Altera 40-Gbps Ethernet MAC and PHY MegaCore Function User Manual
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Figure 3-22: RX MAC to Client Interface with Adapters
The Avalon-ST interface bus width varies with the IP core variation. In the figure, <n> = 4 for the 40GbE
IP core and <n> = 8 for the 100GbE IP core. <l> is log
2
(8*<n>).
l<n>_rx_data[<n>*64-1:0]
l<n>_rx_empty[<l>-1:0]
l<n>_rx_startofpacket
l<n>_rx_endofpacket
l<n>_rx_error
l<n>_rx_valid
l<n>_rx_fcs_valid
l<n>_rx_fcs_error
RX
Client
RX
MAC
Table 3-5: Signals of the RX Client Interface with Adapters
In the table, <n> = 4 for the 40GbE IP core and <n> = 8 for the 100GbE IP core. <l> is log
2
(8*<n>).
Name
Direction
Description
l<n>_rx_data[<n>*64-1:0]
Output
RX data.
l<n>_rx_empty[<l>-1:0]
Output
Indicates the number of empty bytes on
l<n>_rx_data
when
l<n>_rx_endofpacket
is asserted, starting from the
least significant byte (LSB).
l<n>_rx_startofpacket
Output
When asserted, indicates the start of a packet. The packet
starts on the MSB.
l<n>_rx_endofpacket
Output
When asserted, indicates the end of packet.
l<n>_rx_error
Output
When asserted indicates an error condition.
l<n>_rx_valid
Output
When asserted, indicates that RX data is valid. Only valid
between the
l<n>_rx_startofpacket
and
l<n>_rx_
endofpacket
signals.
l<n>_rx_fcs valid
Output
When asserted, indicates that FCS is valid.
l<n>_rx_fcs_error
Output
When asserted, indicates an FCS error condition.
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40-100GbE IP Core RX Data Bus with Adapters (Avalon-ST Interface)
UG-01088
2014.12.15
Altera Corporation
Functional Description