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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
5.3.1. PCS Mode
The GTS Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP supports PCS only mode in 10GE/25GE Ethernet rate variants with optional FEC feature.
The TX PCS datapath consists of:
- TX PCS encoder—encodes the data from the PMA interface.
- TX PCS scrambler—enables the data to be scrambled. Channels does not lock correctly if the data is not scrambled.
- Alignment insertion—the TX PCS interface inserts alignment markers.
- Striper—enables logically sequential data to be segmented to increase data throughput.
The RX PCS datapath consists of:
- Aligner—enables the alignment of incoming data.
- RX PCS descrambler—enables the incoming scrambled data to be descrambled.
- RX PCS decoder—decodes the incoming encoded data from the PMA interface.