VSC880 Overview
The VSC880 is a 16x16 serial crosspoint switch with serial data rates at 2.125Gb/s. The VSC880 has been designed to operate with the VSC870 backplane transceiver to establish a synchronous high performance switching system with an aggregate bandwidth of 32Gb/s. The switch chip transmits the master word clock (62.5Mb/s), and master cell clock (if used) to all port cards through the serial data channels.
VSC880 Key Features
- 16x16 Synchronous Serial Crosspoint Switch
- Serial Data Rates: 2.0Gb/s
- 32Gb/s Aggregate Data Bandwidth
- Parallel Switches Can Increase Data Bandwidth in Multiples of 32Gb/s
- Designed in Conjunction with the VSC870 Backplane Transceiver
- Automatic Word and Cell Synchronization to the Transceiver
- Two Modes of Operation: Distributed Control Self-routing Packet Mode and Central Control Cell Mode
- Multicast Supported in All Modes
- Supports Variable Length Packets in Packet Mode
- Built-in Flow Control Channel in Packet Mode