AC207 Datasheet, PDF (2/2 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – 8-PORT ULTRA LOW POWER 10/100 ETHERNET BRIDGED REPEATER

AC207 OVERVIEW
AC207 Block Diagram
MII/
7-Wire
10/100M IRB
32 KB
RAM
Bridge
MII
MII
100M/5b
10M/1b
R_100 R_10
...
...
10M/1b
IRB
100M/5b
MII
MUX
M
U
7 Wire
X
5b/1b
PP P P PP P P
HH H H HH H H
YY Y Y YY Y Y
TX0 TX1 TX2 TX3 TX4 TX5 TX6 TX7
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• Integrated PHY, Repeater and
Bridge
• Integrated Packet Buffer Memory
• Integrated 1K MAC
• Programmable LEDs via EEPROM
• MII or 7-Wire Interface for CPU or
MAC Access
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 two-
port 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 full-
duplex 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
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A Broadcom Company. All rights reserved.
AC207-PB03-R-11.01.02
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