PHY 1-CH 8-Port 128-Pin PQFP

The Broadcom BCM5248 is a single-chip device containing eight independent Fast Ethernet transceivers. Each performs all of the physical layer functions for 100BASE-TX full- or half-duplex Ethernet on category 5 UTP cable and 10BASE-T full- or half-duplex Ethernet on category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable. The BCM5248 chip performs encoding and decoding, clock and data recovery, digital adaptive equalization, line transmission, carrier sense and link integrity monitoring, autonegotiation and SMII/SSSMII management functions. The BCM5248 is compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard.The BCM5248 offers alternative connection to fiber optic modules for 100BASE-FX operation. The enhanced FX mode allows 100BASE-FX operation without the use of signal detect pins. The standard FX mode allows 100BASE-FX operation with modules that require the PHY to use signal detect inputs to disable receive data in the absence of a received optical signal.The BCM5248 can be connected to a switch controller through the SMII or SSSMII on one side and to the network media on the other side through isolation transformers. The BCM5248 operates from 1.8 and 2.5V/3.3V power supplies; the I/O operates at either 2.5V or 3.3V.The BCM5248 contains an advanced cable diagnostic capability to detect shorts or opens in a UTP cable and the distance to the fault, allowing system administrators to quickly determine the source of a fault. Additionally, the BCM5248 can detect the length of a good, operating link, which allows mapping of an entire physical cable plant.The BCM5248 includes support for HP Auto-MDIX which enables the transceiver to automatically detect and correct cable that is wired incorrectly. With the HP Auto-MDIX feature, all ports on a switch can be connected to any other 10/100 port on any switch, hub, or network interface card, using crossover or straight-through cables interchangeably.

• Eight-port 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/100BASE-FX transceiver
• HP Auto-MDIX automatically uncrosses cable pairs
• Advanced CableChecker™ cable diagnostics software diagnoses and pinpoints cable faults to reduce supports calls
• Optimized for use with Broadcom"s StrataSwitch™ Family
• Cost effective process technology: 0.18u CMOS
• Serial Media Independent Interface (SMII) and Source Synchronous SMII (SSSMII)
• Fully programmable LED drivers and serial LED output
• Low power: 200 mW per port
• Low-voltage core: 1.8V
• QFP or BGA package options
• Most widely deployed and reliable PHY architecture: Over a billion Broad-F™ ports shipped