MXL86211C-AQB-T

MxL86211C 2.5G Ethernet PHY Transceiver IC

MaxLinear MxL86211C 2.5G Ethernet PHY Transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) is a low-power device designed to deliver a cost-effective solution for networking devices such as routers, switches, and home gateways. The MaxLinear MxL86211C enables data transmission over Ethernet twisted-pair copper cables of Category 5 or higher and supports data rates of 2.5Gbps, 1Gbps, 100Mbps, and 10Mbps. Within the OSI model, the MxL86211C operates at Layer 1 as a physical media access device. It connects to a Layer 2 MAC device through a serial SGMII interface, supporting the same data rates. On the Ethernet twisted-pair side, it complies with IEEE 802.3 standards for: 2.5GBASE-T (Clause 126, NBASE-T), 1000BASE-T (Clause 40), 100BASE-TX (Clause 25), and 10BASE-Te (Clause 14). This interface includes Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) to minimize idle power consumption and supports Wake-on-LAN for system-level power savings. A low-EMI line driver with integrated termination simplifies PCB design.