GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The VSC8221 is the smallest, lowest power Gigabit Ethernet over copper PHY available and is ideal for SFP/GBIC and Media Converter applications. It is the only triple speed copper SFP PHY to meet the stringent MSA power consumption requirement of <1W for the entire module. Its integrated switching regulator enables it to be powered by a single 3.3V power supply, reducing board space requirements and system cost. Vitesse’s mixed signal and DSP architecture yields robust performance, supporting both full and half duplex 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T over >140m of Category 5, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable, with industry leading tolerance to NEXT, FEXT, Echo, and system noise.

FEATURES:

► Very Low Power Consumption at < 700mW
► Single 3.3V 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 500mW
► 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 Specifications
► Full Suite of BIST, MAC, Far-end, and Connector Loopback Modes
► Over 150m 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 Flexible Power Management Modes
► Manufactured in Advanced 0.13µm, 3.3V/1.2V Digital CMOS Process

APPLICATIONS:

► Triple Speed Copper SFP/GBIC Modules
► Media Converters