DCMAC - 2023.2 English

Power Design Manager User Guide (UG1556)

Document ID
UG1556
Release Date
2023-10-18
Version
2023.2 English

The DCMAC block provides 100G, 200G, and 400G standard ethernet capability in combinations up to 600G to clients in fixed configuration. It also provides a 600G client front-end that performs standard ethernet processing for up to 60 channels, in a flexible dynamic configuration that works with an external FlexE shim to sequence the data out and in from the physical transceivers. PDM supports the following modes based on use models:

  • 3x200GE with RS-FEC
  • 1x400G with RS-FEC
  • 1 x200G with RS-FEC
  • 1x100G with RS-FEC
  • 1x100G without RS-FEC
  • 6x100GE with RS-FEC
  • 6x100GE without RS-FEC

Permitted configurations are:

  • Independent MAC/PHY
  • Independent MAC (TX only)/PHY
  • Independent MAC (RX only)/PHY
  • Coupled MAC+PHY
  • Coupled MAC+PHY (Wide-Axis)
Figure 1. Create Hard IP Wizard
Figure 2. DCMAC