Microchip Technology

The next-generation switch family from Microchip delivers a flexible Enterprise and Industrial Ethernet solution. The VSC7440 SparX-IV-34 device is an SMB/SME Ethernet switch with up to 10 ports supporting a combination of 1G, 2.5G, and 10G Ethernet ports. The device provides a rich set of Enterprise Ethernet switching features. Using multistage Versatile TCAM technology (VCAP), it delivers VLAN and QoS processing that enables delivery of differentiated services, security through intelligent frame processing, and egress frame manipulation. For industrial applications, VSC7440 integrates VeriTime, Microchip’s patent-pending timing technology that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE 1588v2 time stamping. Combined with the PTP software and an advanced Servo algorithm, offers the most accurate 1588 solution. A powerful 500 MHz CPU enables full management of a Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet switch solution. A comprehensive application programming interface (API) and a software development package (SDK) accelerate time-to-market for managed Ethernet applications. The software API package integrates easily with third-party software, preserving existing software investments. [Supported Ethernet Software Options](https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/ethernet/software) Microchip's complimentary and confidential [MicroCHECK](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services) design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services/design-check-services-program-terms-and-conditions) and requires a myMicrochip account.

The VSC7442 SparX-IV-52 device is a 52G SMB/SME Industrial Ethernet switch with up to 52 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) ports. The device provides a rich set of Enterprise Ethernet switching features. Using multistage Versatile Content Aware Processing (VCAP), it delivers VLAN and QoS processing that enables delivery of differentiated services, security through intelligent frame processing, and egress frame manipulation. For industrial applications, VSC7442 integrates VeriTime IEEE 1588, patent-pending timing technology that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE 1588 timing implementation. A powerful 500 MHz CPU enables full management of a Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet switch solution. A comprehensive application programming interface (API) and software development package accelerates time-to-market for managed Ethernet applications. The software API package integrates easily with third-party software, preserving existing software investments. [Supported Ethernet Software Options](https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/ethernet/software) Microchip's complimentary and confidential [MicroCHECK](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services) design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services/design-check-services-program-terms-and-conditions) and requires a myMicrochip account.

The VSC7444 SparX-IV-44 device is an SMB/SME Industrial Ethernet switch with up to 26 ports supporting a combination of 1G, 2.5G, and 10G Ethernet ports. The device provides a rich set of Enterprise Ethernet switching features. Using multistage Versatile Content Aware Processing (VCAP), it delivers VLAN and QoS processing that enables delivery of differentiated services, security through intelligent frame processing, and egress frame manipulation. For industrial applications, VSC7444 integrates VeriTime IEEE 1588, patent-pending timing technology that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE 1588 timing implementation. A powerful 500 MHz CPU enables full management of a Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet switch solution. A comprehensive application programming interface (API) and software development package accelerates time-to-market for managed Ethernet applications. The software API package integrates easily with third-party software, preserving existing software investments. [Supported Ethernet Software Options](https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/ethernet/software) Microchip's complimentary and confidential [MicroCHECK](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services) design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services/design-check-services-program-terms-and-conditions) and requires a myMicrochip account.

Microchip's complimentary and confidential LANCheck® online design review service is available for customers who have selected our products for their application design-in. The [LANCheck online design review service](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/vsc7460) is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/vsc7460) and requires a myMicrochip account.

