GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Only a 25MHz crystal is required; an optional EEPROM is offered for internal register configuration. An integrated 4K-entry look-up table stores MAC addresses and associated information in a 12-bit direct mapping scheme. The table provides read/write access from the EEPROM Serial Management Interface (SMI), and each of the entries can be configured as a static entry. The entry aging time is between 200 and 400 seconds. The RTL8369 implements a 4 channel Reduced Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RSGMII) 2.5GHz serial differential interface that connects with 4 RTL8212’s. Each channel carries 2Gbps of data to and from the RTL8212. The RSGMII interfaces help reduce PCB size and layout complexity. The 6/9th port of the RTL8366/8369 implements a GMII/MII/RGMII interface for connecting with an external PHY or MAC in specific applications. This interface could be connected to an external CPU or RISC in 1 WAN + 4 LAN or 1 WAN + 8 LAN Router applications. In router applications, the RTL8366/8369 supports Port VID (PVID) for each port to insert a PVID in the VLAN tag on egress.