Altera 40-Gbps Ethernet MAC and PHY MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 2)

Contents
About the 40- and 100-Gbps Ethernet MAC and PHY MegaCore Function.....1-1
40- and 100-Gbps Ethernet MAC and PHY IP Core Supported Features...........................................1-3
40-100GbE IP Core Device Family and Speed Grade Support..............................................................1-4
Device Family Support....................................................................................................................1-4
40-100GbE IP Core Device Speed Grade Support...................................................................... 1-5
IP Core Verification.....................................................................................................................................1-6
Simulation Environment................................................................................................................ 1-7
Hardware Testing.............................................................................................................................1-7
Performance and Resource Utilization.....................................................................................................1-7
Resource Utilization for 40GbE IP Cores.....................................................................................1-7
Resource Utilization for 100GbE IP Cores.................................................................................1-12
Release Information...................................................................................................................................1-18
Getting Started.................................................................................................... 2-1
Installing and Licensing IP Cores..............................................................................................................2-2
OpenCore Plus IP Evaluation........................................................................................................ 2-2
Specifying the 40-100GbE IP Core Parameters and Options................................................................ 2-3
IP Core Parameters......................................................................................................................................2-3
Files Generated for the 40-100GbE IP Core...........................................................................................2-10
Simulating the IP Core..............................................................................................................................2-10
Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design.............................................................................................. 2-11
Pin Assignments.............................................................................................................................2-11
External Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller.....................................................................2-11
Placement Settings for the 40-100GbE IP Core.........................................................................2-14
40-100GbE IP Core Testbenches.............................................................................................................2-14
Testbenches with Adapters...........................................................................................................2-15
Testbenches without Adapters.....................................................................................................2-18
Understanding the Testbench Behavior..................................................................................... 2-19
Simulating the 40-100GbE IP Core With the Testbenches..................................................................2-20
Generating the 40-100GbE Testbench........................................................................................2-21
Simulating with the Modelsim Simulator...................................................................................2-21
Simulating with the NCSim Simulator....................................................................................... 2-21
Simulating with the VCS Simulator............................................................................................ 2-21
Testbench Output Example: 40GbE IP Core with Adapters................................................... 2-21
Testbench Output Example: 100GbE IP Core with Adapters................................................. 2-23
Compiling the Full Design and Programming the FPGA....................................................................2-24
Initializing the IP Core..............................................................................................................................2-24
Functional Description....................................................................................... 3-1
High Level System Overview......................................................................................................................3-2
40-100GbE MAC and PHY Functional Description.............................................................................. 3-2
TOC-2 40- and 100-Gbps Ethernet MAC and PHY MegaCore Function User Guide
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