A Guide to Ethernet Switch and PHY Chips, Fourth Edition
			Table of Contents
	Return to Report Page		Preface xvii Executive Summary xix     Chapter 1. Enterprise Networking 1      What Is a LAN? 1      Evolution of Ethernet LANs 1      Cable Plants 3      Ethernet Clients 3      Ethernet Switches 4           SMB Switches 4           Desktop Switches 4           Modular Switches 5      Data Centers  5 Chapter 2. Ethernet Technology 9      Network Layers and IEEE 802 Standards 9      Link Layers 11      Ethernet Physical Layers 13           Fast Ethernet 14           Gigabit Ethernet 14           10GbE Optical 15           10GBase-LRM 15           10GBase-CX4 16           10GBase-T 16           Backplane Ethernet Standards 17      Physical-Layer Interfaces 17      Optical Modules 18      Related Protocols 20           Spanning Tree and VLANs 20           Link Aggregation 21           Authentication 21           QoS and DiffServ 22           IP Routing and Multicast 22           Network Management 23           Power over Ethernet 24      System Interfaces 24           PCI 25           PCI-X 25           PCI-Express 25 Chapter 3.  High-Speed Design Issues 27      Signal Integrity 27           Crosstalk and EMI 28           Channel Effects: ISI and Reflections 28           Impairments on Fiber 29           Jitter 30      PCB and Connectors 30      Signal Conditioning 31           Coding 31           Equalization 32      Clock and Data Recovery 33      Semiconductor Technologies 34 Chapter 4.  Gigabit and 10G Ethernet Chips 37       Switch Chips 37           Common Characteristics 37           Performance 39           System Design 40           Software Considerations 40       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 41           Common Characteristics 41           Performance 42       10Gbps Ethernet PHYs 43           Optical Module Architecture 43           Optical PHY Architecture and Common Characteristics 44           Copper PHY Architecture and Common Characteristics 45           Performance 47 Chapter 5.  Trends and Market Outlook 49       Technology Trends 49           Switch Chips 49           GbE PHY Chips 51           10GBase-T PHY Chips 51           10G Optical PHY Chips 52       Emerging Technologies 53       Market Trends 54           Blade Servers 54           Ethernet Backplanes for Embedded Applications 55           GbE Adoption 55           10GbE Adoption 56           Copper vs. Fiber 57           Merchant Switch Chips 58           Fabric Convergence 59       Market Size and Outlook 59       Market Share 60 Chapter 6.  Broadcom 63       Company Background 63       Enterprise Switch Chips 64           Key Features 64           System Design 66       SMB Switch Chips 68       10G PHYs 70           Optical Transceivers 70           Backplane KR Transceivers 71       Power over Ethernet 71       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 72       Conclusions 74 Chapter 7.  LSI 77       Company Background 77       GbE Switch Chips 78       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 80       Conclusions 81 Chapter 8.  Marvell 83       Company Background 83       GbE Switch Chips 84           Key Features 84           System Design 86       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 86       Product Roadmap 88       Conclusions 89 Chapter 9.  Realtek 91       Company Background 91       GbE Switch Chips 91       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 92       Conclusions 93 Chapter 10.  Vitesse 95       Company Background 95       GbE Switch Chips 96           Key Features 96           System Design 98       GbE-over-Copper PHYs 99       10G PHYs 100       Product Roadmap 101       Conclusions 102 Chapter 11.  Other Switch Vendors 105       Dune 105            Company Background 105            Product Overview 106            Conclusions 107       Fujitsu 108            Company Background 108            Product Overview 108            Conclusions 110       Fulcrum 110            Company Background 110            Product Overview 111            Product Roadmap 112            Conclusions 112       Greenfield 113       SwitchCore 114            Company Background 114            Product Overview 115            Conclusions 116      Other Vendors 117 Chapter 12.  10Gbps PHY Vendors 119       Aeluros 120            Company Background 120            Product Overview 120            Product Roadmap 123            Conclusions 123       AMCC 123            Company Background 123            Product Overview 124            Conclusions 127       ClariPhy 127       Phyworks 128       Scintera 129            Company Background 129            Product Overview 129            Conclusions 130       Solarflare 130            Company Background 130            Product Overview 131            Conclusions 132       Teranetics 133            Company Background 133            Product Overview 133            Conclusions 134       Other Vendors 135 Chapter 13.  Power over Ethernet 137       Technology Overview 137       What is a Power Controller for PSE? 140       What is a Power Controller for PD? 141       Power-Controller Products 142            Microsemi 142            Broadcom 143            Texas Instruments 144            Linear Technology 144            Maxim 145            Akros 146            Silicon Labs 146            Other Vendors 147       Conclusions 147 Chapter 14.  Switch and PHY Comparisons 149       Comparing GbE and 10GbE Switch Chips 149            10GbE Switch Chips 149            GbE Switch Chips with 10GbE Uplinks 151            GbE Smart-Switch Chips 153       Comparing GbE PHYs 156            Quad-and Octal-Port GbE PHYs 156            Single-Port GbE PHYs 158       Comparing 10Gbps PHYs 159            10Gbps SR Optical Transceivers 159            10Gbps EDC PHYs 161            10GBase-KR Transceivers 162            10GBase-T Copper PHYs 163       Conclusions 163 Chapter 15.  Conclusions 167       Market Directions 167       Vendor Outlook 168     Appendix: Further Reading 173 Index 175   List of Figures List of Tables
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