Intel PCI User Manual

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GigMAC-PMC and PCI 
GigPMC Switch  
 
Board and Driver Users Manual 
DSS NETWORKS, INC. 
Version: 2.6 
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•  Compatible with all 10/100/1000BaseT hubs, switches and routers 
•  Burst rate of up to 256 dwords (1024 bytes) over PCI bus 
•  Jumbo frame support for up to 9K, 802.3x full duplex flow control with automatic 
pause and priority with multiple priority queues 
 
3. SWITCH CAPABILITIES (MODELS 5468/6468) 
 
The models 5468 and 6468 provide an onboard Gigabit Ethernet layer 2 switch with 
management capabilities. The operating registers in the switch are accessible via a 
register-level API that is provided in the host driver and described in section 10.5 of this 
manual.  
 
The switch can be programmed to support advanced features including following: 
 
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ARL table control (4K MAC-address management)
 
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Aging Control
 
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VLAN management (4K VLANS)
 
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Trunking, aggregation and failover control
 
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Port mirroring control
 
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QoS / 802.1P / Priority / Differential Services
 
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Port traffic control
 
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Switch status
 
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PHY (transceiver) control
 
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Jumbo frame control
 
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Port parameters and port state control
 
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Port rate control
 
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Protected ports (switch partitioning)
 
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Broadcast Storm Suppression
 
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LED control
 
 
 
4. OEM DEVELOPER KIT CONTENTS 
 
An OEM developer kit is provided with the purchase of the Gigabit Ethernet controllers 
which contains drivers, documentation and sample code including the following: 
 
‰ 
Driver source code for vxWorks, Linux 2.4, PowerPC, Intel platforms 
‰ 
Users Manual(s) 
‰ 
VxWorks Users Manual and Integration Guide 
‰ 
Datasheets for chipset controllers (Intel, National, etc.) 
‰ 
TCP/UDP/IP performance test programs (vxWorks, Linux, Windows versions 
included) 
‰ 
TCP, UDP and raw driver performance tests