ETHERNET CONTROLLER
7.2 FEATURES
The most important features and benefits of each Ethernet controller are as follows:
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Cost-effective connection to an external NIC/Ethernet backbone
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Buffered DMA (BDMA) engine with burst mode
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BDMA Tx/Rx Buffers (BTxBUFF and BRxBUFF: 256 bytes/256 bytes)
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MAC Tx/Rx FIFOs(MTxFIFO and MRxFIFO: 80 bytes/16 bytes) to support re-transmission after collision
without DMA request and DMA latency
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Data alignment logic
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Old and new physical media support (compatible with existing 10M-bps networks)
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100M-bps or 10M-bps operation to allow price/performance options and to support phased conversions
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Full IEEE 802.3 compatibility for existing applications
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Media Independent interface (MII) or 7-wire interface
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Station management (STA) signaling for external physical layer configuration and link negotiation
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On-chip CAM (21 MAC addresses)
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Full-duplex mode for doubled bandwidth
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Hardware support of pause operation for full-duplex flow control
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Long frame mode for specialized environment
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Short frame mode for fast testing
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PAD generation for easy processing and reduced processing time
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