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Specifications: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide

10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

Performance Specifications

Physical Characteristics

Power Requirements

Environmental Specifications


10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

Table 1. 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications
Port Type
Connector
Media
Maximum Distance
10BASE-T
RJ-45
Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted pairs (UTP)
100m (328 ft)
100/1000BASE-T1
RJ-45
Category 52 UTP
100m (328 ft)
11000BASE-T signaling requires 4 twisted pairs of Category 5 balanced cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:1995 and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-A (1995) and tested for additional performance using testing procedures defined in TIA/EIA TSB95.
2Category 5 is the minimum requirement. Category 5e and Category 6 are fully supported.

Performance Specifications

Table 2. Performance Specifications  
Feature
Specification
PCI Type Controllers (Single-Port BCM570X Controllers)
PCI Clock
66 MHz maximum
PCI-X Clock
133 MHz
PCI/PCI-X Data/Address
32-bit and 64-bit
PCI-X Data Burst Transfer Rate
400 Mbit/s (32-bit bus at 100 MHz)
800 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 100 MHz)
600 Mbit/s (32-bit bus at 100 MHz) - BCM5701/BCM5703 only
1024 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 100 MHz) - BCM5701/BCM5703 only
PCI Data Burst Transfer Rate
132 Mbit/s (32-bit bus)
264 Mbit/s (64-bit bus)
528 Mbit/s (64-bit bus at 66 MHz)
PCI Modes
Master/slave
PCI Express™ Type Controllers (BCM57XX Controllers)
PCI Express Interface
x1 link width
PCI Express Aggregated Bandwidth (transmit and receive)
2.5 Gbps
10/100/1000BASE-T
10/100/1000 Mbps (full-duplex)

Physical Characteristics

Table 3. Physical Characteristics
NIC Type
Length
Width
PCI
16.6 cm (6.6 in.)
6.45 cm (2.54 in.)
PCI Express
11.2 cm (4.420 in.)
5.08 cm (2.00 in.)

Power Requirements

Table 4. Power Requirements
Item
Value
BCM5700 and BCM5701
Operating Voltage
+5V ± 5%
Power Consumption
10W
2A @ +5VDC
BCM5703
Operating Voltage
+3.3V ±10% for BCM95703A30 and BCM95703SA31
+5V ±5% for BCM95703A30U and BCM95703SA31U
Power Consumption
4W
1.2A@ +3.3V for BCM95703A30
BCM5721 and BCM5751
Operating voltage
+3.3V ± 10%
Power Consumption
2.84W
860 mA @ +3.3VDC
BCM5722
Operating voltage
+3.3V ± 10%
Power Consumption
1.41W
427 mA @ +3.3VDC
BCM5705
Operating Voltage
+3.3V ± 10%
Power Consumption
1.13W maximum

Environmental Specifications

Table 5. Environmental Specifications
Condition
Operating Specification
Storage Specification
Temperature
0°C to 55°C (+32°F to +131°F)
–40°C to +85°C (–40°F to +185°F)
Relative Humidity
5% to 85% (non-condensing)
40°C, 16-hour dwells at extremes
5% to 95% (non-condensing)
10°C/hour
Altitude
Up to 10,000 ft.
Up to 35,000 ft.
Shock
10g, 1/2 sine wave, 11 ms
60g, 1/2 sine wave, 11 ms
Vibration, peak-to-peak displacement
0.005 in. max (5 Hz to 32 Hz)
0.1 in. max (5 Hz to 17 Hz)
Vibration, peak acceleration
0.25g (5 Hz to 500 Hz)
(Sweep Rate = 1 octave/min.)
0.25g (5 Hz to 500 Hz)
(Sweep Rate = 1 octave/min.)


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