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KS8842-16MQL
KS8842-32MQL
Product Brief
2-Port Ethernet Switch
with Non-PCI Interface
Description
The KS8842M is the industry鈥檚 first fully managed 2-port
switch with a non-PCI CPU interface. The KS8842 is a
proven, 4th generation, integrated Layer 2 switch that is
compliant to the IEEE 802.3u standard.
The KS8842M can also be configured as a low-latency
repeater to allow for 鈥榗ut thru鈥?in latency critical Embedded
or Industrial Ethernet applications. For industrial automa-
tion applications in the repeater mode, the KS8842M runs
in half-duplex mode regardless of the application.
The KS8842M offers an extensive feature set that includes
tag/port-based VLAN, QoS priority management, MAC
filtering function, MIB counters, and CPU control/data
interfaces to effectively address both current and emerg-
ing Fast Ethernet applications.
The KS8842 contains two 10/100 transceivers with pat-
ented mixed-signal low-power technology, two media ac-
cess control (MAC) units and a direct memory access
(DMA) channel, a high-speed non-blocking switch fabric,
a dedicated 1K entry forwarding table, and an on-chip
frame buffer memory.
Benefits
Offers all of the features of an integrated Layer 2
managed switch plus:
鈥?Fully compliant to the IEEE 802.3u standard
鈥?Repeater mode capabilities to allow for 鈥榗ut-thru鈥?in
latency critical Industrial Ethernet or Embedded
Ethernet applications
鈥?MAC filtering function to filter unicast packets
鈥?Dynamic buffer memory scheme
鈥?Essential for applications such as Video over IP
where image jitter is unacceptable
鈥?2-Port switch with flexible 8/16/32 bit generic host
processor interface
鈥?Micrel LinkMD
TM
cable diagnostic capabilities to
determine cable length, diagnose faulty cables, and
determine distance to fault
鈥?HP Auto MDI-X crossover with disable and enable
option
鈥?Industrial Temperature support: 鈥?0
o
C to +85
o
C
available from Q4
鈥?Four priority queues to handle voice, video, data,
and control packets
Block Diagram
HP Auto
MDI/MDI-X
1K Look-Up
Engine
10/100
T/TX
PHY 1
10/100
MAC 1
Applications
鈥?Industrial applications for daisy chaining
multiple devices
鈥?Industrial control in latency critical
applications
鈥?Port redundancy and port monitoring
鈥?Security cameras
鈥?VoIP phone and ATA adaptors
FIFO, Flow Control, VLAN Tagging, Priority
HP Auto
MDI/MDI-X
10/100
T/TX
PHY 2
10/100
MAC 2
Queue
Management
DMA
Channel
Embedded
Processor Interface
Non-PCI
CPU
Bus Interface Unit
Buffer
Management
Frame
Buffers
8/16/32 Bit
Generic Host Interface
MIB
Counters
Control
Registers
EEPROM
Interface
EEPROM I/F
P1 LED[3:0]
P2 LED[3:0]
LED
Drivers
Note: For an MII/RMII, I
2
C or SPI interface, use the KS8883ML.
LinkMD is a trademark of Micrel, Inc.
Micrel Semiconductor
TEL:
1.408.944.0800
FAX:
1.408.474.1000
HTTP://
www.micrel.com
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