VSC3308

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11.5 Gbps 8 × 8 Crosspoint Switch

Vitesse’s multichannel 11.5 Gbps crosspoint switch provides a cost-effective solution for high-speed copper

interconnects

The VSC3308 is the industry’s highest performance signal integrity

crosspoint solution. The VSC3308 is uniquely capable of addressing a wide

array of routing, switching, and signal integrity issues across storage, blade

server, video distribution, telecommunications, and Ethernet applications.

Featuring an 8 × 8 non-blocking, multicasting switch core with ports running

at any rate up to 11.5 Gbps, the VSC3308 architecture provides

protocol-transparent operation, allowing each channel to run independently.

The VSC3308 supports a wide frequency range and virtually all data

protocols.

The VSC3308 incorporates Vitesse’s fourth-generation input equalization

and pre-emphasis I/O capability for the industry’s highest speed and

protocol requirements. The device can perform signal fanout, loopback, and

protection switching. It can also regenerate signals severely compromised

by transmission losses. Vitesse’s equalization works independently of the

data rate, providing highly effective compensation for deterministic jitter

across a wide range of high-speed interconnect applications.

Highlights

• DC to 11.5 Gbps operation

• 8 × 8 fully non-blocking switch

capability

• Protocol-transparent operation

• Advanced EQ

Applications

• Blade servers

• Storage servers

• Telecom

• Video distribution

• Test and Measurement equipment

VSC3308 Line Card Application

Backplane

Switch Card

Line Card

VSC3308

PHY

Crosspoint

ASIC or

FPGA

8

8

Serial

DC to

11.5 Gbps

Serial

DC to

11.5 Gbps

XFP

Using the VSC3308 in high-speed line cards ensures best-in-class I/O performance up to

11.5 Gbps with EQ technology to compensate for connector, backplane, and FR-4 loss.