C.1.10.2

External Transceivers

 

The following external transceivers are connected through the MII port:

 

6211 Micro 100BASE-FX FastEthernet transceiver

 

CT4-1030 100BASE-T4 transceiver

 

4CFX-107X 100BASE-FX transceiver

 

XF467A MII-to-AUI transceiver

C.1.10.3

External Cables

 

The MII port supports an 18 inch (0.5-meter) long, 40-conductor, 20 signal-ground,

 

STP cable. The single-ended impedance of the cable is 68 ohms (+/-10%). The

 

propagation delay for each twisted-pair, measured from the MII connector to the

 

PHY, does not exceed 2.5 nanoseconds.

 

The RJ45 Ethernet port supports a Category 5, UTP cable for the 100BASE-TX, and a

 

Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable for the 10BASE-T operation.

 

 

 

Note - The maximum cable segment lengths for the 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-TX are

 

300 feet (100 meters) and 3000 feet (1000 meters), respectively.

 

 

C.1.10.4

Connectors

 

A 40-pin connector is used for the MII connector. A standard 8-pin RJ45 connector

 

with a shield is used for the AUI connector.

C.1.10.5

MII Power

 

A regulated 5-VDC (+/- 5%) voltage is supplied to the PHY IC over the load range

 

of from 0 to 750 mA. A 2-amp overcurrent protection circuit is provided by a

 

polymer-based resettable fuse to the MII supply voltage.

 

MII-to-AUI connection to a 10-Mbps medium attachment unit requires a

 

supplemental power source to meet the AUI power supply requirements. The

 

MII-AUI converter provides the necessary supplemental power.

C.1.10.6

MII Port Timing

 

MII port timing encompasses two configurations involving the use of either an

 

on-board transceiver or external transceivers. For either transceiver configuration, the

 

MII port timing is the same because MII operates with a 40-nanosecond cycle time.

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