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16 years ago

Arria II GX SerDes - lowest data rate

We are designing a modular interface to an Arria II GX SerDes which will usually be running at approx 1 Gbps. We also need to support legacy modules which are running at 125 Mbps. Can the Ser...
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16 years ago

i would say the OC-3 is probably done with LVDS rather than a GX. ASI is on that same protocol list but it uses LVDS.

i think the give away is that there is no functional mode listed for OC-3, but there is for OC-12 and OC-48.

you might file an SR and have it clarified in the document that OC-3 uses LVDS.