Switch - PLX Technology

Switch - PLX Technology Switch - PLX Technology

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PLX Switches with Hot-Plug PLX PCIe Switch PCIe hot-plug control registers PCIe Switch w/o Hot Plug Controller No PCIe hot-plug control registers Voltage Cont. Clk Voltage Cont. CPLD $5 Clk Power HPPERST Clock Power HPPERST Clock ‣ PLX PCIe Switches ‣ Other PCIe Switches • Internal Hot-Plug Controllers • Require External CPLD $! • Provide PCIe Hot-Plug Registers • May not provide PCIe Hot-Plug and 9 Hot-Plug signals Registers Software burden! • Minimal External Circuitry Needed • Additional External Circuitry Needed • Available on 2 to 8 ports © PLX Aug 2007 16

Cut-Thru ‣ Cut-Thru Architecture – reduced latency • Moves packet to Egress port after reading packet header • Increased performance with bursty traffic ‣ Store & Forward Architecture • Moves packet to Egress port after reading entire packet 1001011000110110 Ingress Port Cut-Thru Path Egress Port 1001011000110110 Payload Header PCIe Switch Payload Header 1001011000110110 Ingress Port Egress Port 100101100011 0110 Payload Header Store & Forward Path Payload Header © PLX Aug 2007 17

<strong>PLX</strong> <strong>Switch</strong>es with Hot-Plug<br />

<strong>PLX</strong> PCIe<br />

<strong>Switch</strong><br />

PCIe hot-plug<br />

control registers<br />

PCIe <strong>Switch</strong><br />

w/o Hot Plug<br />

Controller<br />

No PCIe hot-plug<br />

control registers<br />

Voltage<br />

Cont.<br />

Clk<br />

Voltage<br />

Cont.<br />

CPLD<br />

$5<br />

Clk<br />

Power<br />

HPPERST<br />

Clock<br />

Power<br />

HPPERST<br />

Clock<br />

‣ <strong>PLX</strong> PCIe <strong>Switch</strong>es<br />

‣ Other PCIe <strong>Switch</strong>es<br />

• Internal Hot-Plug Controllers • Require External CPLD $!<br />

• Provide PCIe Hot-Plug Registers<br />

• May not provide PCIe Hot-Plug<br />

and 9 Hot-Plug signals<br />

Registers Software burden!<br />

• Minimal External Circuitry Needed<br />

• Additional External Circuitry Needed<br />

• Available on 2 to 8 ports<br />

© <strong>PLX</strong> Aug 2007 16

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