Hi All, I just need to clarify a small doubt on the usage of magnetics, Whenever we are using Ethernet switch IC we should provide the magnetics to the ports at the chip side. Due to some reason like signal balancing, common-mode rejection, impedance matching, and EMC improvement. Consider, I am using one processor board and the respective rear board, In that the magnetics outputs (twisted pair) are coming from the processor board, and it could be connected with the Ethernet switch IC that one I used in rear board through the rear connectors, In Ethernet switch datasheet they mentioned all the ports should connect with primary side of the magnetics. My doubt is whether we could provide one more magnetics (because already magnetics was given in processor board, that output is coming from the processor board to rear board side) to the ports of Ethernet switch IC, then connect to the processor side magnectics output, or there is no need of magnetics, if the magnetics is not need for that case tell me reason. Best Regards, Karthick.M **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer *****************This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, retention, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. Also, email is susceptible to data corruption, interception, tampering, unauthorized amendment and viruses. We only send and receive emails on the basis that we are not liable for any such corruption, interception, tampering, amendment or viruses or any consequence thereof. *********** End of Disclaimer ***********DataPatterns ITS Group********** ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu