5. Multicast > Overview
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Tsi578 User Manual
June 6, 2016
Integrated Device Technology
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The Tsi578 includes the following features:
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One multicast engine provides dedicated multicast resources without impacting throughput on the
ports
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Eight multicast groups
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Sustained multicast output bandwidth, up to 10 Gbit/s per egress port
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10 Gbit/s of instantaneous multicast input bandwidth
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Packets are replicated to each egress port in parallel
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The multicast engine can accept bursts of traffic with different packet sizes
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Arbitration at the egress port to allow management of resource contention between multicast or
unicast traffic
5.1.3
Multicast Operation with Multiple Tsi57x Switches
Tsi57x multicast support is designed to allow information from a single source to be multicast
efficiently over a tree topology within a RapidIO fabric (see
). When two or more Tsi57x
switches are connected to each other, however, multicasting packets in both directions between the
switches may create a dependency loop that causes a deadlock.
Figure 20: Multicast Operation – Option 1
1. All bandwidths assume the internal switching fabric is clocked at 156.25 MHz.
System behavior for the multicasting of packets which require responses is not defined in the
RapidIO Interconnect Specification (Revision 1.3) - Part 11 Multicast Specification
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