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Marvell Alaska 88E1512
APPLICATIONS
The Alaska 88E1512 Transceivers deliver optimal physical layer interfacing and features for a broad range of
applications within the Enterprise, embedded, consumer, and Metro/service provider market segments.
The Alaska 88E1512 family provides complete GbE transceiver solutions with complete software compatibility. To
shorten system manufacturers design cycles and accelerate time-to-market, Marvell provides complete Alaska
reference designs and supporting docs with schematics, layout les and other documentation.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
FEATURES BENEFITS
• Four RGMII timing modes including integrated delays • This eliminates the need for adding additional trace delays on the PCB
• Supports Energy Efcient Ethernet (EEE)
- Including EEE buffering for legacy MAC devices
• Extended energy savings through incorporation of the IEEE 802.3az standard
- Additional support added to allow EEE enablement on non-EEE MACs
• IEEE1588 version 2 Time Stamping and Synchronous Ethernet
(SyncE) Clock Recovery
• Enabling frequency and/or clock synchronization for time sensitive
applications and environments
• Advanced Virtual Cable Tester® (VCTTM)• Detects and reports potential cabling issues to within one meter of the
distance to the fault
• 56-pin QFN 8mm x 8mm Green package • Environmentally friendly, small form factor for minimal real estate
requirements