VSC8502
Dual Port GbE Copper PHY with Synchronous Ethernet and RGMII/GMII Interface
Superior PHY and Interface Technology
Key Specifications
• Two integrated 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet copper
transceivers (IEEE 802.3ab compliant) with VeriPHY™ cable
diagnostics software
• Compliant with IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and
1000BASE-T)
• Supports GMII
• Patented line driver with low EMI voltage mode and integrated
line-side termination resistors
• Supports RGMII version 1.3, and 2.5 V and 3.3 V CMOS for
RGMII version 2.0
• Wake-on-LAN using magic packets
• HP Auto-MDIX and manual MDI/MDIX support
• RGMII/GMII MAC interface
• Jumbo frame support up to 16 kilobytes with programmable
synchronization FIFOs
• Devices support operating temperatures of –40 °C ambient to
125 °C junction or 0 °C ambient to 125 °C junction
• Optionally reports if a link partner is requesting inline Power
over Ethernet (PoE and PoE+)
• Available in 12 mm x 12 mm, 135-pin multi-row QFN package
Synchronous Ethernet Support
Related Products
• Recovered clock outputs with programmable clock squelch
control and fast link failure indication (<1 ms typical) for ITU-T
G.8261/Y.1361 compliant Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE)
applications
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• Clock output squelch to inhibit clocks during auto-negotiation
and no link status
Best-in-Class Power Consumption
• EcoEthernet™ 2.0 green energy efficiency with ActiPHY™,
PerfectReach™, and IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet
• Fully optimized power consumption for all link speeds
• Clause 45 registers to support IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient
Ethernet and IEEE 802.3bf
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