If I understand correctly, by "1-to-2 transformer" you don't mean the turn ratio, but that the diff-pair routing on the switch-side is paralleled from the transformer to the two switches. In that case, and IF (and only IF) 1) you always have two switch boards plugged in 2) the length between the transformer (on the processor board)and the PHYs(actually termination) on both switch boards is equal (meaning the switch boards are in symmetrical slots relative to the processor) then consider using 1:sqroot(2) transformer ratio to bring back the impedance from 50 ohm (100||100) to the required 100 Ohm. Neven --- In si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "peter zhu" <peter.zhu@xxxx> wrote: > Hi,experts: > > Very tough problem for me in Ethernet redundancy design. > > In our backplane, we use an illegal Ethernet switch board redundancy scheme. our processor board has one FE(Fast Ethernet), and two switch boards are resided in backplane for redundancy. the processor board FE connect to the two switch board at the same time, but one switch board is in standby state(The PHY on this board is tristated), so the processor board FE will communication with the active switch board. But you know, FE must have a transformer for isolation, so the processor board FE has 1-to-2 transformer connection because of the two switch board on this FE. This will cause to Ethernt singal distortion and this is not compliant with standard, and some processor boards can not transmit data with very high speed. > > If we use AC104QF from Broadcom, maybe 2 boards FE will fail among 12 boards, other 10 boards FE are very normal. > > But if we use AM79C875KI from AMD, maybe 5 boards FE will fail among 12 boards. > > Our redundancy scheme is not changeable, so how to let the FE work nomal in this situation? > Does anyone encounter similar problems? > > Urgent, I very appreciate your help and information. > > > Thanks! > > Peter > > UTStarocm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu