Product Brief
Marvell® E1781
Integrated Octal 10/100/1000 Mbps Energy Efficient Ethernet Transceiver with Time-
Sensitive Networking Support
Overview
The latest generation Alaska family of single-chip devices
contains eight independent Gigabit Ethernet transceivers on a
single monolithic IC. Each transceiver performs all the physical
layer functions for 1000BASE-T and 100BASE-TX full or
half-duplex Ethernet on CAT 5 twisted pair cable, and 10BASE-T
full or half-duplex Ethernet on CAT 3, 4, and 5 cable.
The device supports Auto-MDI/MDIX at all three speeds to
enable easier installation and reduced installation costs.
The device uses advanced mixed-signal processing to perform
equalization, echo and crosstalk cancellation, data recovery, and
error correction at a gigabit per second data rate. The device
dissipates very low power while achieving robust performance
in noisy environments.
The Alaska E1781 device supports the Universal Serial Gigabit
Media Independent Interface (USGMII) for direct connection to
a MAC/Switch port. The USGMII combines eight ports of SGMII
running at 1.25 Gbps onto a single differential pair of signals
operating at 10 Gbps. USGMII primarily decreases the number
of I/O pins on the MAC interface compared to the SGMII and
lowers the overall power consumption. The device supports one
USGMII port to connect the eight copper ports to the MAC
device.
The E1781 device supports Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and
Precise Timing Protocol (PTP) Time Stamping with enhanced
resolution, through a Packet Control Header (PCH), which
complies with the USGMII specification.
The E1781 device also supports an integrated Advanced Virtual
Cable Tester® (VCT™) enabling fault detection and advanced
cable performance monitoring.
The device supports IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
(EEE) and is IEEE 802.3az compliant.
The E1781 is available in two different package options
The device integrates MDI interface termination resistors and
capacitors into the PHY. This resistor integration simplifies
board layout and lowers board cost by reducing the number of
external components. The new Marvell® calibrated resistor
scheme will achieve and exceed the accuracy requirements of
the IEEE 802.3 return loss specifications. The device exhibits
ultra-low power consumption. This reduces the overall system
cost by reducing or eliminating heat-sink and air-flow
requirements.
• 128-pin wire-bond LQFP 22mm x 16mm
• 289-pin FCBGA 14mm x 14mm optimized for thermal
performance.
The device is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. it
includes the PMD, PMA, and PCS sublayers. The device performs
PAM5, 8B/10B, 4B/5B, MLT-3, NRZI, and Manchester encoding/
decoding; digital clock/data recovery; stream cipher scrambling/
descrambling; digital adaptive equalization for the receiver data
path as well as digital filtering for pulse-shaping for the line
transmitter; and Auto-Negotiation and management functions.