
1 of 2
February 8, 2007
2007 Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
IDT and the IDT logo are trademarks of Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
Devic e Overview
The 89HPES24N3A is a member of the IDT PRECISE famly of
PCI Expressswitching solutions offering the next-generation I/O inter-
connect standard. The PES24N3A is a 24-lane, 3-port peripheral chip
that performs PCI Express Packet switching with a feature set optimzed
for high performance applications such as servers, storage, and commu-
nications/networking. It provides high-performance I/O connectivity and
switching functions between a PCI Express upstreamport and two
downstreamports or peer-to-peer switching between downstreamports.
The 89HPES24N3A offers an enhanced architecture and feature set
in a package that is pin-compatible with the first generation
89HPES24N3 24-lane, 3-port PCIe switch.
Features
High Performance PCI Express Switch
–
Twenty-four 2.5 Gbps PCI Express lanes
–
Three switch ports
–
Upstreamport configurable up to x8
–
Downstreamports configurable up to x8
–
Low-latency cut-through switch architecture
–
Support for Max Payload Size up to 2048 bytes
–
One virtual channel
–
Eight traffic classes
–
PCI Express Base Specification Revision 1.1 compliant
◆
Flexible Architecture with Numerous Configuration Options
–
Automatic per port link width negotiation to x8, x4, x2 or x1
–
Automatic lane reversal on all ports
–
Automatic polarity inversion on all lanes
–
Ability to load device configuration fromserial EEPROM
◆
Legacy Support
–
PCI compatible INTx emulation
–
Bus locking
◆
Highly Integrated Solution
–
Requires no external components
–
Incorporates on-chip internal memory for packet buffering and
queueing
–
Integrates twenty-four 2.5 Gbps embedded SerDes with 8B/
10B encoder/decoder (no separate transceivers needed)
◆
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) Features
–
Supports ECRC and Advanced Error Reporting
–
Internal end-to-end parity protection on all TLPs ensures data
integrity even in systems that do not implement end-to-end
CRC (ECRC)
–
Supports PCI Express Native Hot-Plug, Hot-Swap capable I/O
–
Compatible with Hot-Plug I/O expanders used on PC and
server motherboards
Block Diagram
Figure 1 Internal Block Diagram
24 PCI Express Lanes
x8 Upstream Port and Two x8 Downstream Ports
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
...
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
3-Port Switch Core
Frame Buffer
Route Table
Port
Arbitration
Scheduler
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
...
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
SerDes
Phy
Logical
Layer
...
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
89HPES24N3A
Product Brief
24-Lane 3-Port
PCI Express Switch