Ethernet switch ICs are electrical components that provide control and switching capabilities to ethernet switches. They are usually attached to the circuit board of an ethernet switch and work together with the power supply and fans to ensure optimum switching.
How do Ethernet switch ICs work?
An Ethernet switch IC provides the mechanism for software on a processor to search, learn or delete an entry in a Media Access Control (MAC) address table. They use memory optimisation to enable high speed switching.
Most Ethernet switch ICs have advanced power management features that enable them to power down at the software, hardware, port or even transceiver level. Some will even have a bypass mode that enables them to shut down the processor connected to the switch without impacting the normal switch operation.
What are Ethernet switch ICs used for?
Applications of ethernet switch ICs range from Internet of Things (IoT) consumer electronics and gaming to industrial factory automation and computing.
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The LAN9252 device from Microchip is a 2/3
port EtherCAT® slave controller with dual integrated Ethernet PHYs, each of which contain a full-duplex 100BASE-TX transceiver. The LAN9252 supports HP Auto MDI-X that allows the use of direct connect or cross-over ...
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The KSZ9897 is a fully integrated layer 2,
managed, seven-port gigabit Ethernet switch with numerous advanced features. Five of the seven ports incorporate 10/100/1000 Mbps PHYs. The other two ports have interfaces that can be configured as SGMII, RGMII, MII ...
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The KSZ8795 is a highly-integrated, Layer 2-managed, 5-port
switch with numerous features designed to reduce system cost. It is intended for cost-sensitive applications requiring four 10/100Mbps copper ports and one 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit uplink port. Integrated 5-port 10/100 Layer-2 switch with ...
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The KSZ8794CNX is a highly integrated, Layer 2
managed, four-port switch with numerous features designed to reduce system cost. It is intended for cost-sensitive applications requiring three 10/100Mbps copper ports and one 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit uplink port. The KSZ8794CNX incorporates a ...
