2.0
System Data Port Interfaces
The 82562EZ(EX) Platform LAN Connect Device and the 82547GI(EI) Gigabit Ethernet
controller employ different system interfaces, as illustrated in
GMCH
Intel®
ICH5
Figure 1. ICH5 Platform LAN Connect Sections
2.1
LCI Connection to 82562EZ(EX) Platform LAN Connect
Device
The 82562EZ(EX) Platform LAN Connect device uses the LAN Connect Interface (LCI) to
connect to the I/O Control Hub 5 (ICH5). LCI is a point-to-point interface optimized to support one
device.
Line termination mechanisms are not specified for the LCI. Slew rate controlled output buffers
achieve acceptable signal integrity by controlling signal reflection, undershoot and ringing.
For details about how to connect the LCI interface between the 82562EZ(EX) Platform LAN
Connect device and ICH5, please refer to the 82562ET/EM Platform LAN Connect Printed Circuit
Board (PCB) Design Guide, the Intel
guide.
82562EZ(EX)/82547GI(EI) Dual Footprint Design Guide
®
Intel
82547GI(EI)
CSA
LCI
®
Intel
82562EZ(EX)
®
865 Chipset design guide, or the Intel
Figure
1.
Magnetics
Connector
Module
®
875 Chipset design
3