KSZ8995MA Micrel Inc, KSZ8995MA Datasheet - Page 24

• Manufacturer Part Number: KSZ8995MA
• Description: IC SWITCH 10/100 5PORT 128PQFP
• Manufacturer: Micrel Inc

Specifications of KSZ8995MA

• Data Rate: 100Mbps
• Applications: *
• Mounting Type: Surface Mount
• Package / Case: 128-MQFP, 128-PQFP
• No. Of Ports: 5
• Ethernet Type: IEEE 802.3u
• Supply Voltage Range: 1.7V To 1.9V, 3.15V To 3.45V
• Operating Temperature Range: 0°C To +70°C
• Digital Ic Case Style: QFP
• No. Of Pins: 128
• Number Of Primary Switch Ports: 5
• Internal Memory Buffer Size: 64
• Operating Supply Voltage (typ): 1.8/2.5/3.3V
• Fiber Support: Yes
• Integrated Led Drivers: Yes
• Phy/transceiver Interface: MII/SNI
• Power Supply Type: Analog/Digital
• Package Type: PQFP
• Data Rate (typ): 10/100Mbps
• Vlan Support: Yes
• Operating Temperature (max): 70C
• Operating Temperature (min): 0C
• Pin Count: 128
• Mounting: Surface Mount
• Jtag Support: No
• Operating Temperature Classification: Commercial
• Interface Type: MII, SNI
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With: 576-1607 - BOARD EVAL EXPERIMENT KSZ8995MA
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Compliant, Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 576-1039

KS8995MA
Functional Overview: Switch Core
Address Look-Up
The internal look-up table stores MAC addresses and their associated information. It contains a 1K unicast address table plus
switching information. The KS8995MA is guaranteed to learn 1K addresses and distinguishes itself from a hash-based look-
up table, which depending on the operating environment and probabilities, may not guarantee the absolute number of
addresses it can learn.
Learning
The internal look-up engine updates its table with a new entry if the following conditions are met:
The look-up engine inserts the qualified SA into the table, along with the port number and time stamp. If the table is full, the
last entry of the table is deleted first to make room for the new entry.
Migration
The internal look-up engine also monitors whether a station is moved. If this occurs, it updates the table accordingly. Migration
happens when the following conditions are met:
The look-up engine will update the existing record in the table with the new source port information.
Aging
The look-up engine will update the time stamp information of a record whenever the corresponding SA appears. The time stamp
is used in the aging process. If a record is not updated for a period of time, the look-up engine will remove the record from the
table. The look-up engine constantly performs the aging process and will continuously remove aging records. The aging period
is 300 + 75 seconds. This feature can be enabled or disabled through Register 3 or by external pull-up or pull-down resistors
on LED[5][2]. See “Register 3” section.
Forwarding
The KS8995MA will forward packets using an algorithm that is depicted in the following flowcharts. Figure 5 shows stage one
of the forwarding algorithm where the search engine looks up the VLAN ID, static table, and dynamic table for the destination
address, and comes up with “port to forward 1” (PTF1). PTF1 is then further modified by the spanning tree, IGMP snooping,
port mirroring, and port VLAN processes to come up with “port to forward 2” (PTF2), as shown in Figure 6. This is where the
packet will be sent.
KS8995MA will not forward the following packets:
Switching Engine
The KS8995MA features a high-performance switching engine to move data to and from the MAC’s, packet buffers. It operates
in store and forward mode, while the efficient switching mechanism reduces overall latency.
The KS8995MA has a 64kB internal frame buffer. This resource is shared between all five ports. The buffer sharing mode can
be programmed through Register 2. See “Register 2.” In one mode, ports are allowed to use any free buffers in the buffer pool.
In the second mode, each port is only allowed to use 1/5 of the total buffer pool. There are a total of 512 buffers available. Each
buffer is sized at 128B.
Media Access Controller (MAC) Operation
The KS8995MA strictly abides by IEEE 802.3 standards to maximize compatibility.
Inter Packet Gap (IPG)
If a frame is successfully transmitted, the 96-bit time IPG is measured between the two consecutive MTXEN. If the current
packet is experiencing collision, the 96-bit time IPG is measured from MCRS and the next MTXEN.
Backoff Algorithm
The KS8995MA implements the IEEE Std 802.3 binary exponential back-off algorithm, and optional “aggressive mode” back
off. After 16 collisions, the packet will be optionally dropped depending on the chip configuration in Register 3. See “Register
3.”
M9999-051305
• The received packet’s source address (SA) does not exist in the look-up table.
• The received packet is good; the packet has no receiving errors and is of legal length.
• The received packet’s SA is in the table but the associated source port information is different.
• The received packet is good; the packet has no receiving errors and is of legal length.
• Error packets. These include framing errors, FCS errors, alignment errors, and illegal size packet errors.
• 802.3x pause frames. The KS8995MA will intercept these packets and perform the appropriate actions.
• “Local” packets. Based on destination address (DA) look-up. If the destination port from the look-up table matches
the port where the packet was from, the packet is defined as “local”.
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