VSC3316
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PRODUCT BRIEF
11.5 Gbps 16 × 16 Crosspoint Switch
Vitesse’s multichannel 11.5 Gbps crosspoint switch provides a cost-effective solution for high-speed copper
interconnects
The VSC3316 is the industry’s highest performance signal integrity
crosspoint solution. The VSC3316 is uniquely capable of addressing a wide
array of routing, switching, and signal integrity issues across storage, blade
server, video distribution, telecommunications, and Ethernet applications.
Featuring a 16 × 16 non-blocking, multicasting switch core with ports
running at any rate up to 11.5 Gbps, the VSC3316 architecture provides
protocol-transparent operation, allowing each channel to run independently.
The VSC3316 supports a wide frequency range and virtually all data
protocols.
The VSC3316 incorporates Vitesse’s fourth-generation input equalization
and pre-emphasis I/O capability for the industry’s highest speed and
protocol requirements. The device can perform signal fanout, loopback, and
protection switching. It can also regenerate signals severely compromised
by transmission losses. Vitesse’s equalization works independently of the
data rate, providing highly effective compensation for deterministic jitter
across a wide range of high-speed interconnect applications.
Highlights
• DC to 11.5 Gbps operation
• 16 × 16 fully non-blocking switch
capability
• Protocol-transparent operation
• Advanced EQ
Applications
• Blade servers
• Storage servers
• Telecom
• Video distribution
• Test and Measurement equipment
VSC3316 Line Card Application
Backplane Switch Card
Line Card
VSC3316
PHY Crosspoint
ASIC or
FPGA
1616
Serial
DC to
11.5 Gbps
Serial
DC to
11.5 Gbps
XFP
Using the VSC3316 in high-speed line cards ensures best-in-class I/O performance up to
11.5 Gbps with EQ technology to compensate for connector, backplane, and FR-4 loss.
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use of Vitesse products does not ensure compliance to IEC 60825. Buyers are responsible for ensuring compliance to IEC 60825. Buyers must fully indemnify Vitesse for any
damages resulting from non-compliance to IEC 60825.
VSC3316
Speed and Protocol Support
• 11.5 Gbps non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data bandwidth
• Protocol-transparent
Architecture
• Fully non-blocking and multicasting switch core
• LOS detection and forwarding (supports out-of-band
signaling)
• Fully asynchronous operation with <1 ns latency
• 16 × 16 switch core enables signal fanout, loopback,
and protection switching
Signal Integrity
• Multiple time-constant programmable input and output
equalization
• Wide equalization adjustment range
• Input EQ of 26 dB at 11.5 Gbps
• 9 dB of pre-emphasis
• Embedded post-EQ eye opening monitor per channel
Key Specifications
• 11.5 Gbps NRZ per channel data rate
• 2.5 V power supply
• 15 mm × 15 mm flip chip ball grid array package
Related Vitesse Products
Visit www.vitesse.com for information about these related
Vitesse products:
• Crosspoint Switches
• Ethernet MACs
• Mux, Demux, and Transceivers
• Electronic Dispersion Compensation CDRs
Programming Interface
Control Port
EQ
and
Eye Monitor
EQInput[0:15] Output[0:15]
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