A survey of highly integrated Ethernet DataComm devices

Author

Hubbs, Bill

Author_Institution

Motorola Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1998

fDate

21-28 Mar 1998

Firstpage

489

Abstract

This paper will discuss Ethernet communication device controllers and architectures which are helping to bridge the gap between exponentially rising system I/O bandwidth requirements of network applications, and current processor performance. Discussed in this paper will be a survey of innovative silicon solutions that have been developed for specific Ethernet switching applications in the areas of user media access. Covered are the four basic architectural choices for implementing switching solutions: general purpose integrated communications processors, standard product Ethernet devices, custom ASIC´s and Network Processors

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; computer architecture; controller area networks; data communication equipment; microprocessor chips; network computers; telecommunication computing; Ethernet communication device controllers; Ethernet switching; I/O bandwidth; Si; custom ASIC; integrated Ethernet DataComm devices; integrated communications processors; network processors; user media access; Application software; Bandwidth; Buildings; Clocks; Communication standards; Communication switching; Ethernet networks; Silicon; Switches; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4311-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1998.682215

Filename

682215