vsc7148 Vitesse Semiconductor Corp, vsc7148 Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: vsc7148
• Description: 16-port Jbod Loop Chip For 1.0625 Gb/s Fc-al Storage Applications Semiconductor Corporation
• Manufacturer: Vitesse Semiconductor Corp

VSC7148
Port #1
Port #2
Host
Host
G E N E R A L D E S C R I P T I O N :
standard, protocol.
The VSC7148 easily interfaces with the SSC100 or VSC120
Enclosure Management Controllers to offer unsurpassed
diagnostic capability within the industry. The SSC100 (or VSC120)
communicates with the VSC7148 through the I
provide complete loop status, configuration, and diagnostic control
to the host. In this configuration, up to fifteen drives on a single
loop may be accessed with a single Fibre Channel connector.
Serial data from the loop enters the FC-AL port of the SSC100
where the data is processed, returned to the loop, and
handed to the VSC7148 for drive communications. In addition,
the VSC7148 is the only device on the market that supports
two loops within a single device. The External Loop may be
configured for all Fibre Channel data traffic while the Snoop
A P P L I C A T I O N D I A G R A M :
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16-Port JBOD Loop Chip for 1.0625 Gb/s FC-AL Storage Applications
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status information and control of configuration
through an easily-implemented, industry-
drives in managed and un- managed arrays.
The use of an I
The VSC7148 is typically used to distribute
Fibre Channel signals to an array of disk
External
PBC 0
Snoop
Loop
Loop
2
C Interface allows access to
External
PBC 1
Snoop
Loop
Loop
2
C interface to
External
PBC 2
Snoop
Loop
Loop
External
PBC 3
Snoop
Loop
Loop
Loop may be used for monitoring or isolating specific ports for
diagnostics. With this architecture, a design engineer has the
flexibility to offer full Fibre Channel support on the External Loop
while isolating error conditions and performing loop diagnostics on
the Snoop Loop. When coupled with the SSC100's initiator features,
the VSC7148 can provide fault isolation conditions and JBOD quality
characteristics back to the host in realtime. When used in a
managed JBOD application, the VSC7148/SSC100 chipset allows
fault isolation down to the lowest Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) to
reduce downtime and support costs, and lead to higher availability.
S O F T W A R E :
The VSC7148 is supported by an API within our enclosure
management Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK includes
software to implement a FC transport and SES diagnostic
environment. In addition, the SDK also includes a System Services
module which provides APIs to the peripheral functionality
(interrupts, timers etc.) in the Enclosure Management Controller.
The System Services also includes driver libraries for popular I
devices such as National's LM75, LM78, and many others.
External
PBC 15
Snoop
Loop
Loop
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