BCM8441
16-PORT 1GB, 2G, 4GBPS FIBRE CHANNEL FABRIC SWITCH FOR EMBEDDED
APPLICATIONS
BCM8441 - Based Fabric Switch
Highly integrated System-on-Chip (SOC)
16 Fibre Channel ports
32-bit, 66-MHz PCI interface
Integrated SERDES
1G, 2G, 4G Link Data Rates
Auto-speed Negotiation
N, NL, F, FL and E Port Types
Point-to-Point, Fabric and Arbitrated Loop topologies
Per-port Frame Processing
Public / Private Address translation
Two Virtual Channels per port
Non-blocking Cross-bar, Arbiter / Scheduler
128 Gbps aggregate switching bandwidth
Less than 1usec latency
Integrated statistics
Internal data-path protection
JTAG, Memory BIST, Active SI / Active LI Diagnostics, Link
and system loop-backs
LED controller per port
High Performance 0.13u process technology
12W power consumption: 1.25V core, 2.5V/3.3V I/O
40mm x 40mm, 792 pin EBGA package
Fabric Switch
Embedded Fabric Switch
Root Fabric Switch
RAID
FBOD, SBOD
Enables highly reliable, low-cost, small form-factor system
design
Highly integrated
Low power consumption
Features and flexibility providing a broad range of
deployment applications
Reference system design available
Fabric services and Device Driver Software
F E A T U R E S
A P P L I C A T I O N S
B E N E F I T S
1.25 V : Vortex Core, SerDes
4Gb/ s 2Gb/ s 1Gb/ s ( CML)
1.8V : BCM5365P/ 5834 Core
3.3V : PCI, LED, MIPS Peripheral
Bus, RS232, MII (diff.)
BCM5365
Sentry5
Processor
BCM8441
SDRAM/
DDRAM
512MB
PCI
33 MHz 32Bit
100 MHz, 32Bit
CPLD
Boot
Flash
FLASH I/F
P 1
SFP
TX
RX
up to 16 x 4G/2G/1 G FC ports
4G/2G/1 G SerDes
Magnetic/
RJ45
Serial
Port
PC
I
C
o
r
e
USB
1. 1
Host
5- port
10/ 100
Switch
Temperature
& Voltage
Monitor /
MOD_ DEF
LED
ctrl
LEDs
RS
2
3
2
TX
+/-
,
R
X
+/-
Disk-on-
Chip
RTC/
NV- SRAM
cs
2.5 V : DDR SDRAM
GPIO
I2C
SPI
Fan
Sensors
P 16
SFP
TX
RX
O V E R V I E W
Phone: 949-450-8700
Fax: 949-450-8710
E-mail: info@broadcom.com
Web: www.broadcom.com
BROADCOM CORPORATION
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Irvine, California 92619-7013
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8441-PB01-R
10/05/04
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The BCM8441 Fibre Channel Fabric Switch IC offers a high level of
system integration, performance and features for next generation Fibre
Channel switches. Because of the small form factor and low power the
BCM8441 is ideal for embedded Fibre Channel Fabric Switch
applications or cost effective stand-alone switches.
The BCM8441 contains 16 Fibre Channel link ports that incorporate
integrated SERDES drivers. A 32-bit, 66-Mhz PCI interface allows
ubiquitous connectivity to common CPU complexes and legacy systems.
The Broadcom reference design is based on the industry-proven MIPs
processor.
To accelerate the product development cycle, Broadcom can support the
design of Fibre Channel switching solutions, including device drivers,
Fabric Services software, reference designs through full turn-key
development. Standards and Inter-operability testing can also be
provided.
Interfaces
Sixteen Fibre Channel links
32-bit, 66-MHz PCI
LED status
JTAG
CPU
Port
PCI
JTAG
Statistics
16 Fibre Channel Ports
(1G, 2G, 4G Link Rates)
Active LI / SI
Integrated Serdes
Address Translation
Link Control
(Point-to-point, Fabric, Public & Private Arbitrated Loop)
Classification / Forwarding
BB Credit Manager
SRAM Memory
Virtual Channels
CAM
Cross-bar
LED
Internal Data Path
Protection
Arbiter /
Scheduler
Diagnostics /
Loop-back
FC-0
FC-1
FC-2
PCI
32 bit, 66Mhz
JTAG
LED
FC Port
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