
RTL8305SB 
2002/04/09 
47
Rev.1.0
RTL8305SB will insert priority tag only from Output High Queue of Port0 (user priority field=0b111, CFI=0, VID=0x000).  
If the tag removed frame is less than 64 bytes, it should add PAD with a "0x20" pattern at the packet before CRC field to fit 
64-byte min packet length of IEEE 802.3 spec. The RTL8305SB will recalculate the FCS if the frame had been changed. 
7.3.10 Filtering/Forwarding Reserved Control Frame 
The RTL8305SB supports the ability to forward or drop the frames of the 802.1D specified reserved group MAC addresses 
(control frames): 01-80-C2-00-00-03 to 01-80-C2-00-00-0F. 
Address 
Use 
Action 
01-80-C2-00-00-00 
01-80-C2-00-00-01 
01-80-C2-00-00-02 
01-80-C2-00-00-03 to 
01-80-C2-00-00-0F 
Any other multicast Address 
Bridge Group Address 
Pause Control Frame 
Reserved 
Forward to all ports 
Drop Frame 
Drop Frame 
Forward to all ports 
- 
Forward to all ports 
Table 5: EnForward=1: same as RTL8305S 
Address 
Use 
Action 
01-80-C2-00-00-00 
01-80-C2-00-00-01 
01-80-C2-00-00-02 
01-80-C2-00-00-03 to 
01-80-C2-00-00-0F 
Any other multicast Address 
Bridge Group Address 
Pause Control Frame 
Reserved 
Forward to all ports 
Drop Frame 
Drop Frame 
Drop Frame 
- 
Forward to all ports 
Table 6: EnForward=0
7.3.11 Broadcast Storm Control
According to the latched value of DISBRDCTRL pin upon reset, the RTL8305SB determines whether or not to proceed with 
broadcast storm control. Once enabled (DISBRDCTRL=0), after consecutive 64 broadcast (DID=FFFF-FFFF-FFFF) packets 
are received by one port, the incoming consecutive broadcast packets during around 800ms time window of this port will be 
discarded. Any non-broadcast packet can reset the time window and broadcast counter such that the scheme restarts. It is per 
port based. Note2: Trigger condition: consecutive 64 DID = FFFF-FFFF-FFFF packets. Release condition: receive 
non-broadcast packet on or after 800ms. 
7.3.12 Broadcast In/Out Drop 
If some destination ports are blocking and the buffer is full, broadcast frames should be dropped according to configuration. 
Input Drop: do not forward to any port and drop the frame directly. Output Drop: forward only to non-blocking ports 
(Broadcast becomes multicast). 
2. Buffer of Port4 is full, others are not full
Port 0          1          2         3       4
Rx:
Full
Input Drop: same as RTL8305S
1. Broadcast packet from Port0
Rx:
Full
Output Drop
Port 0          1          2         3       4
Figure 1: Input Drop v.s. Output Drop