Cyclone V Device Handbook: Volume 2: Transceivers

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Date 10/24/2018
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4.7.4. 6.144-Gbps Support Capability in Cyclone V GT Devices

Cyclone V GT devices support a 6.144 Gbps data rate for the CPRI protocol only. For CPRI 6.144-Gbps transmit jitter compliance, Altera recommends you use only up to three full-duplex channels for every two transceiver banks. The transceivers are grouped in banks of three channels. For transceiver bank information, refer to the Transceiver Architecture in Cyclone V Devices chapter.

The maximum number of CPRI channels allowed for 9-channel and 12-channel devices is as follows. The same limitation applies to devices with fewer transceiver channels.

  • For a 9-channel device, you can implement a maximum of 4 full duplex 6.144-Gbps CPRI-compliant channels.
  • For a 12-channel device, you can implement a maximum of 6 full duplex 6.144-Gbps CPRI-compliant channels.

You must increase the voltage on VCCE_GXB and VCCL_GXB to 1.2 V to support the maximum number of channels.

The reference clock frequency for the 6.144 Gbps CPRI channel must be ≥ 307.2 MHz.

The maximum number of transceiver channels in a Cyclone V GT device that can achieve 6.144-Gbps CPRI compliance is based on:

  • Transceiver performance in meeting the TX jitter specification for 6.144-Gbps CPRI.
  • CPRI channels with an auto-rate negotiation capability from 1228.8 Mbps to 6.144 Gbps.
  • 6.144-Gbps CPRI channel restriction based on the following figure.
Figure 95. 6.144-Gbps CPRI Channel Placement Restriction

6.144-Gbps CPRI Channel Placement Restriction

The channels next to a PCIe Hard IP block are not timing optimized for the 6.144-Gbps CPRI data rate. Affected channels are shaded in gray in the above figure. Avoid placing the 6.144-Gbps CPRI channels in the affected channels. The affected channels can still be used as a CMU for the CPRI channels.