Ethernet PCS 10G/25G

Overview

Silicon agnostic implementation of the Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) compliant with Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3-2018

The Ethernet PCS 10G/25G IP core is a silicon agnostic implementation of the Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) compliant with Ethernet standard IEEE 802.3-2018 and with Clause 49 of IEEE 802.3ae specification.

The Ethernet PCS 10G/25G IP supports 10G and 25G line rates, however other Ethernet PCS speeds are available, such as 1G/2.5G and 100G.

On one side it interfaces to a SerDes device and on the application side it has a port for GMII/SGMII Ethernet signals.

The Ethernet PCS 10G/25G IP core is verified using advanced methodologies for RTL design, verification, HW verification and interoperability testing. It has been optimized for size and is a highly tested solution that will fast track any project.

Key Features

Delivers Performance

  • Designed to IEEE 802.3-2018
  • Supports Ethernet speeds of 10G and 25G
  • Complete 10GBASE-R and 25GBASE-R PCS solution
  • Can be used in any 10G or 25G Ethernet PHY application

Feature Rich

  • Configurable for several operating modes and speeds
  • Works with multiple SerDes widths
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 46 Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) and 10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface (XGMII)
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 49 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) for 64B 66B, type 10GBASE-R
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 107 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) for 66B 66B, type 25GBASE-R
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 45 Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) Interface
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 74 Forward Error Correction (FEC) sublayer for BASE-R PHYs
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 78 Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • IEEE Std. 802.3 Clause 108 Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction
  • (RS-FEC) sublayer for 25GBASE-R PHYs
  • Support XGMII for 10G and XXVGMII for 25G
  • PMA/SerDes interface is default 40-bit, with 32, 64 and 66 bit being optional
  • 64B 66B encoding/decoding

Highly Configurable

  • Enabling the use of multiple rates of Ethernet
  • Easy interfacing to standard MAC’s
  • Several common control bus standards are supported
  • Can be delivered with an integrated MAC for plug and play
  • Includes test pattern Generator/Checker

Silicon Agnostic

  • Designed in SystemVerilog and targeting both ASICs and FPGAs

Block Diagram

Ethernet PCS 10G/25G Block Diagram

Deliverables

The IP Core can be delivered in Source code or Encrypted format. The following deliverables will be provided with the IP Core license:

  • Solid documentation, including User Manual and Release Note
  • Simulation Environment, including Simple Testbed, Test case and Test Script
  • Programming Register Specification
  • Timing Constraints in Synopsys SDC format
  • Access to support system and direct support from Comcores Engineers
  • Synopsys SGDC Files (optional)
  • Synopsys Lint, CDC and Waivers (optional)

Technical Specifications

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Ethernet PCS 10G/25G
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