RTL8370/RTL8370M

Layer 2 Managed 10/100/1000 Switch Controllers; RTL8370M: Single-chip 8+2-port gigabit non-blocking switch architecture; RTL8370: Single-chip 8-port gigabit non-blocking switch architecture \nEmbedded 8-port 10/100/1000Base-T PHY \nEach port supports full duplex 10/100/1000M connectivity (half duplex only supported in 10/100M mode) \nFull-duplex and half-duplex operation with IEEE 802.3x flow control and backpressure \nSupports 9216-byte jumbo packet length forwarding at wire speed \nSupports Realtek Cable Test (RTCT) function \nRTL8370M Extra Interface (Extension GMAC0 and Extension GMAC1) supports \n\nDual-port Media Independent Interface (MII) \nDual-port Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RGMII) \nDual-port Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) \nSupports 64-entry ACL Rules \n\nSearch keys support physical port, Layer2, Layer3, and Layer4 information \nActions support mirror, redirect, dropping, priority adjustment, traffic policing, CVLAN decision, and SVLAN assignment \nSupports 5 types of user defined ACL rule format for 64 ACL rules \nOptional per-port enable/disable of ACL function \nOptional setting of per-port action to take when ACL mismatch \nSupports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN \n\nSupports 4K VLANs and 32 Extra Enhanced VLANs \nSupports Un-tag definition in each VLAN \nSupports VLAN policing and VLAN forwarding decision \nSupports Port-based, Tag-based, and Protocol-based VLAN \nUp to 4 Protocol-based VLAN entries \nSupports per-port and per-VLAN egress VLAN tagging and un-tagging \nSupports IVL, SVL, and IVL/SVL \n\nSupports 8K-entry MAC address table with 4-way hash algorithm \nUp to 8K L2/L3 Filtering Database \nSupports Spanning Tree port behavior configuration \n\nIEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree \nIEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree with up to 16 Spanning Tree instances \nSupports IEEE 802.1x Access Control Protocol \n\nPort-Based Access Control \nMAC-Based Access Control \nGuest VLAN \nSupports Quality of Service (QoS) \n\nSupports per port Input Bandwidth Control \nTraffic classification based on IEEE 802.1p/Q priority definition, physical Port, IP DSCP field, ACL definition, VLAN based priority, MAC based priority, and SVLAN based priority \nEight Priority Queues per port \nPer queue flow control \nMin-Max Scheduling \nStrict Priority and Weighted Fair Queue (WFQ) to provide minimum bandwidth \nOne leaky bucket to constrain the average packet rate of each queue \nSupports rate limiting (64 shared meters, with 8kpbs granulation) \nSupports RFC MIB Counter \n\nMIB-II (RFC 1213) \nEthernet-Like MIB (RFC 3635) \nInterface Group MIB (RFC 2863) \nRMON (RFC 2819) \nBridge MIB (RFC 1493) \nBridge MIB Extension (RFC 2674) \nSupports Stacking VLAN and Port Isolation with 8 Enhanced Filtering Databases \nSupports IEEE 802.1ad Stacking VLAN \n\nSupports 64 SVLANs \nSupports 32 L2/IPv4 Multicast mappings to SVLAN \nSupports 4 IEEE 802.3ad Link aggregation port groups \nSupports OAM and EEE LLDP (Energy Efficient Ethernet Link Layer Discovery Protocol \nSupports Loop Detection \nSecurity Filtering \n\nDisable learning for each port \nDisable learning-table aging for each port \nDrop unknown DA for each port \nBroadcast/Multicast/Unknown DA storm control protects system from attack by hackers \nSupports Realtek Green Ethernet features \n\nLink-On Cable Length Power Saving \nLink-Down Power Saving \nSupports 1 interrupt output to external CPU for notification (RTL8370M only) \nEach port supports 3 parallel LED or scan LED outputs \nSupports EEPROM SMI Slave interface to access configuration register \nSupports 16K-byte EEPROM space for configuration \nIntegrated 8051 microprocessor \nSupports Flash Interface \n25MHz crystal or 3.3V OSC input \nRTL8370M: TQFP 176-pin E-PAD package RTL8370: LQFP 128-pin E-PAD package;

