Simulations can appear to run slowly under some circumstances. If a simulation is unacceptably slow, the following suggestions might improve the run time performance.
- Use a faster computer with more memory.
- Make use of a Platform Load Sharing Facility (LSF) if available in your organization.
- Bypass the AMD transceiver (this might require that you create your own test bench)
- Send fewer packets. This can be accomplished by modifying the appropriate parameter in the provided sample test bench.
- Specify a shorter time between alignment markers. This should result in a shorter lane alignment phase, at the expense of more overhead. However, when the High Speed Ethernet IP core is finally implemented in hardware, the distance between alignment markers should follow the specification requirements (after every 16,383 words).