10G Ultra-low latency MAC + PCS Ethernet IP Cores
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Overview
nxMAC + nxPCS Financial Edition, 10G Ultra-low latency MAC + PCS IP core for FPGAs The world’s most reliable and mature full hardware ultra-low latency MAC and PCS IP Cores. Bring the best-in-class ultra-low latency network connectivity to your hardware code and algorithms with Enyx rock-solid and acclaimed Ethernet IP Cores. Minimize time-to-market with our full RTL implementation and support. Stay always at the forefront of technology with our frequent updates with the latest latency improvements and optimizations.
Features
- Best-in-class latency from the wire to the user’s own logic. 10G Ethernet connectivity. Maximum bandwidth delivered.
- Full RTL Enyx proprietary ultra-low latency hardware MAC and PCS implementations.
- Clock configurable at up to 250 MHz, for improved latency results.
- Easy to use standardized Avalon and AXI-4 interfaces.
- Multiple instances per FPGA and multiple logical interfaces per instance, each of them with a unique MAC address.
IP Quality Metrics
Basic | |
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Year IP was first released | 2015 |
Latest version of Quartus supported | 15.1 |
Altera Customer Use | |
IP has been successfully implemented in production with at least one customer | Y |
Deliverables | |
Customer deliverables include the following:
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Y |
Any additional customer deliverables provided with IP | Getting Started Guide |
Parameterization GUI allowing end user to configure IP | N |
IP core is enabled for OpenCore Plus Support | Y |
Source language | Verilog; VHDL |
Testbench language | Verilog; VHDL |
Software drivers provided | Y |
Driver OS support | OS-independent and Linux |
Implementation | |
User Interface | AXI; Avalon-MM; Other: Avalon-ST |
IP-XACT Metadata included | N |
Verification | |
Simulators supported | MultiSim, Aldec |
Hardware validated | Y. Altera Board Name Altera Stratix V GX FPGA Dev. Kit, BittWare S5-PCIe-HQ, ReFLEX CES Stratix 5 and Arria 10 boards |
Industry standard compliance testing performed | N |
If No, is it planned? | Y |
Interoperability | |
IP has undergone interoperability testing | Y |
Interoperability reports available | Y |
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