ETC AC207

AC207
PRODUCT
Brief
8-PORT ULTRA LOW POWER 10/100 ETHERNET BRIDGED REPEATER
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S U M M A R Y
F E AT U R E S
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• Eight transceivers of 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
• One uplink port
• 10M repeater
• 100M repeater
• Two-port bridge including:
- 32 KB memory for address table and packet buffer
- Local MAC address filter
- Address table up to 1K entries
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• MII or 7-wire port
• Fully compliant auto-negotiation
• Very small package – 128-pin PQFP
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• 280 sq. mm footprint
• Very low power – typical < 1.8W
• Selectable TX drivers for 1:1 or 1.25:1 transformers to enable
additional power reduction
• Cable detect mode – typical < .32W
• Power down mode – typical < .08W
Other members in the product family include AC208,
AC206, AC205 and AC205i.
Provides easy product migration.
Provides seamless integration for WAN connections
and system expansion.
Includes lowest overall cost and form factor for 10/100
repeater hub design and SOHO gateway and router
design.
Field-proven, industry-standard 10BASE-T/100BASETX Fast Ethernet transceivers lower overall system
interoperability and reliability risks.
Integrated memory reduces component cost and
manufacturing and testing costs.
Low power consumption and low heat dissipation
allows high design density and low system cost.
EEPROM-configured system parameter enables costsensitive architecture.
Configurable MII or 7-wire interface allows versatile
application with WAN connectivity.
AC207 System Block Diagram
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B E N E F I T S
is a member of the AC208 product family with
• AC207
the same architecture and fabrication technology.
highest level of silicon integration achieved for an
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eight-port 10/100 bridged repeater
• The AC207 integrates:
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AC207 Block Diagram
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RAM
• Integrated PHY, Repeater and
Bridge
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10/100M IRB
100M/5b
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• Integrated Packet Buffer Memory
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• Integrated 1K MAC
• Programmable LEDs via EEPROM
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7 Wire
• MII or 7-Wire Interface for CPU or
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MAC Access
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The Altima AC207 is a highly integrated 0.25u CMOS silicon
solution. It combines all the functions of a 10/100 dual speed
bridged repeater including PHY transceivers, an MII or 7-wire
hard-wire configurable interface, two internal repeaters, a twoport bridge with 32 KB embedded memory.
The AC207 contains eight 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast
Ethernet transceivers, one of which can be configured into a fullduplex uplink port. The transceivers perform all of the physical
layer interface functions for 10BASE-T Ethernet on Category 3,
4, or 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable and 100BASE-TX
Fast Ethernet on Category 5 UTP cable.
The MII-compatible MAC interface allows the AC207 to be
designed into many different applications, reducing the number
of separate devices necessary to meet multiple design
requirements.
The AC207 represents a marked improvement over the previous
generation of the dual-speed bridged repeater family AC108R.
Because the memory is embedded in the silicon, the AC207
offers the obvious advantage of cost savings in the discrete
memory device. Additionally, a 128-pin PQFP package means
savings in manufacturing and testing.
solution, when all system costs are considered — power, heat,
components and real estate — the AC207 provides the lowest
overall system cost and most reliable design.
The AC207 is a member of the AC208 product family. The
AC208 product family includes the AC208, AC207, AC206,
AC205 and AC205i with the following features and
configurations:
• AC208: 128-pin PQFP, eight-port TX with cascadable
backplane
• AC207: 128-pin PQFP, eight-port TX with MII or 7-wire
• AC206: 128-pin PQFP, five-port TX with MII or reversed MII
or 7-wire, cascadable repeater backplane
• AC205: 100-pin PQFP, five-port TX with MII or 7-wire
• AC205i: 100-pin PQFP, five-port TX with MII or 7-wire and
single independent TX port for IP phone
Because the AC207 has the smallest footprint and the lowest
power consumption, on a per-port basis, of any micro-LAN
© 2002 by ALTIMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
A Broadcom Company. All rights reserved.
AC207-PB03-R-11.01.02
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Irvine, California 92619-7013
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