TCAM Memory Model

Overview

TCAM Memory Model provides an smart way to verify the TCAM component of a SOC or a ASIC. The SmartDV's TCAM memory model is fully compliant with standard TCAM Specification and provides the following features. Better than Denali Memory Models.

TCAM Memory Model is supported natively in SystemVerilog, VMM, RVM, AVM, OVM, UVM, Verilog, SystemC, VERA, Specman E and non-standard verification env

TCAM Memory Model comes with optional Smart Visual Protocol Debugger (Smart ViPDebug), which is GUI based debugger to speed up debugging.

Key Features

Supports TCAM memory devices from all leading vendors.
Supports all the TCAM commands as per the specification.
Supports 100% of TCAM protocol standard.
Supports following commands,

Write
Read
Mask Write
Mask Read
Query

Supports flexible selection of width and depth.
Supports flexible masking.
Supports single-cycle write, read and search operation.
Supports match-found and match-done flags to check the provided key availability during search operation.
Supports hardware reset.
Checks for following,

Availability of key
Response time for the provided key

Supports callbacks, so that user can access the data observed by monitor.
Constantly monitors TCAM behavior during simulation.
Quickly validates the implementation of the TCAM protocol.
Supports callbacks for user to get command data on bus.
Built in functional coverage analysis.

Benefits

Faster testbench development and more complete verification of TCAM designs.
Easy to use command interface simplifies monitor control and configuration.
Simplifies results analysis.
Runs in every major simulation environment.

Block Diagram

Deliverables

Complete regression suite containing all the TCAM testcases.
Examples showing how to connect and usage of Model.
Detailed documentation of all class, task and function's used in verification env.
Documentation also contains User's Guide and Release notes.

Technical Specifications

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