The RTL8370 is an LQFP128 E-PAD, high-performance 8-port Gigabit Ethernet switch, and the RTL8370M is a TQFP176 E-PAD, high-performance 8+2-port Gigabit Ethernet switch. Both the RTL8370 and RTL8370M feature low-power integrated 8-port Giga-PHYs that support 1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-T.\nThe RTL8370M supports two extra GMII/RGMII/MII ports for specific applications. The RTL8370 and RTL8370M integrate all the functions of a high-speed switch system; including SRAM for packet buffering, non-blocking switch fabric, and internal register management into a single CMOS device. Only a 25MHz crystal is required; an optional EEPROM is offered for internal register configuration.\nThe embedded packet storage SRAM in the RTL8370(M) features superior memory management technology to efficiently utilize memory space. The RTL8370(M) integrates an 8K-entry look-up table with a 4-way XOR Hashing algorithm for address searching and learning. The table provides read/write access from the EEPROM Serial Management Interface (SMI), and each of the entries can be configured as a static entry. The entry aging time is between 200 and 400 seconds. Eight Filtering Databases are used to provide Independent VLAN Learning and Shared VLAN Learning (IVL/SVL) functions.\nUnfinished file and contains much errors. Do not use for anything. The Extension GMAC0 and Extension GMAC1 of the RTL8370M implement dual GMII/RGMII/MII interfaces for connecting with an external PHY or MAC in specific applications. This interface could be connected to an external CPU or RISC as 8-port Gigabit Router applications. In router applications, the RTL8370(M) supports Port VID (PVID) for each port to insert a PVID in the VLAN tag on egress. When using this function, VID information carried in the VLAN tag will be changed to PVID.Note: The RTL8370M (only) Extra Interface (Extension GMAC0 and Extension GMAC1) supports: Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RGMII) Media Independent Interface (MII) \nThe RTL8370(M) supports standard 802.3x flow control frames for full duplex, and optional backpressure for half duplex. It determines when to invoke the flow control mechanism by checking the availability of system resources, including the packet buffers and transmitting queues. The RTL8370(M) supports broadcast/multicast output dropping, and will forward broadcast/multicast packets to non-blocked ports only. For IP multicast applications, the RTL8370(M) supports IPv4 IGMPv1/v2/v3 and IPv6 MLDv1/v2 snooping.\nIn order to support flexible traffic classification, the RTL8370(M) supports 64-entry ACL rule check and multiple actions options. Each port can optionally enable or disable the ACL rule check function. The ACL rule key can be based on packet physical port, Layer2, Layer3, and Layer4 information. When an ACL rule matches, the action taken is configurable to Drop/Permit/Redirect/Mirror, change priority value in 802.1q/Q tag, and rate policing. The rate policing mechanism supports from 8Kbps to 1Gbps (in 8Kbps steps).\nIn Bridge operation the RTL8370(M) supports 16 sets of port configurations: disable, block, learning, and forwarding for Spanning Tree Protocol and Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol. To meet security and management application requirements, the RTL8370(M) supports IEEE 802.1x Port-based/MAC-based Access Control. For those ports that do not pass IEEE 802.1x authentication, the RTL8370(M) provides a Port-based/MAC-based Guest VLAN function for them to access limited network resources. A 1-set Port Mirroring function is configured to mirror traffic (RX, TX, or both) appearing on one of the switch’s ports. Support is provided on each port for multiple RFC MIB Counters, for easy debug and diagnostics.\nTo improve real-time or multimedia networking applications, the RTL8370(M) supports eight priority assignments for each received packet. These are based on (1) Port-based priority; (2) 802.1p/Q VLAN tag priority; (3) DSCP field in IPv4/IPv6 header; and (4) ACL-assigned priority. Each output port supports a weighted ratio of eight priority queues to fit bandwidth requirements in different applications. The input bandwidth control function helps limit per-port traffic utilization. There is one leaky bucket for average packet rate control for each queue of all ports. Queue scheduling algorithm can use Strict Priority (SP) or Weighted Fair Queue (WFQ) or mixed.\nThe RTL8370(M) provides a 4K-entry VLAN table for 802.1Q port-based, tag-based, and protocol-based VLAN operation to separate logical connectivity from physical connectivity. The RTL8370(M) supports four Protocol-based VLAN configurations that can optionally select EtherType, LLC, and RFC1042 as the search key. Each port may be set to any topology via EEPROM upon reset, or EEPROM SMI Slave after reset.\nIn router applications, the router may want to know the input port of the incoming packet. The RTL8370(M) supports an option to insert a VLAN tag with VID=Port VID (PVID) on each egress port. The RTL8370(M) also provides an option to admit VLAN tagged packet with a specific PVID only. If this function is enabled, the RTL8370(M) will drop all non-tagged packets and packets with an incorrect PVID.