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100G Ethernet Verification IP

Comprehensive MAC-to-PCS Protocol Validation Solution The 100G Ethernet Verification IP (VIP) offers a robust and high-performanc…

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Overview

Comprehensive MAC-to-PCS Protocol Validation Solution

The 100G Ethernet Verification IP (VIP)  offers a robust and high-performance solution for validating the critical MAC-to-PCS datapath in 100 Gigabit Ethernet systems. Designed to ensure protocol compliance, the VIP facilitates the generation, transmission, reception, and monitoring of various Ethernet MAC frame types, all while adhering to IEEE 802.3ba and related standards. Whether you are working on IP, subsystem, or SoC-level verification, this VIP is your go-to solution for comprehensive Ethernet testing.

The 100G Ethernet VIP is built on a SystemVerilog foundation and follows the UVM 1.2 methodology, providing a flexible, modular architecture. Key components include:

  • Sequencer & Sequence Library: Generates randomized and directed MAC frame traffic
  • Driver (Transmitter): Converts MAC frames into encoded PCS blocks
  • Monitor (Receiver): Captures and validates PCS-aligned data, reconstructing MAC frames
  • Error Injection Engine: Introduces faults like sync header corruption and lane misalignment
  • Assertions & Coverage Collectors: Ensures functional coverage for thorough validation

This layered structure allows the VIP to function as a transmitter, receiver, or passive monitor, adaptable to various verification environments.

Key features

End-to-End Visibility & Control

  • The 100G Ethernet VIP provides complete visibility over the Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS), ensuring precise validation of encoding, lane distribution, synchronization, and alignment before data reaches the PMA/PMD layers.

Wide MAC Frame Support

  • Standard Ethernet frames (64–1518 bytes)
  • Jumbo frames (up to 9K bytes)
  • VLAN-tagged and double-tagged (Q-in-Q) frames
  • Pause and control frames
  • Custom and error-injected frames for stress testing

 

Advanced Error Injection and Recovery

  • Simulate real-world fault scenarios with error injection capabilities such as sync header corruption, lane misalignment, block disparity, and lane skew. Validate your system’s error recovery logic to ensure reliability under stress conditions.

Block Diagram

100G Ethernet Verification IP block diagram

Benefits

Comprehensive Protocol Testing

  • 64b/66b Encoding and Decoding
  • Bit Error Rate (BER) Injection
  • Elastic Buffer and Lane Alignment FIFO Behavior
  • PRBS Pattern Generation
  • FEC Bypass/Error Injection
  • Real-time Error Monitoring and Fault Recovery Validation

Flexible Testing Modes

  • Supports testing in active, passive, and mixed topologies, providing seamless integration for loopback and compliance tests.

What’s Included?

  • 100G Ethernet VIP SystemVerilog source code
  • UVM-compliant testbench components
  • User Guide and Release Notes
  • Test Plan and Sanity Test Cases
  • Coverage Plan
  • Sample Verification Environment
  • Sanity test cases for quick bring-up and verification
  • Example configurations for active, passive, and mixed topologies

Files

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Specifications

Identity

Part Number
100G Ethernet Verification IP
Vendor
eInfochips

Provider

eInfochips
HQ: USA
eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company, is a leading provider of digital transformation and product engineering services. eInfochips accelerates time to market for its customers with its expertise in IoT, AI/ML, security, sensors, silicon, wireless, cloud, and power. eInfochips has been recognized as a leader in Engineering R&D services by many top analysts and industry bodies, including Gartner, Zinnov, ISG, IDC, NASSCOM and others.
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