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Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.
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Copyright 2003, Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Features
8 1/10 Mbps Serial ports direct interface with
Home PNA PHY or 8 10/100 Mbps RMII ports
Ideal for MDU (Multiple Dwelling Unit) application
with Home PNA PHY
1 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiating MII/serial port
(port 8) that can be used as uplink port
Up to 8 port-based VLANs can be configured
from EEPROM
Internal 1 k MAC address table
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Auto address learning
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Auto address aging
Leading edge QoS capabilities provided based on
802.1 p and IP TOS/DS field
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2 queues per output port
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Packet scheduling based on Weighted Round-
Robin (WRR)
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Weighted Random Early Detection/Drop
(WRED) to drop packets during traffic
congestion
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2 levels of packet drop provided
Supports both Full/Half duplex ports
Full wire-speed layer 2 switching on all ports
Ability to support WinSock 2.0 and Windows 98 &
Windows 2000 smart applications
Transmit delay control capabilities
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Provides maximum delay guarantee
(<1 ms)(Last bit in to first bit out)
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Supports mixed voice-data networks
Support Concentrator mode
Ports 0 & 1 can be trunked to provide a
2x1/10 Mbps link to another switch or server
Utilizes a single low-cost external pipelined,
SyncBurst SRAM (SBRAM) for buffer memory
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External I
2
C EEPROM for power-up configuration
56 k bytes or 512 k bytes (1 chip)
Support external parallel port for configuration
updates
Optimized pin-out for easy board layout
Packaged in a 208 PQFP
November 2003
Ordering Information
MVTX1100AL 208 Pin PQFP
-40
°
C to +85
°
C
MVTX1100
9-Port Home PNA Packet Concentrator
Data Sheet
Figure 1 - System Block Diagram
MVTX1100
9-Port Home PNA
Packet Concentrator
CPU
S
S
R
A
M
Home
PNA
PHY
Home
PNA
PHY
1/10MB*
Serial
Interface
8 Port Home PNA
+ 1-Port MII Switch
10/100
MII
* also supports 10/100MB RMII Interface