24-Lane 3-Port Non-Transparent
PCI Express™ Switch
89PES24N3
Product Brief
Preliminary Information*
Device Overview
The 89HPES24N3 is a member of IDT’s family of PCI Express™
based bridge and switch devices offering the next-generation I/O inter-
connect standard. The PES24N3 is a 24-lane, 3-port peripheral chip that
performs PCI Express Base switching with a feature set optimized for
high performance applications such as servers, storage, graphics, and
communications/networking. It provides fan-out and switching functions
between a PCI Express upstream port and two downstream ports or
peer-to-peer switching between downstream ports.
In addition to transparent switching, one port of the PES24N3 may
be configured to operate in non-transparent mode. This allows the
PES24N3 to be used in multi-host and intelligent I/O applications such
as communications, storage, and blade servers.
Flexible Architecture with
Numerous Configuration Options
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One port configurable as downstream port or non-
transparent port
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Automatic per port link width negotiation to x8, x4, x2 or x1
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Port arbitration schemes utilizing round robin or weighted
round robin algorithms
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Static lane reversal on all ports
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Polarity inversion
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Ability to load device configuration from serial EEPROM
Legacy Support
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PCI compatible INTx emulation
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Bus locking
Non-Transparent Port
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Four mapping windows supported
– Each may be configured as a 32-bit memory or I/O window
– May be paired to form a 64-bit memory window
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Interprocessor communication
– 32 inbound and outbound doorbells
– Four inbound and outbound message registers
– Two shared shadow registers
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Allows up to 16 masters to communicate through the non-
transparent port
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No limit on the number of supported outstanding
Features
High Performance PCI Express Switch
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24 PCI Express lanes (2.5Gbps), 3 switch ports
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6 GBps (48 Gbps) aggregate switching throughput
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Low latency cut-through switch architecture
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128 to 2048 byte supported payload sizes
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One virtual channel
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Fully compliant with PCI Express Base specification
Revision 1.0a
Block Diagram
3-Port Switch Core
Frame Buffer
Route Table
Port
Arbitration
Scheduler
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
Transaction Layer
Data Link Layer
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Multiplexer / Demultiplexer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
Phy
Logical
Layer
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...
...
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
SerDes
24 PCI Express Lanes
x8 Upstream Port and Two x8 Downstream Ports
Figure 1 Internal Block Diagram
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IDT Product Brief
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transactions through the non-transparent bridge
Completely symmetric non-transparent bridge operation
allows similar/same configuration software to be run.
Supports direct non-transparent port to non-transparent
port connection
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Each pin may be individually configured as an interrupt
input
Some pins have selectable alternate functions
Highly Integrated Solution
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Requires no external components
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Incorporates on-chip internal memory for packet buffering
and queueing
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Integrates 24 2.5 Gbps embedded SerDes, 8B/10B encoder/
decoder (no separate transceivers needed)
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
Features
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Internal end-to-end parity protection on all TLPs ensures
data integrity even in systems that do not implement end-to-
end CRC (ECRC)
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Supports ECRC in transparent and non-transparent modes
Supports PCI Express Native Hot-Plug, Hot-Swap
capable I/O
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Compatible with Hot-Plug I/O expanders used on PC
motherboards
Power Management
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Utilizes advanced low-power design techniques to achieve
low typical power consumption
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Support PCI Express Power Management Interface
specification (PCI-PM 1.1)
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Unused SerDes are disabled.
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Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Specification, Revision 2.0 (ACPI) supporting active link
state
Testability and Debug Features
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Support IEEE 1149.6 JTAG which extends the capability of
the IEEE 1149.1 standard to include AC-coupled and/or
differential nets
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Built in Pseudo-Random Bit Stream (PRBS) generator
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Numerous SerDes test modes
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Ability to read and write any internal register via the SMBus
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Ability to bypass link training and force any link into any
mode
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Provides statistics and performance counters
8 General Purpose Input/Output pins
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Each pin may be individually configured as an input or
output
Packaged in a 420-ball BGA
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27x27 mm
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1mm ball spacing
Product Description
Utilizing standard PCI Express interconnect, the PES24N3 provides
the most efficient fan-out solution for applications requiring high
throughput, low latency, and simple board layout with a minimum
number of board layers. It provides 6 GBps (48 Gbps) of aggregated,
full-duplex switching capacity through 24 integrated serial lanes, using
proven and robust IDT technology. Each lane provides 2.5 Gbps of
bandwidth in both directions and is fully compliant with PCI Express
Base specification 1.0a.
The PES24N3 is based on a flexible and efficient layered architec-
ture. The PCI Express layer consists of SerDes, Physical, Data Link and
Transaction layers in compliance with PCI Express Base specification
Revision 1.0a. The PES24N3 can operate either as a store and forward
or cut-through switch depending on the packet size and is designed to
switch memory and I/O transactions. It supports eight Traffic Classes
(TCs) and one Virtual Channel (VC) with sophisticated resource
management. This includes system selectable algorithms such as round
robin, weighted round-robin, and strict priority schemes guaranteeing
bandwidth allocation and/or latency for critical traffic classes in applica-
tions such as high throughput 10 Gigabit I/Os, SATA controllers, Fibre
Channel HBAs, and streaming media for graphics.
Processor
North
Bridge
Memory
Memory
Memory
Memory
PES24N3
PES24N3
PES24N3
PCI Express
Slots
I/O
10GbE
I/O
10GbE
I/O
SATA
I/O
SATA
Figure 2 I/O Expansion Application
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