LSIFC929 Dual Channel Fibre Solutions LSIFC929 HARDWARE FEATURES ™ • Fusion-MPT architecture • Highly-integrated 2 Gbit dual-channel, full duplex Fibre Channel protocol controller ™ • GigaBlaze 2 Gbit serial link • Auto-negotiation for legacy connect ® • Custom ARM RISC processor • High-performance context management LSIFC929 FIBRE CHANNEL PROTOCOL CONTROLLER • Synchronous SRAM external To keep pace with the considerable performance demands in today’s memory interface Fibre Channel arena, LSI Logic offers an unprecedented dual-channel PCI-to- • Full simultaneous target and Fibre Channel controller-the LSIFC929. Featuring 2 Gbit data rates per initiator operations channel, the highly integrated LSIFC929 controller enables system designers • PC99 compliant to double I/O performance while greatly enhancing host utilization and connectivity. The LSIFC929 provides designers optimal flexibility by supporting • JTAG debug interface all Fibre Channel topologies with full duplex communications on both channels. • 329 BGA An extremely cost-effective, power-efficient Fibre Channel solution, the FIBRE CHANNEL FEATURES LSIFC929 controller enables OEMs and system integrators the full advantages • Class 2 and 3 support of today’s dual-channel drive storage devices. The LSIFC929 controller frees up valuable PCI board slots, and additionally eliminates the need for a PCI • BB credit of 3, alternate login of 1 bridge, a second single-channel Fibre Channel controller and the associated • FC-PH, FC-AL2 r7.0, FC-FCP, memory and support devices of current dual-channel designs. The result is FC-PLDA, FC-FLA, FCA-IP, marked savings in circuit board real estate, system reliability and power IETF-IPFC, and PCI 2.2 compliant consumption, making the LSIFC929 controller the Fibre Channel solution for • N_Port supporting: workstations, servers and storage area networks. – N_Port (Point-to-Point) The LSIFC929 controller is the first true multifunctional device supporting – F_Port (Fabric Attach) Fibre Channel protocol (FCP) and Internet protocol (IP) intermixed and • NL_Port supporting: simultaneous on both channels. Providing designers the greatest flexibility in system configuration, IP traffic can be fully intermixed with SCSI traffic or – NL_Port (Private Loop) routed separately to an individual channel. Also, IP and SCSI traffic can – FL_Port (Public Loop) coexist in NT systems without the need for a full port driver. Link Link System Interface LSIFC929 Dual Channel Fibre Solutions For more information please visit the LSI Logic web site at: 32-Bit 400 MBps Xmtr http://storageio.lsilogic.com Memory FC Context 2 GFC SSRAM Controller Xcvr Rcvr LSI Logic Corporation PCI North American Headquarters Interface 528 MBps 400 MBps 64-Bit Xmtr Milpitas, CA FC 2 GFC 66-MHz Context I/O Xcvr PCI Bus Rcvr Tel: 866 574 5741 Processor LSI Logic Europe Ltd. European Headquarters LSIFC929 block diagram United Kingdom Tel: 44 1344 426544 PCI INTERFACE INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS Fax: 44 1344 481039 • Servers Internet/Intranet, network, • PCI 2.2 compliant video, e-mail, printing, database LSI Logic KK Headquarters • 64-bit, 66 MHz host PCI bus management, etc. Tokyo, Japan Tel: 81 3 5463 7165 • Dual Address Cycle (DAC) • Workstations CAD/CAM, industrial simulation, etc. Fax 81 3 5463 7820 • Extended access cycles • Host Attach for RAID and JBOD (MRL, MRM, MWI) ISO 9000 Certified mass storage subsystems anywhere The LSI Logic logo design, GigaBlaze, and Fusion-MPT • Compact PCI (cPCI) register set data access is the bottleneck are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corporation. ARM is a registered trademark of Advanced RISC Machines Limited, used under FUSION-MPT ARCHITECTURE license. All other brand and product names may To be of value, a host adapter’s software architecture must interoperate be trademarks of their respective companies. across the wide range of operating and computing systems available. To LSI Logic Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products and services herein at accomplish this, LSI Logic has developed standardized software support known any time without notice. LSI Logic does not as Fusion-MPT. Initially implemented for the LSIFC909 single-channel PCI-to-Fibre assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product or service Channel host adapter, the Fusion-MPT common software architecture is incorporated described herein, except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Logic; nor does the purchase, into the LSIFC929 dual-channel controller, and will follow as LSI Logic’s common lease, or use of a product or service from LSI software architecture in all future storage interface products. Logic convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Logic or of third Fusion-MPT is designed as a standard software interface that is independent parties. of underlying physical interfaces and protocols. The LSIFC929 Fusion-MPT Copyright ©2001 by LSI Logic Corporation. implementation allows the LSI44929O/LO to be compatible with LSI Logic’s All rights reserved. complete line of Fusion-MPT drivers. This technology provides the benefit of Order No. S20057 7/01-1M – Printed in USA complete binary compatibility of host software across different physical interfaces (such as SCSI, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand) and future interface controller product generations. The result is reduced software development, as well as considerably less integration and certification time, for system designers with a critical need to shorten time to market. 2