VITESSE
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
High Performance 16x16
Serial Crosspoint Switch
Freq
Type
<1MHz
TTL
<1MHz
TTL
<1MHz
TTL
<1MHz
VECL
3.3V
3.3V
0V
2 ~ 2.5V
Data Sheet
VSC880
I/O
O
I
I
O
Pin
LOCKDET
VSCTE
VSCIPNC
VSCOPNC
VDD1, VDD2,
VDD3, VDD4
VDDA
VSSA
VMM
Name
CMU Lock Detect
NOR Chain Test Enable
NOR Chain Input
NOR Chain Output
Serial Port Power
Supplies
CMU Power Supply
CMU Ground
Core Power Supply
Description
This signal is LOW while the CMU is acquiring lock.
Used for ATE testing of the parametric NOR chain in the I/O
frame. Set to logic LOW during normal operation.
Used for ATE testing of the parametric NOR chain in the I/O
frame. Set to logic LOW during normal operation.
Used for ATE testing of the parametric NOR chain in the I/O
frame. Leave output open during normal operation.
VDD1 = Serial Port 0-3 power supply
VDD2 = Serial Port 4-7 power supply
VDD3 = Serial Port 8-11 power supply
VDD4 = Serial Port 12-15 power supply
Clean power supply for CMU
Clean ground for CMU
Core power supply
P
P
P
P
Functional Description
The VSC880 switch can be used in conjunction with the VSC870 transceivers to support two modes of
operation: Packet Mode and Cell Mode. In Packet mode, the chip set provides a switching system to support variable
length, self-routing data packets. In Cell Mode, the chip set provides a cell synchronous switching system with a user
defined scheduler. In this mode, it can support only fixed length data packets (cells). Routing decisions are carried
out in the scheduler and crosspoint configuration is synchronized to a cell clock. The scheduler configures the switch
matrix using the parallel interface. To conserve power, each serial port quadrant can be powered down if not used.
The following section gives a detailed functional description of the operation of the switch chip. Most of the
discussion includes some of the transceiver operation (see the VSC870 data sheet). The two major operation modes
are described separately in the
Packet Mode
and the
Cell Mode
sections.
1.0 Common Features
1.1 Synchronization
1.1.1 Link Characteristic
The serial link is used to connect the switch chip to transceivers. These links operate at 2.125 Gb/s and are
initialized simultaneously at power up, or separately when a link error occurs. A link is first bit synchronized, then
word synchronized and, if CMODE is HIGH, cell synchronized. In Packet or Cell mode, the switch acts as the
master, generating the bit clock along with the word and cell boundary information. The transceivers act as slaves,
recovering the bit clock, word clock and cell clock. The transceiver also contains redundant serial inputs and outputs
which can be used with a redundant switch chip.
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