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DATA
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CTRL
S E M I C O N D U C T O R, I N C .
ENCODE
DATA
10
6
2
GA9101/
GA9102
Tx OPTICS
or COAX
GA9101
TRANSMITTER
MEDIA
OUT
2
GA9103
ENDEC
HOST
LOOP
DATA
or
customersupplied
ENDEC*
DATA
8
DECODE
STATUS
10
GA9102
RECEIVER
REMOTE
HOST
MEDIA
RX,
IN
RY Rx OPTICS
or COAX
2
Fibre Channel
Transmitter and
Receiver
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B
O
9 (7*)
(*for ESCON)
The Fibre Channel Specification is implemented as a standard I/O channel
interface for either serial interconnection of peripherals to computers or for
communication between computers. Fibre Channel links communicate over
distances of up to 10 kilometers at baud rates from132.8125 Megabaud to
1.0625 Gigabaud. GA9101 and GA9102 chips are designed to operate at
serial baud rates of 194.4, 200.0, and 265.625 Megabaud.
The Fibre Channel standard provides a variety of physical media and data
rates to accommodate different cost/performance needs. The framing
protocol also provides flexibility, so different implementations can use
various features of the standard to optimize system performance.
GA9101 and GA9102 Transmitter/Receiver chips are designed using a
TriQuint-proprietary 0.7 micron One-Up™ GaAs process. They interface
either directly to an electrical medium or to a fiber-optic interface. The
chips perform parallel-to-serial conversion, bit clock generation, receive
clock/data recovery, and serial-to-parallel conversion.
Features
DATACOM
PRODUCTS
TriQuint’s GA9101 Transmitter and GA9102 Receiver, in conjunction with
the GA9103 ENDEC, provide a comprehensive electrical and physical
interface in compliance with the ANSI Fibre Channel Standard. In
conjunction with a customer-supplied ENDEC, the GA9101 and GA9102
also provide a fully-compliant interface with the ESCON™ standard. The
GA9101/GA9102 chip set can also be used for local-area network
applications operating at serial data rates of 194.4 Megabaud (payload
at 155.52 Megabits/sec).
• Fully Fibre-Channel- and
ESCON™-compatible
• With fiber optics and ENDEC,
makes a complete FC-0, FC-1
solution
• TTL-compatible 10-bit-wide data
bus with 19.44, 20.00, or
26.5625 MHz byte clock
• Serial rate of 194.4, 200.0, or
265.625 Mbaud with on-chip
bit clock generation
• On-chip clock and
data-recovery PLL
• Automatic byte alignment to
8b/10b code
• Low power dissipation —
700 mW per chip (typical)
• 28-pin surface-mount package
Along with a fiber-optic module, this chip set will provide a complete FC-0
and FC-1 solution for a Fibre Channel data link. Additionally, the GA9101
and GA9102 can be used for serial SCSI, point-to-point serial
communication, and other network applications.
For additional information and latest specifications, see our website: www.triquint.com
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