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BCM5722 Programmer’s Guide

10/15/07

Broadcom Corporation

Page 1 About this Document Document 5722-PG101-R

Section 1: About this Document

This programmer's reference guide covers the following Ethernet controllers:

• BCM5722 NetXtreme

• BCM5755 and BCM5755M NetXtreme

• BCM5754 and BCM5754M NetXtreme

• BCM5787 and BCM5787M NetLink™

• BCM5906 and BCM5906M NetLink

This document focuses on the registers, control blocks, and software interfaces necessary for host software programming.

This document is intended to complement the data sheet for the appropriate member of the BCM5722 Ethernet controllers.

The errata documentation (see “Revision Levels” on page 8) complements this document.

TERMS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT

Throughout this document, the following MACs are collectively referred to as BCM5722 Ethernet controllers, and the term

BCM5722 Ethernet controller is used to refer to any one of the following MACs:

• BCM5722

• BCM5754

• BCM5754M

• BCM5755

• BCM5755M

• BCM5756M

• BCM5757

• BCM5787

• BCM5787M

• BCM5906

• BCM5906M

Whenever the term NetXtreme family is used, it applies to all of the following BCM5722 Ethernet controllers:

• BCM5700, BCM5701, and BCM5702

• BCM5703C and BCM5703S

• BCM5704C and BCM5704S

• BCM5705

• BCM5714C, BCM5714S, BCM5715C, and BCM5715S

• BCM5722

• BCM5751, BCM5721, BCM5752

• BCM5754 and BCM5754M

• BCM5755 and BCM5755M

• BCM5757