DESCRIPTION

· The PEX 8505 is a 5-lane PCI Express switch compliant with PCI Express Base Specification r1.1.

· It supports up to five ports with x1 and x2 lane widths.

· The device is housed in a 15mm x 15mm, 196-ball PBGA package.

· Typical power consumption is 0.8 Watts.

FEATURES

· High performance with cut-thru packet latency of 138ns.

· Non-blocking internal architecture supporting full line rate on all ports.

· Flexible configuration via strapping pins, EEPROM, I2C, or host software.

· Supports PCI Express Power Management states: L0, L0s, L1, L2/L3 Ready, and L3.

· Quality of Service with one Virtual Channel and eight Traffic Classes per port.

· Reliability features include end-to-end CRC, Poison-bit support, and advanced error reporting.

APPLICATIONS

· Suitable for communications platforms, consumer products, and servers.

· Ideal for storage systems, blade servers, and industrial systems.

· Used in Control Plane Applications, I/O Expansion, and Video Surveillance.

· Applicable in Multi-Function Printers, DVRs, and Medical Imaging systems.