Features: 16 GbE Ports with Nonblocking Wire-speed Performance
Triple-speed 10/100/1000 Mbps Operations with SGMII/SerDes Interfaces
416KB On-chip Frame Buffer
Jumbo Frame Support
8K MAC Addresses and 4K VLANs (IEEE Std 802.1Q)
Selection Between External 8/16/32-bit CPU or On-chip 8051 CPU
Programmable L2-L4 Classifier for QoS, Including IEEE Std 802.1p and DSCP (IPv4/IPv6) with 8 Classes of Service
Per Queue and Port Shaping and Policing with CIR and PIR Policies
Strict and Weighted Queuing with Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth Allocation
Multicast and Broadcast Storm Control
Port Based Access Control (IEEE Std 802.1X)
Full Duplex Flow Control (IEEE Std 802.3x) and Half Duplex Back Pressure
Flexible Link Aggregation Compliant to IEEE Std 802.3ad
Multiple Protocol Support: IEEE Std 802.1D, IEEE Std 802.1w, IEEE Std 802.1sApplicationDesktop Switch
Workgroup Switch
Control-plane Controller Hubs
FTTH and Broadband Aggregation
Backplane Controller Hubs
AdvancedTCADescriptionThe VSC7372 is a highly integrated, single chip Ethernet switch with 16 nonblocking 10/100/1000 ports. As part of Vitesse's HawX family of switches, the HawX-G16 enables intelligent local area network (LAN) switching solutions focused on quality of service (QoS), network security, and management to maximize network performance, utilization, and efficiency.
With its sophisticated management feature set, the HawX family can be used for a variety of metropolitan area network solutions and control plane applications, in addition to desktop and workgroup switches.
Managed LAN switches using the HawX-G16 can be used to easily upgrade enterprise networks, providing GbE to the desktop utilizing the existing cable infrastructure. Overall, network performance can be increased with minimal IT spending. HawX-G16 supports 16 ports of triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbps SGMII/SerDes interfaces, wire-speed performance, and on-chip memory. Features include jumbo frame support, link aggregation, flow control, spanning tree, and port-based access control. All the HawX switches provide unparalleled QoS features necessary for building cost-effective layer 2 managed switch solutions. Key QoS benefits include programmable multi-layer classification with 8 priorities, minimum guaranteed bandwidth allocation, per queue shaping and policing with Committed Info Rate (CIR) and Peak Info Rate (PIR) policies, and Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) remarking.
The VSC7372 includes an extensive suite of software solutions, development tools, and technical support. Software API and SDK solutions are available and nearly 100% compatible to all other Vitesse Ethernet switches. Vitesse reference designs, coupled with the API and SDK solutions, enable vendors developing their own hardware and software systems to begin design immediately. For customers wanting simpler development, turnkey software solutions are available through 3rd party vendors.
VSC7372 Data Sheet
