Formation - MARVELL 88E6061/88E6061B/88E6031 Switches Ethernet (reference 004752A)
 
    Prerequisites
  • Knowledge of Ethernet (802.3) and Bridging (802.1) is recommended
  • See our course 003367A
   
           
  Course Objectives
  • Providing the basic knowledge on 802.3 and 802.1
  • Understanding the parameters that determine the QoS
  • Implementing the Dynamic Queue Limit architecture
  • Description of the Address Lookup engine
  • Clarifying the bridge loop prevention mechanism
  • Becoming familiar with the API defined by Marvell
    
           
  Related courses
  • MVD provides a course on gigabit Ethernet, reference 003367A
  • MVD provides a course on PCI-X, reference 002597A
  • MVD provides a course on various PowerPC CPUs
    
           
    Duration
  • 3-day course
    
           
    Topics

(The full description of this course can be provided on request)

100 Mbps ETHERNET BASICS

  • MAC layer
  • PHY layer
  • Auto-negotiation

802.1Q BASICS

  • Spanning tree
  • VLAN tag
  • Management functions
  • Automatic address learning
  • Handling multicasts, GVRP

INTRODUCTION TO 88E6061 SWITCHES

  • Block diagram
  • Application examples
  • Software architecture

SWITCH CORE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

  • Architecture, embedded memory
  • Operation of the integrated MACs
  • IGMP snooping
  • Ingress policy
  • Queue controller
  • Egress policy
  • Spanning tree support
  • Handling of management frames

PHY INTERFACE

  • Transmit PCS and PMA
  • Receive PCS and PMA
  • Far End Fault indication
  • Auto MDI/MDIX crossover
  • Accessing PHY registers, MDC/MDIO interface
  • Register description
  • Auto-configuration

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE

  • Multi-layer architecture
  • Source code organization
  • Platform specific routines
  • SMI interface functions
  • Semaphore related routines
  • Switch driver layer
  • Accessing global registers
  • API layer
    
           
    Documentation

Training manuals will be given to participants during training. Precise and easy of use, those notes can be used as a reference afterwards. 		   
           
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