BCM5703
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10/100/1000BASE-T CONTROLLER WITH INTEGRATED TRANSCEIVER
FEATURES
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
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Single-chip solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) and
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400-pin FBGA package
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3.3V I/Os (5V tolerant)
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JTAG
network interface card (NIC) applications
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Integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T transceivers
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10/100/1000 triple-speed MAC
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Host interfaces
- PCI v2.2—32/64 bits, 33/66 MHz
- PCI-X v1.0—64 bits, 66/100/133 MHz
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Ultra-deep 96-KB on-chip packet buffer
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Dual high-speed RISC cores with 16-KB caches
- Programmable, in-line packet classification
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SMBus 2.0 controller
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On-chip power circuit controller and Wake on LAN (WOL)
power switching circuit
Performance features:
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TCP, IP, UDP checksum
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TCP segmentation
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CPU task offload
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Adaptive interrupts
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Ultra-deep 96-KB packet buffer
Robust manageability:
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PXE 2.0 remote boot
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Alert
Standard Format—ASF
1.0 support
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Wake on LAN
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Out-of-box (OOB) Wake on LAN
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Intelligent platform management interface (IPMI), version 1.5
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Statistic gathering (SNMP MIB II, Ethernet-like MIB, Ethernet
MIB)
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Comprehensive diagnostic and configuration software suite
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ACPI 1.1a compliant multiple power modes
Advanced network features:
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Priority queuing—802.1p layer 2 priority encoding; support for
four priority queues
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Virtual LANs—802.1q VLAN tagging; support for up to 64
VLANs
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Jumbo frames (9 KB)
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802.3x flow control
Advanced server features:
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Link aggregation—802.3ad, GEC/FEC, Smart Load
Balancing™ (supports heterogeneous teams)
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Heterogeneous, mixed-speed failover
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PCI Hot-Plug support
Low-power, 0.13-um CMOS design
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Industry’s smallest 10/100/1000 MAC+PHY solution—power
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and space optimized for LOM and low-profile NIC
applications
Completely backward-compatible:
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To existing 10/100 network infrastructure
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To existing PCI-based desktop and server platforms
Futureproof
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PCI-X interface, on-chip programmable CPUs, ASF support
Performance focused—optimized for throughput and CPU
utilization
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Adaptive interrupts
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PCI-X eliminates PCI bottlenecks
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Ultra-deep 96-KB packet buffer lowers CPU utilization and
avoids PCI congestion
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CPU task offloads reduces utilization level of CPU
Robust and highly manageable
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PXE 2.0, ACPI 1.1a, Wake on LAN, ASF 1.0, IPMI
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Integrated cable testing—link quality, length, pair skew, pair
polarity, pair swap
Advanced features
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VLAN, priority queuing, jumbo frames
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RISC processors for advanced packet classification
Server class reliability, availability, and performance features
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Link aggregation and load balancing
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Switch-dependent
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802.3ad (LACP), generic trunking (GEC/FEC)
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Switch- and NIC-independent
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Smart Load Balancing™—unique technology that supports
heterogeneous teams, and can operate with any switch
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Failover
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Smart Load Balancing allows heterogeneous failover
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PCI Hot Plug
Low-power for zero airflow implementations
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0.13-um CMOS design
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Advanced power management
Space savings for LOM
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400-pin FBGA package
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No external memory
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Integrated power circuitry