10G Ultra Low Latency Ethernet Solution

Overview

The 10Gbps Ultra Low Latency Ethernet IP solution offers a fully integrated IEEE802.3 compliant package for NIC (Network Interface Card) and Ethernet switching applications. This extremely low latency solution is specifically argeted for demanding financial, high frequency trading and HPC applications. As shown in the figure below, the 10Gbps Ethernet IP includes:

Key Features

  • Ultra low latency MAC; Tx = 12.4ns , Rx = 15.5ns; (32-bit user interface mode)
  • Ultra low latency 10GBase-R PCS; Tx = 12.4ns, Rx = 12.4ns which can be directly connected to transceiver in PMA only mode
  • Ultra low Round Trip Latency (MAC + PCS + Transceivers) of 62.7ns (Tx user interface In to Rx user interface Out, Latency numbers with Altera Stratix-V Transceiver)
  • Technology dependent transceiver wrapper for Altera and/or Xilinx FPGAs
  • Statistics counter block (for RMON and MIB)
  • MDIO and I2C cores for external module and optical module status/control

Block Diagram

10G Ultra Low Latency Ethernet Solution Block Diagram

Deliverables

  • Compiled synthesizable binaries (Netlists) for the MAC and PCS cores
  • Technology specific transceiver wrappers for the selected device family
  • Source code RTL (Verilog) for I2C, MDIO, RMON and Register-File blocks
  • Self checking behavioral models and test benches for simulation
  • Constraint files and synthesis scripts for design compilation
  • A complete PCIe interface based reference design with: Top level wrapper (source files, Verilog) for user specific customizations
    • Source files (Verilog) for the PICe application layer
    • Binaries for the L2 packet generator and checker
    • PCIe driver/API (source files, C) for Linux
    • GUI application (Windows and Linux) for interfacing to the reference design
  • Design guide(s) and user manuals Getting started Guide
    • Core user guide
    • reference design user guide
  • USA based technical support by developers

Technical Specifications

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