Micrel, Inc.
KSZ8895MLU
Contents
Pin Configuration .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Pin Description ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Pin for Strap-In Options...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Physical Layer Transceiver................................................................................................................................................ 18
100BASE-TX Transmit ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
10BASE-T Transmit .......................................................................................................................................................... 19
10BASE-T Receive ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
MDI/MDI-X Auto Crossover .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Auto-Negotiation ............................................................................................................................................................... 21
On-Chip Termination Resistors ........................................................................................................................................ 22
Internal 1.2V LDO Controller ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Power Management ............................................................................................................................................................ 23
Normal Operation Mode ................................................................................................................................................... 23
Energy Detect Mode ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Soft Power-Down Mode.................................................................................................................................................... 24
Power-Saving Mode ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
Port-Based Power-Down Mode ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Switch Core....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Address Look-Up .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
Learning ............................................................................................................................................................................ 24
Migration ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Aging................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Forwarding ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Switching Engine .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
Media Access Controller (MAC) Operation ...................................................................................................................... 25
MII Interface Operation ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Port 5 MAC 5 SW5-MII Interface ...................................................................................................................................... 28
SNI Interface Operation .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Advanced Functionality...................................................................................................................................................... 31
QoS Priority Support......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Port-Based Priority............................................................................................................................................................ 31
802.1p-Based Priority ....................................................................................................................................................... 31
Spanning Tree Support..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Rapid Spanning Tree Support .......................................................................................................................................... 33
Tail Tagging Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
October 2011
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M9999-100311-1.1