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The CENTAUR KS8695X, Multi-Port Gateway-on-a-Chip,
delivers a high level of networking integration and performance for
accelerating broadband gateway development. Key components integrated in the
KS8695X include: Integrated Layer 2 managed switch with five Fast Ethernet
transceivers and patented mixed-signal low power technology, five media access
control (MAC) units, a high-speed non-blocking switch fabric, a dedicated
address look-up engine, an on-chip frame buffer memory, and LED controls. One
port is partitioned for WAN interface with the other four ports for LAN access.
Also integrated is a 166MHz ARM™ (ARM992T) processor with memory management
unit (MMU) and 8KB I-cache and 8KB dCache. Shared programmable 8/16/32-bit data
bus and 22-bit address bus with up to 64MB total memory space for SDRAM, ROM,
Flash, SRAM, and all peripheral devices. Other peripheral support logic
including GPIO, a watchdog timer, an interrupt controller, and a JTAG debugging
interface. Complete hardware and software reference designs are available. The
KS8695X represents a total solution optimized for broadband gateway system
development and renders speedy routing performance and connectivity interfaces
for value-added networking expansions.
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