrical Subblock
Configuration Space
NOR Serial Flash Interface
NOR Parallel Flash Interface
NAND Flash Interface
MIIM/UART/GPIO Interfaces
SPI interface
MII Interface
Section 7: Pin List Description
Signal Name Descriptions
Pin List by Pin Name
Pin List by Signal Name
Section 8: Electrical Specifications
Absolute Maximum Ratings
DC Characteristics
Operating Conditions
Power-Up and Power-Down Specifications
Power Supply Current
Standard 3.3V Signals
PCIe DC Characteristics
BSC Signals
SGMII/SerDes Signals
2.5GbE SerDes Signals
QSGMII SerDes Signals
Warpcore Technology Quad SerDes Signals
MIIM (MDIO) Signals
AC Characteristics
MII Interface Timing
MII Input Timing
MII Output Timing
AC Timing for Reset
BSC AC Characteristics
SPI AC Characteristics
MDIO AC Characteristics
JTAG AC Specifications
NAND Flash Interface Timing
NOR Flash Interface Timing
Synchronous Ethernet Interface Timing
L1_RCVRD_CLK and L1_RCVRD_CLK_BKUP Output Timing
L1_RCVRD_CLK_VALID and L1_RCVRD_CLK Output Timing
QSPI Flash Interface Timing
DDR3 Interface AC Specifications
DDR3 Address and Control Timing
DDR3 Write Timing
DDR3 Read Timing
PCIe Interface Timing
PCIE_REFCLK Timing
PCIe_RX Timing
PCIe_TX Timing
LED Controller Interface
XTAL Clock Requirements
XG_PLL2_REFCLK Clock Requirements
LC_PLL1_REFCLK Clock Requirements
LC_PLL0_REFCLK Clock Requirements
EXT_QS2_CLKP/N Clock Specifications
QSGMII AC Specifications
Transmitter
Receiver
SGMII AC Specifications
SGMII/SerDes Interface Output Timing
SGMII/SerDes Interface Input Timing
2.5GbE SerDes AC Specifications
2.5GbE/SerDes Interface Output Timing
2.5GbE/SerDes Interface Input Timing
Warpcore Technology Serial Interface AC Specification
WCx_TDy Transmit Preemphasis Setting
10GBASE-KR Electrical Characteristics
Transmitter
Receiver
AC-JTAG
Section 9: Thermal Characteristics
Section 10: Mechanical Information
Section 11: Ordering Information
Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations