Intel® FPGAs with integrated transceivers offer a range of data rates to suit all applications from 600 Mbps to 30 Gbps non-return-to-zero (NRZ) and up to 58 Gbps PAM4 Gbps.

To learn more about the Intel® transceiver portfolio and architecture, visit the Transceiver Portfolio page.

6G and Faster Protocols Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Series

Intel® Stratix® FPGA Series

Intel Arria® FPGA Series

Intel Cyclone® FPGA Series

F/I/M Series
10 GX/SX/TX/MX V GX/GS V GT IV GT 10 GX/SX 10 GT V GZ/GT/GX/ST/SX 10 GX
                   
10G-SDI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓
CEI-11G/SR/LR ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -
CPRI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DisplayPort - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fibre Channel ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓
HiGig2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IEEE 802.3ae
10GBASE-R		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓
IEEE 802.3ba
10GBASE-KR		 ✓ ✓   ✓ - ✓ ✓ - -
IEEE 802.3ba 40G ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -
IEEE 802.3ba 100G ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -
Interlaken ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  
Interlaken Look-Aside ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
JESD204B ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
JESD204C ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - -
PCI Express*
Gen3		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
QDR InfiniBand ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - -
QPI ✓ - - ✓ - ✓ ✓ - -
SFP+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓
SFI-5.2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓
SerialLite II - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SerialLite III ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SerialLite IV ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - -
SONET
OC-192		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ -
XFP ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

4G to 6G Protocols

 Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Series

Intel® Stratix® FPGA Series
Intel® Arria® FPGA Series
Intel® Cyclone® FPGA Series
I/F/M Series   10 GX/SX/TX/MX V GX/GS V GT IV GX IV GT 10 GX/SX 10 GT V GT/ST V GX/SX II GX II GZ 10 GX V GX/SX V GT/ST IV GX
CEI-6G/SR/LR ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(SR)		 ✓
(SR)		 ✓ ✓ - - -
CPRI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓
DDR-XAUI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - - -
DisplayPort - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓   ✓ ✓
Fibre Channel ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
HiGig+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
HyperTransport* 3.0 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ - - -
Interlaken ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - - -
Interlaken Look-Aside ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ - - - - ✓ - - -
JESD204B ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓   ✓ -
OTU-2 (G.709) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - -
OTU-3 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - -
OTU-4 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - - -
PCI Express
Gen2		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - ✓ -
SAS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
SerialLite II - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓ -
SerialLite III ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - -
SFI-4.2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
SFI-5.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - - -
SPI-4.2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓
SPI-5.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ - - -
SPAUI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - - ✓ - - -
Slower than 4G Protocols Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Series
Intel® Stratix® FPGA Series
Intel® Arria® FPGA Series
Intel® Cyclone® FPGA Series
I/F/M Series 10 GX/SX/TX/MX V GX/GS V GT IV GX IV GT 10 GX/SX 10 GT V GT/ST V GX/SX II GX II GZ 10 GX V GX/SX V GT/ST IV GX
3G-SDI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
10-Gbps
Ethernet XAUI		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
ASI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - -
Basic Mode ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CPRI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
DDR-XAUI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ - - -
DisplayPort - - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fibre Channel ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
GbE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GPON ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
Interlaken ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ - - -
Interlaken Look-Aside ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ - - - - ✓ - - -
JESD204B ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ ✓ -
OBSAI ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PCI Express Gen1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SAS ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
SATA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SDI SD/HD ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SerialLite II - - - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ -
SerialLite III ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓ ✓ - - - - - - - -
RapidIO* - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SFP+ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ - - -
SFI-4.2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - -
SGMII ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SONET
OC-3/OC-12/OC-48		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SPI-4.2 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - ✓
SPI-5.1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - - - ✓ ✓ - - -
V-by-One - - - - - - - - ✓ ✓ - - - - ✓ ✓

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