PCI Express Gen3 Switch 324-Pin HFC-BGA

The PEX 8716 is a 16-lane, 4-port, PCIe Gen 3 switch device developed on 40nm technology. PEX 8716 offers Multi-Host PCI Express switching capability that enables users to connect multiple hosts to their respective endpoints via scalable, high-bandwidth, non-blocking interconnection to a wide variety of applications including servers, storage, communications, and graphics platforms. The PEX 8716 is well suited for fan-out, aggregation, and peer-to-peer traffic patterns. Included is PLX"s proprietary visionPAK debug software, which allows, for example, internal receive-eye observation after equalization and access to the devices" internal debug registers thus enabling faster time to market.

• 16-lane, 4-port PCIe Gen 3 switch
  • Integrated 8.0 GT/s SerDes
• 19 x 19mm2, 324-pin FCBGA package
• Typical Power: 4.0 Watts
• Standards Compliant
  • PCI Express Base Specification, r3.0 (compatible w/ PCIe rl.0a/1.1 & 2.0)
  • PCI Power Management Spec, r1.2
  • Microsoft Vista Compliant
  • Supports Access Control Services
  • Dynamic Link-width control
  • Dynamic SerDes speed control
• High Performance
  • Non-blocking switch fabric
  • Full line rate on all ports
  • Packet Cut-Thru with 112ns max packet latency (x4 to x4)
  • 2KB Max Payload Size
• Flexible Configuration
  • Ports configurable as x1, x2, x4, x8
  • Registers configurable with strapping pins, EEPROM, I2C, or host software
  • Lane and polarity reversal
  • Compatible with PCIe 1.0a PM
• Multi-Host & Fail-Over Support
  • Configurable Non-Transparent port
  • Failover with Non-Transparent port
  • Up to 2 upstream/Host ports with 1 + 1 failover or N + 1 failover to other upstream port
• Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Eight traffic classes per port
  • Weighted round-robin source port arbitration
• Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
  • 3 Hot Plug Ports with native HP Signals
  • All ports hot plug capable thru I2C
  • ECRC and Poison bit support
  • Data Path parity
  • Memory (RAM) Error Correction
  • Advanced Error Reporting
  • Port Status bits and GPIO available: Per port error diagnostics
  • JTAG AC/DC boundary scan