BCM5325E

Description

The BCM5325E is the feature-enhanced and pin-compatible six-port switch to the industry leader BCM5325M ROBOswitch™. BCM5325E combines all the functions of a high-speed switch system, including packet buffers, PHY transceivers, MACs, address management, and a non-blocking switch fabric, into a single 0.18-m CMOS device. The BCM5325E complies with the IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3x specifications, including the MAC control PAUSE frame and autonegotiation subsections, providing compatibility with all industrystandard Ethernet and Fast Ethernet devices.

The BCM5325E contains five full-duplex 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet transceivers, each of which performs 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.