The 400G/200G Ethernet Verification IP provides an effective & efficient way to verify the components interfacing with Ethernet interface of an IP or SoC. The 400G/200G Ethernet VIP is fully compliant with IEEE standard 802.3-2018 specification. This VIP is lightweight with an easy plug-and-play interface so that there is no hit on the design cycle time.
Ethernet 400G, 200G Verification IP
Overview
Key Features
- Provides Ethernet 200G according to IEEE 802.3-2018 specification
- Supports 200GMII
- Supports PCS with Reed Solomon Encoding
- Supports GAUI-n interface
- Supports AN
- Supports DR4, FR4, LR4
- Provides Ethernet 400G according to IEEE 802.3-2018 specification
- Supports 400GMII
- Supports PCS with Reed Solomon Encoding
- Supports GAUI-n interface
- Supports SR16, DR4, FR8, LR8
- Provides EEE capability
- Supports all possible widths for PCS to serdes interface
- Supports test pattern generation and checking
- Supports clock data recovery(CDR)
- Support for MMD registers
- MDIO interface supported
- Callback support in layers to provide user control
- Provides static as well as dynamic error injection capability
- Built-in coverage analysis
- Graphical analyzer to show transactions for easy debugging
Benefits
- Available in native System Verilog (UVM/OVM/ VMM) and Verilog
- Unique development methodology to ensure the highest levels of quality
- Availability of Compliance & Regression Test Suites
- 24X5 customer support
- Unique and customizable licensing models
- Exhaustive set of assertions and coverage points with connectivity example for all the components
- Consistency of interface, installation, operation, and documentation across all our VIPs
- Provide complete solution and easy integration in IP and SoC environment
Block Diagram

Deliverables
- Ethernet 400G/200G BFM's for
- MAC layer
- Reconciliation layer
- AN Layer
- PCS Layer
- PMA layer
- PMD layer
- Ethernet 400G/200G layered monitors and scoreboard, test
- Test environment and Test Suite -
- Basic protocol directed tests
- Error Injection tests
- Assertion and cover-point tests
- User Test Suite
- Integration guide, user manual, and release notes
- GUI analyzer to view simulation packet flow