Product Brief SAS3808 Tri-Mode IOC

PCIe 4.0 x8, 8-port SAS/SATA/NVMe IOC

Featuring Tri-Mode SerDes Technology
Up to 2x Performance Benefits than
Previous Generations
Broadcom Storage
Broadcom enables high-performance storage connectivity and flexible
system designs that support various combinations of SAS, SATA, and
NVMe devices. Broadcom offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of
storage solutions, backed by decades of experience and trusted by the
world’s leading server and storage suppliers. Broadcom provides the
building blocks for storage solutions that help customers understand,
Key Features prioritize, store, and protect critical data.
• High-performance I/O Processor
• Hardware Secure Boot Overview
• Dual-core Arm A15 at 1600 MHz
− 32 KB L1 I/D caches
The SAS3808 IOC, based on the industry-leading Fusion-MPT™ (Message
− 1 MB shared L2 cache
Passing Technology) architecture, supports up to 8 PCIe devices direct
attached (32 total). This Gen 4.0 PCIe x8, 8-port IOC, which delivers
− 6 MB on-chip memory
enhanced performance and power reductions over previous generations,
• PCIe 4.0 Host Interface:
features Tri-Mode SerDes Technology that enables a seamless operation of
− Supports x8, x4, x2, x1 PCIe lanes at
a transfer rate up to 16.0 GT/s per SAS, SATA, and NVMe storage devices from any system design.
lane, full duplex
− Lane and polarity reversal The 8-port Tri-Mode IOC device interface provides SAS data transfer rates
− Supports End-to-End CRC (ECRC) of 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s per lane, SATA data transfer rates of 6 and 3 Gb/s,
and Advanced Error Reporting or PCIe data transfer rates of 16.0, 8.0, 5.0, and 2.5 GT/s. The device
(AER) automatically negotiates between the speeds and protocols. The SCSI
− PCIe hot plug support Protection Information for early detection of and recovery from data
− Variable PCIe bandwidth corruption, and Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) for EMI reduction are
negotiation supported. Additional features include SAS 2.1 power management and
• x8 Tri-Mode Devices Lanes DataBolt Technology allowing users to take advantage of 12 Gb/s speeds
(PCIe4/SAS3/SATA):
while utilizing existing SAS and SATA 6 Gb/s drives and backplanes.
− x4, x2, x1 PCIe device port
configurations
The SAS3808 host interface supports 8 PCI Express (PCIe) lanes and
− Supports 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s SAS and
6 and 3 Gb/s SATA data transfer
complies with the PCIe 4.0 specification, offering up to 3 million 4k
rates RR/RW IOPS. It also incorporates power management, MSI/MSI-X and
− Spread spectrum clocking legacy interrupt generation. The SAS3808 IOC capitalizes on the next-
− Supports SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA generation PCIe interface by delivering improved bandwidth over previous
protocols generations, supporting up to 13,700 MB/s.
− Supports narrow and wide ports
− T-10 End-to-End Data Protection The SAS3808 IOC supports a high-performance dual-core Arm A15
(EEDP) processor resulting in a cost-effective IOC ideal for entry and mid-range
− T-10 optical support servers. The IOC can support up to 2,000 SAS or SATA devices and 6,000
− SAS 2.1 power management outstanding I/Os. It supports up to 8 direct attached NVMe devices and
− Supports up to 2,000 SAS/SATA complies with PCIe 4.0 specifications, PCIe Dynamic Power allocation
devices (DPA), ECRC, and AER with compatible devices. The IOC also supports
NVMe over PCIe devices.

SAS3808 Tri-Mode IOC (I/O Controller)

 Product Brief

Broadcom provides a complete suite of industry standard operating system

drivers and supports Virtual Operating Systems with device emulation and
para-virtualization.
Key Features (cont.)
− Supports DataBolt bandwidth The Hardware Secure Boot feature, which permits only authenticated
aggregation technology firmware to execute, requires the controller to boot from an Internal Boot
− Separate Refclk Independent SSC ROM (IBR) to establish the initial root of trust. Hardware Secure Boot
(SRIS) authenticates and builds a chain of trust with succeeding software using
− PCIe application layer supports this root of trust.
NVMe
− Up to 32 NVMe devices supported
(switch required) Fusion-MPT Architecture Overview
• Advanced Power Management support Fusion-MPT architecture marks the next generation of I/O architecture
− Slumber and Partial power mode designed to deliver the highest performance available today while reducing
support for SAS and SATA devices time to market, integration, and certification time. Fusion-MPT devices are
− Programmable SAS link power down high performance, cost-effective protocol controllers that represent the
− Variable PCIe bandwidth negotiation newest system-level integration technology in intelligent I/O processors
• External memory interface support from Broadcom.
− SPI-based Flash ROM
• Communication Interfaces:
Specifications
− I²C interfaces for enclosure
management services
Attribute 3808
− UART and Ethernet interface for
PCIe Host Links x8, Gen 4.0
debug
• SFF-8485 Compliant, SGPIO SAS Port Configurations (Lanes) x1/2/4/8 (8) 12 Gb/s

• JTAG support PCIe Port Configurations (Lanes) x1/2/4/8 (8) 12 Gb/s

• Package (estimated): 27 mm Processor Core Arm A15

Applications Context RAM 6 MB

DataBolt Support Yes
• Direct-attached SAS/SATA/NVMe
IOC solutions for server and storage IOPS (4K RR) 2.15M
applications BW (MBs) 13,700
• SAS/SATA/PCIe host bus adapter Power (WC/TYP) 8.4/10.8W
• Cost effective, single-chip solution for Process 16 nm
entry-level storage systems supporting
up to 8 direct-attach drives Package Type/Size FPBGA (27 mm × 27 mm)

• SAS Target Mode support for external

storage applications
• Utilize NVMe attached SSDs with
confidence of industry-leading device
management and error recovery

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