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4.1.1. MAC Synchronous Clock Connections to Single Instance
4.1.2. MAC Synchronous Clock Connections to Multiple Instances
4.1.3. Clock Connections to MAC Asynchronous Operation
4.1.4. Clock Connections in PTP-Based Synchronous Operation
4.1.5. Clock Connections in Synchronous Ethernet Operation (Sync-E)
4.1.6. I/O PLL as System PLL
1.3. High-Level Functional Overview
Figure 1. GTS Ethernet Hard IP Conceptual TX/RX Datapath
The TX/RX Avalon® streaming interface (Avalon® ST) is used to access the GTS Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP from the FPGA fabric. The TX and RX datapath begins at the core interface and progresses through MAC, PCS, FEC (optional), and PMA. The Ethernet implementation integrates all of these components; however for OTN and FlexE applications, a direct PCS mode is used, which supports a direct connection to the PCS block via the PCS66 interface.