Micrel’s KS8993 is the world’s first integrated threeport 10/100 Fast Ethernet switch with enhanced QoS. This device integrates three 10BASET/100BASETX transceivers, three MAC (Media Access Control) units with high-speed layer 2 switch and 64k Byte embedded frame buffer. The KS8993 runs in two modes. The first mode is a three-port integrated switch and the second is as a threeport switch with the third port decoupled from the physical port. In this mode access to the third MAC is provided using a reverse or forward MII (Media Independent Interface) such that an external MAC can be directly connected to the KS8993. This interface also supports the 7-wire (serial network inteface) as used by some routing devices.