PM8375
CTS 4x4G
Advance
4-Port 4.25 Gbit/s FC-AL Cut-Through Switch and Retimer
The PM8375 CTS 4x4G is a 4 port 4.25
Gbit/s FC-AL cut-through switch for
backend storage applications requiring
lower latency and higher performance.
The CTS 4x4G can reside at the
ingress/egress point of an enclosure to
provide retiming and determine if an
incoming frame is destined for a drive
within that enclosure. After determining
which port is associated with the frames
recipient, a cut through operation to that
port is performed thereby significantly
reducing system latency and improving
performance.
CUT-THROUGH SWITCHING
HIGH-SPEED INTERFACE
• Integrated cut-through switching and
arbitration management enables up to
75% improvement in EDR and IOPS.
• Parallel arbitration supported with
arbitration priority and access fairness
preserved.
• Automatic or CPU controlled
initialization of AL_PA table.
• Supports dynamic half-duplex, half/full
duplex operation, LPSM transfer state,
multicast/broadcast, any login
BB_credit value.
• Independent per-channel selectable
high-speed outputs support 8 levels of
programmable pre-emphasis and 8
levels of output swing. Selectable pre-
emphasis counteracts dielectric losses
and allow maximum reach on printed
circuit boards.
• Independent per-channel selectable
high-speed inputs support 30 levels of
programmable receive equalization for
improved signal integrity.
• Integrated 100 Ω differential
termination for improved signal
integrity, smaller solution footprint, and
lower component count.
Additionally, the CTS 4x4G can be used
solely as a retimer for 4.25 Gbit/s Fibre
Channel applications where signals and
links need to meet FC jitter specifica-
tions.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
The CTS 4x4G provides unique disk
isolation features that significantly
increase total system availability,
reliability, and serviceability.
CTS Logic
Arb
Mgmt
FEATURES
Cut Thru
Mgmt
AL_PA
Table
GENERAL
• Rate selectable 1.0625, 2.125, or 4.25
Gbit/s physical interfaces.
• Pin, software and register compatible
with PM8372 PBC 4x2G and PM8377
PBC 4x4G.
• Compliant to FC jitter specifications on
a per-port basis.
Frame Generator
Frame Comparator
• Supports single-ended or differential
106.25 MHz reference clock.
• Per port monitoring and diagnostics:
RDIN[0]
RDIP[0]
RX FIFO
RX FIFO
TX FIFO
TX FIFO
TDON[0]
TDOP[0]
RDIN[1]
RDIP[1]
•
LPSM Monitoring on each port.
TDON[1]
TDOP[1]
•
Disk isolation and per port serial
loopback.
RDIN[3]
RDIP[3]
TDON[3]
TDOP[3]
•
Configurable Digital Loss of Link:
analog LOS Detect, 8B/10B
disparity errors/error rate, CRC
errors/error rate, word
RX FIFO
TX FIFO
synchronization error/error rate, and
compliant frequency of comma
patterns detected (configurable
thresholds for each with
JTAG
CDRU
CPU
CONTROL
corresponding pin interrupts).
• Supports hardware-only mode with
dedicated programmable pins for
applications that have no CPU/MPU.
• Built-in self test capability with FC
Frame Generator/Comparator.
PMC-2030459
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