TNETX15VE
VLAN-ENGINE ADDRESS-LOOKUP DEVICE
SPWS028B – APRIL 1997 – REVISED SEPTEMBER 1997
Provides up to 2K-Address Matching
System
Provides Direct Input/Output (DIO) Interface
for Management Access and Control of the
Address-Lookup Table
VLAN Support for Single or Multiple
ThunderSWITCH Devices
Address Lookups, Adds, and Deletes Are
Automatically Performed in Hardware
Provides Glueless External-Address Match
Interface to the TNETX3150/TNETX3150A
User-Selectable Interrupts Simplify the
Management Operations
Uses Standard Off-the-Shelf SRAMs
Provides Spanning-Tree Support
EEPROM Interface for Auto-Configuration,
No CPU Needed
Secure Addresses From Changing Ports
Automatic Aging Through User-Selectable
Aging (AGE) Threshold
MII Data I/O (MDIO) PHY Management
Interface
Fabricated in 3.3-V Low-Voltage
Technology
Management Access to Statistic Registers
Packaged in 144-Terminal Plastic Quad
Flatpack
Requires 3.3-V and 5-V Power Supplies
5-V Tolerant I/Os
JTAG Compliant
description
The TNETX15VE performs the VLAN-engine address-lookup function for the TNETX3150/TNETX3150A
Ethernet switch using a glueless interface. The TNETX15VE device determines the addresses to use and
match from the TNETX3150/TNETX3150A DRAM bus. The address-lookup table is maintained in external
SRAM. The frame-matching and routing information is given to the TNETX3150/TNETX3150A through the
external address-matching (EAM) interface.
The TNETX15VE is designed to work in either unmanaged or managed mode. Unmanaged operation is
accomplished through EEPROM support. Startup options are auto-loaded into the TNETX15VE registers using
the EEPROM interface. If the TNETX15VE is initialized by automatic loading from the EEPROM, it begins
operation automatically.
All functions of this device are fully controllable by management through a direct input/output (DIO) interface.
In addition, this device can interrupt the external management processor with user-selectable interrupts.
This device also provides support for easy management control of IEEE Std 802.3u media-independent
interface (MII) managed devices. A typical application is shown in the following:
MII-Managed
Devices (optional)
Microprocessor
(optional)
EINT
DIO
MDIO
SRAM
VLAN-Engine
Address-
Lookup Device
TNETX15VE
EAM
EEPROM
ThunderSWITCH
TNETX3150/TNETX3150A
DD35–DD0
DRAS
DCAS
DRAM
DWE
Please be aware that an important notice concerning availability, standard warranty, and use in critical applications of
Texas Instruments semiconductor products and disclaimers thereto appears at the end of this data sheet.
ThunderSWITCH is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated
Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation.
Copyright 1997, Texas Instruments Incorporated
PRODUCTION DATA information is current as of publication date.
Products conform to specifications per the terms of Texas Instruments
standard warranty. Production processing does not necessarily include
testing of all parameters.
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