A good PCB layout practice is to keep the signal traces short and away from the power planes, use a solid ground plane, and add decoupling capacitors close to the device. TI also recommends following the layout guidelines in the application note SLVAE03.
Proper termination is crucial for high-speed signals. TI recommends using a series resistor (Rs) of 50-75 ohms and a parallel capacitor (Cp) of 10-22 pF for each signal line. The termination should be placed as close to the device as possible.
The maximum cable length supported by the AM26LV31ESDREP depends on the data rate and cable characteristics. As a general guideline, TI recommends keeping the cable length below 10 meters for data rates up to 100 Mbps and below 5 meters for data rates above 100 Mbps.
The AM26LV31ESDREP has built-in hot swap protection, but it's still important to follow proper hot swap procedures. TI recommends using a power-on reset circuit to ensure the device is properly initialized during hot swap events.
The AM26LV31ESDREP has an ESD protection level of ±15 kV for human body model (HBM) and ±8 kV for charged device model (CDM).