Ethernet Switches

New 2.5G Low power switch is world's 1st with eight integrated 2.5G PHYs

Unmanaged Switch


unmanaged switch block diagram


No configuration option

Web-smart Switch


Web-smart switch block diagram


Rich configuration options over browser: IGMP, MLD, Qos, VLAN, ...

Host-attached Switch


Host-attached switch block diagram


Configuration and control by external processor over MDIO

The demand for more robust Ethernet products is growing as 2.5G speeds expand into enterprise, retail, and industrial single and multiport applications, and more PCs offer 2.5G Ethernet ports. 

The new MxL8628x and MxL8625x switches are optimized for 2.5G Ethernet, providing customers with a rich set of features while being substantially lower power and cost optimized relative to 10G and unoptimized 2.5G devices.

MaxLinear's 2.5G Optimized Ethernet PHY Advantages
Extensive IOP
Excellent Reach
Power Optimized
Cost Optimized
Rich Feature Set
Portfolio
GSW1xx
Gigabit Ethernet Switches
  • Low power consumption through high integration
  • Smart LED brightness control integrated for power saving
  • Small 8mm x 8mm package footprint
  • One 1G/2.5G SGMII+ and one management port
  • IEEE 1588 Version 2 support
  • Supports RMII, RGMII, SGMII, SGMII+ interfaces
  • Two or four integrated PHYs
    • 10BASE-TE, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
    • 802.3az Energy-Efficient Ethernet
  • Low EMI line driver with integrated line termination
  • Single RMII interface with delay compensation
  • Features include: VLAN, QoS, loop detection, ACL, broadcast storm and ingress bandwidth control, egress rate shaping, hardware snooping
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  • Low power consumption through high integration
  • Power saving modes for short cable, through Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and no-link detection
  • Integrated processor enables web-smart switch applications

  • Six commercial temp options:
    • MxL86280C: 8-port
    • MxL86282C: 10-port
    • MxL86282S: 10-port, web-smart
    • MxL86250C: 5-port
    • MxL86252C: 7-port
    • MxL86252S: 7-port, web-smart
  • Two industrial temp options:
    • MxL86282I: 10-port, web-smart
    • MxL86252I: 7-port, web-smart
  • Supports XFI and USXGMII interfaces
  • Wire speed switching between all ports
  • Features include: VLAN, QoS, loop detection, ACL
  • Eight integrated 2.5GBASE-T PHYs
    • 2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-Te link rates
  • 12mm x 12mm package
Learn More - MxL86282x
Learn More - MxL86252x
Resources

Accelerate Time-to-Market with the MxL86282 Evaluation Kit 


MXL86282C-EVK-1

Senior Director of Marketing, Interface Products Raman Sargis talks about the benefits of MaxLinear's 2.5G Ethernet solution.


Documentation & Tools


Technical Documentation & Application Notes

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Evaluation Tools
Evaluation Kits are available for all MaxLinear Ethernet products.
  • GSW145-EVK-1 supports all GSW1xx products
  • MXL86282S-EVK-1 supports all MxL8628x products
  • MXL86252S-EVK-1 supports all MxL8625x products