RTL8305NB
Overview
The RTL8305NB is a 5-port 10/100M Ethernet switch controller that integrates memory, five MACs, and five physical layer transceivers for 10Base-T and 100Base-TX operation into a single chip. In order to accomplish diagnostics in complex network systems, the RTL8305NB provides a loopback feature in each port.
- Multi-priority assignment
- Differential queue weight
- Port-based rate limitation
- Queue-based rate limitation The RTL8305NB supports 16 VLAN groups. These can be configured as port-based VLANs and/or 802.1Q tag-based VLANs. The RTL8305NB also supports VLAN learning, with four Independent VLAN Learning (IVL) filtering databases. The RTL8305NB contains a 2K-entry address lookup table. A 4-way associative hash algorithm avoids hash collisions and maintains forwarding performance. Maximum packet length can be 2048 bytes. Three types of independent storm filter are provided to filter packet storms, and an intelligent switch engine prevents Head-of-Line blocking problems. The RTL8305NB supports Energy-Efficient Ethernet mode (EEE; defined in IEEE 802.3az) to minimize system power consumption. Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) supports Low Power Idle Mode. When Low Power Idle Mode is enabled, systems on both sides of the link can disable portions of the functionality and save power during periods of low link utilization. To simplify the peripheral power circuit, the RTL8305NB integrates one LDO regulator to generate 1.0V from a 3.3V input powe
