Marvell Alaska 88E1510/88E1518
Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Energy Efficient Ethernet Transceivers
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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88E1510 and 88E1518 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) transceiver are physical layer devices each containing a
single Gigabit Ethernet transceiver. The transceivers implement the Ethernet physical layer portion of the 1000BASE-T,
100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T standards.
The devices also integrate MDI interface termination resistors into the PHY. This resistor integration simplifies board
layout and reduces board cost by reducing the number of external components. The new Marvell calibrated resistor
scheme will achieve and exceed the accuracy requirements of the IEEE 802.3 return loss specifications.
The 88E1510 and 88E1518 devices have an integrated switching voltage regulator to generate all required voltages
and can run off a single 3.3V supply with the 88E1510 supporting 2.5V/3.3V LVCMOS I/O Standards and the
88E1518 supporting only 1.8V LVCMOS I/O Standard. This devices use advanced mixed-signal processing to perform
equalization, echo and crosstalk cancellation, data recovery, and error correction at a gigabit per second data rate. The
devices achieve robust performance in noisy environments with very low power dissipation.
The Alaska family of transceiver products provides the ideal solution for rapid development and deployment of gigabit
standalone and switching systems for the Enterprise, embedded, consumer, and Metro/service provider market
segments.
APPLICATION BLOCK DIAGRAM
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
88E1510/88E1518
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Integrated Passive
Termination
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Media Types:
-10BASE-T
-100BASE-TX
-1000BASE-T
MAC Interface
- RGMII
Fig 1. Alaska 88E1510/88E1518 Application
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
FEATURES
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Four RGMII timing modes including integrated delays
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Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
- Including EEE buffering for legacy MAC devices
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IEEE1588 version 2 Time Stamping and Synchronous Ethernet
(SyncE) Clock Recovery
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Advanced Virtual Cable
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BENEFITS
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This eliminates the need for adding additional trace delays on the PCB
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Extended energy savings through incorporation of the IEEE 802.3az standard
- Additional support added to allow EEE enablement on non-EEE MACs
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Enabling frequency and/or clock synchronization for time sensitive
applications and environments
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Detects and reports potential cabling issues to within one meter of the
distance to the fault
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Environmentally friendly, small form factor for minimal real estate
requirements
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48-pin QFN 7mm x 7mm Green package
Marvell Alaska 88E1510/88E1518
APPLICATIONS
The Alaska 88E1510 and 88E1518 transceivers deliver optimal physical layer interfacing and features for a broad
range of applications within the Enterprise, embedded, consumer, and Metro/service provider market segments.
The Alaska 88E1510 and 88E1518 family provides complete GbE transceiver solutions with complete software
compatibility. To shorten system manufacturers design cycles and accelerate time-to-market, Marvell provides
complete Alaska reference designs and supporting docs with schematics, layout files and other documentation.
THE MARVELL ADVANTAGE:
Marvell products come with complete reference designs which include board layout designs, software,
manufacturing diagnostic tools, documentation, and other items to assist customers with product evaluation and production. Marvell’s
worldwide field application engineers collaborate closely with end customers to develop and deliver new leading-edge products for quick
time-to-market. Marvell utilizes world leading semiconductor foundry and packaging services to reliably deliver high-volume and low-cost
total solutions.
ABOUT MARVELL:
Marvell is a leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell’s diverse product portfolio includes
switching, transceiver, communications controller, processors, wireless, power management and storage solutions that power the entire
communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, storage, and digital entertainment solutions. For more information, visit our
website at
www.marvell.com.
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