FEATURES

¨ Three Simultaneous Channels For Bridge Operation.
¨ Integrated Concentrator Support.
¨ Optimized Same Channel Skew Control.
¨ Register Controlled Channel to Channel Muxing.
¨ Bi-directional BTL Bus Interface.
¨ Prioritized Bus Arbitration.
¨ 30MHz Data Rate.
¨ 100 Pin Plastic QFP High Power Package.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This device provides BTL bus interface and data routing functions for LAN Bridges and Concentrators. Figure 1 shows the functional block diagram when the device is configured as a Bridge. Figure 2 shows the functional block diagram when the device is configured as a Concentrator.