KS8993 Micrel System Level Applications public network access. The major benefits of using the KS8993 are the lower power consumption, unmanaged op- The KS8993 can be configured to fit either in a three port 10/ eration, flexible configuration and built in frame buffering. 100 application or as a two port 10/100 network interface with Two such applications are depicted below. an extra MII or SNI port. This MII/SNI port can be connected to an external processor and used for routing purposes or Public Network Access Routing Engine KS8993 KS8993 3-Port 3-Port Switch Switch with with PHY PHY 3X 2X Transformer Transformer or Fiber or Fiber Interface Interface 3-Port Stand Alone 2-Port with Public Or Network Interface Figure 1. KS8993 Applications May 2005 5 KS8993