Interlaken Communication Controller

Overview

Flowgic's Interlaken IP core is an efficient implementation of Interlaken Protocol version 1.1. Interlaken IP core is designed for flexibility, robustness, scalability and is available in 64(10-25 Gb/s), 128(20-25Gb/s), 256(40+ Gb/s) bit datapath variants.

Key Features

Up to 8 lanes and each lane operating at data rates up to 6.25 Gbs
Link resiliency with support for operation with fewer lanes
Support for up to 256 channels
Implements out-of-band and in-band flow control
Optional full-packet mode support
Insertion of BCW/ICW and packet delineation using BCW/ICW
Additional ICW insertion to meet BurstShort
Implements rate-matching logic with token buckets
Efficient scheduling of packets from different channels
64b/67b encoding/decoding
Set/reset scrambler
Metaframing/deframing
Simple system-side interface
Optional gear box to work with SerDes with 32 bit interfaces
Lane-to-lane deskew logic that can handle up to 107 UI skew
Extensive statistics
Comprehensive error reporting/handling
Per-lane test patterns

Benefits

Low Gate Count
Flexible Design
Designed for Reuse & Testability
Proven Design Methodology
Customization Options

Block Diagram

Deliverables

Functional Specification
RTL Database
Functional Verification Environment
Synthesis Scripts
Timing Report
User Guide

Technical Specifications

Maturity

Stable

Availability

Immediate

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