Implements a UDP/IP hardware protocol stack that enables high-speed communication over a LAN or a point-to-point connection. Designed for standalone operation, the core is ideal for offloading the host processor from the demanding task of UDP/IP encapsulation and enables media streaming with speeds up to 25Gbps even in processor-less SoC designs.
Trouble-free network operation is ensured through run-time programmability of all the required network parameters (local, destination and gateway IP addresses; UDP ports; and MAC address). The core implements the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), which is critical for multiple access networks, and the Echo Request and Reply Messages (“ping”) of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) widely used to test network connectivity. It can use a static IP address or automatically request and acquire an IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Server (DHCP) server. Furthermore, the core supports 801.1Q tagging, and is suitable for operation in a Virtual LAN.
The core is easy to integrate in systems with or without a host processor. Packet data can be read/written to the core via dedicated streaming-capable interfaces, or optionally via registers mapped on an SoC bus. The AMBA® AXI4-stream or the Avalon®-ST streaming protocols and the AMBA AHB and AXI, Avalon-MM, or Wishbone SoC bus protocols are supported. The core is Ethernet MAC-independent, but is available pre-integrated with a CAST, Altera, Xilinx, or other third-party eMAC core.
10G/25G UDP/IP Hardware Protocol Stack
Overview
Key Features
- Complete UDP/IP Hardware Stack
- 10/100/1000, 10G, and 25G Ethernet
- IPv4 support without packet fragmentation
- Jumbo and Super Jumbo Frames
- Transmit and Receive
- ARP with Cache
- ICMP (Ping Reply)
- IGMP v3 (Multicast)
- UDP/IP Unicast, and Multicast
- UDP Port Filtering
- UDP/IP Checksums generation and validation, and optional Ethernet CRC validation
- VLAN (IEEE 802.1Q) support
- 1 to 32 UDP transmit and 1 to UDP 32 receive channels
- Ethernet Framing processing for non-UDP user-provided packets
- DHCP client
- Trouble-Free Network Operation
- Run time programmable network parameters:
- Local MAC address, Local IP address, Gateway IP address, and IP subnet mask
- Per channel: Destination IP address, Source and Destination and filtered UDP ports, multicast enable/disable and receive group
- ARP support for operation in networks with Dynamic IP allocation
- Easy SoC Integration
- Flexible interfaces:
- Packet Data: 256-bit streaming capable using Avalon-ST or AXI4-Stream
- Control/Status Registers: Generic 32-bit SRAM-like, or optionally 32-bit AHB, AXI, Avalon-MM or Wishbone
- Separate clock domains for packet processing and control/status interfaces
- Configurable buffer sizes
- Rich interrupt support for system events
- Available pre-integrated with:
- CAST, Altera, Xilinx, or other third-party eMAC cores
- CAST Image and Video compression cores
Block Diagram
Applications
- Video, image and audio streaming or broadcasting over Ethernet, in devices such as IP cameras compatible to the GigE Vision, ONVIF, or PSIA standards, VOIP and smart phones. Also high-frequency trading systems, high-speed communication between LAN nodes, device monitoring, and control over IP networks.
Deliverables
- The core is available in synthesizable RTL and FPGA netlist forms, and includes everything required for successful implementation, including a sophisticated self-checking testbench, simulation scripts, test vectors, and expected results, synthesis scripts and comprehensive user documentation.
Technical Specifications
Maturity
Production Proven
Availability
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