Micrel, Inc.
• Switch Management Features
– Port mirroring/monitoring/sniffing: ingress and/or
egress traffic to any port or MII
– MIB counters for fully compliant statistics
gathering, 34 MIB counters per port
– Loopback modes for remote diagnostic of failure
• Low Power Dissipation: <0.8 Watts (includes PHY
transmit drivers)
– Full-chip hardware power-down (register
configuration not saved)
– Per port based software power-save on PHY (idle
link detection, register configuration preserved)
– 0.18um CMOS technology
– Voltages: Core 1.8V
I/O and Transceiver 3.3V
Use K8993ML for 3.3V only operation
• Available in128-Pin PQFP
Applications
• Universal Solutions
– Broadband gateway / Firewall / VPN
– Integrated DSL or cable modem multi-port router
– Wireless LAN access point + gateway
– Residential and enterprise VoIP gateway/phone
– Set-top/game box
– Home networking expansion
– Standalone 10/100 switch
– FTTx customer premises equipment
– Fiber broadband gateway
• Upgradeable Solutions(1)
– Unmanaged switch with future option to migrate to
a managed solution
– Single PHY alternative with future expansion
option for two ports
• Industrial Solutions
– Applications requiring port redundancy and port
monitoring
– Sensor devices in redundant ring topology
Note:
1. The cost and time of PCB re-spin.
October 2008
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KSZ8993M/ML
M9999-020606