Microchip's Carrier Ethernet switch family offers the highest performance, market-ready solution for MEF CE 2.0 services. The VSC7464 LynX-2 device targets IP Edge demarcation and aggregation equipment to deliver Enterprise and mobile backhaul services. VSC7464 is based on Virtualized Service Aware Architecture (ViSAA), a silicon implementation that offers an unmatched level of Service Edge and Carrier Ethernet Networking features. ViSAA achieves wirespeed performance for even the most feature-rich Carrier Ethernet (CE) services. VSC7464 also integrates VeriTime, patent-pending distributed timing technology that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE 1588v2 timing implementation to meet today’s LTE/LTE-A requirements. The VSC7464 Carrier Ethernet switch contains up to twenty-four 10/100/1000 Mbps SGMII/SerDes ports, six 10/100/1000 Mbps QSGMII ports, and four 10 Gbps XAUI/SFI ports. VSC7464 provides a rich set of Carrier Ethernet switching features such as hierarchical QoS, hardware-based OAM (Ethernet and MPLS/MPLS-TP) and Service Activation Testing, protection switching, and Synchronous Ethernet. Using Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) and MPLS/MPLSTP technology, VSC7464 delivers MEF CE 2.0 EVCs. It features advanced TCAM classification in both ingress and egress. Per-EVC features include advanced L3-aware classification, a rich set of statistics, OAM for end-to-end performance monitoring, and dual-rate policing and shaping. VSC7464 supports IPv4/IPv6 Layer-3 (L3) routing with up to 4K IPv4 (1K IPv6) unicast LPM entries and 2K IPv4 (512 IPv6) L3 multicast groups. L3 security features include source guard and reverse path forwarding tasks. VSC7464 supports Microchip’s application programming interface for easy integration with third-party application software. The device also supports Microchip’s CEServices application software, dramatically reducing customer time-to-market. [Supported Ethernet Software Options](https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/ethernet/software) Microchip's complimentary and confidential [MicroCHECK](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services) design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services/design-check-services-program-terms-and-conditions) and requires a myMicrochip account.

Microchip's Carrier Ethernet switch family offers the highest performance, market-ready solution for MEF CE 2.0 services. The VSC7468 Jaguar-2 device targets IP Edge demarcation and aggregation equipment to deliver Enterprise and mobile backhaul services. VSC7468 is based on Virtualized Service Aware Architecture (ViSAA), a silicon implementation that offers an unmatched level of Service Edge and Carrier Ethernet Networking features. ViSAA achieves wirespeed performance for even the most feature-rich Carrier Ethernet (CE) services. VSC7468 also integrates VeriTime, patent-pending distributed timing technology that delivers the industry’s most accurate IEEE 1588v2 timing implementation to meet today’s LTE/LTE-A requirements. The VSC7468 Carrier Ethernet switch contains up to thirty-two 10/100/1000 Mbps SGMII/SerDes ports, twelve 10/100/1000 QSGMII ports, and four 10 Gbps XAUI/SFI ports. VSC7468 provides a rich set of Carrier Ethernet switching features such as hierarchical QoS, hardware-based OAM (Ethernet and MPLS/MPLS-TP) and Service Activation Testing, protection switching, and Synchronous Ethernet. Using Provider Bridging (Q-in-Q) and MPLS/MPLSTP technology, VSC7468 delivers MEF CE 2.0 EVCs. It features advanced TCAM classification in both ingress and egress. Per-EVC features include advanced L3-aware classification, a rich set of statistics, OAM for end-to-end performance monitoring, and dual-rate policing and shaping. VSC7468 supports IPv4/IPv6 Layer-3 (L3) routing with up to 4K IPv4 (1K IPv6) unicast LPM entries and 2K IPv4 (512 IPv6) L3 multicast groups. L3 security features include source guard and reverse path forwarding tasks. VSC7468 supports application programming interface for easy integration with third-party application software. The device also supports Microchip’s CEServices application software, dramatically reducing customer time-to-market. [Supported Ethernet Software Options](https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/ethernet/software) Microchip's complimentary and confidential [MicroCHECK](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services) design review service, which offers insight from the initial concept to the final PCB layout, is available to customers who are using our products in their projects. You can confidently submit your design materials in a secure and private setting, and our expert engineers will provide individualized feedback to enhance your design. MicroCHECK design review service is subject to Microchip's [Program Terms and Conditions](https://www.microchip.com/en-us/support/design-help/design-check-services/design-check-services-program-terms-and-conditions) and requires a myMicrochip account.