Gigabit Ethernet Switching Specification Sheet

PMC-Sierra provides exceptional

signal integrity SERDES and Retimer

devices for Enterprise Switch

backplanes and line cards

 Guaranteed Jitter Performance

 Extremely low bit error rates

 Widely deployed proven devices

 Low power and small package size

 Industrial temperature range

Enterprise Ethernet Switch

High-Performance Gigabit Serial Retiming via the QuadPHY XR

DescriptionDevice

 4 Port GE Retimer for link extension and standards compliance QuadPHY XR

 10GE XGMII to XAUI SERDESOctalPHY II

 Redundant 10GE/10GFC XGMII to XAUI SERDESQuadPHY 10GX

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Feature System Benefit Redundant HighSpeed Serial I/O Redundant 10GE/10GFC XGMII to XAUI SERDES Guaranteed Jitter Performance Enables extremely low bit error rates critical for system performance across process and system environment (temperature, voltage) variants XAUI Retiming Extend backplane distances and improve system signal integrity RX Equalization 10GE XGMII to XAUI SERDES TX Pre-Emphasis 10GE XAUI backplane retimer and 10GBASE-CX4 driver Modular Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gi