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Altera_Forum
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18 years ago

Ethernet question

I'm new to Ethernet interface and I have a few questions regarding my next project. My requirements are to send data over ethernet from custom FPGA board to a PC over dedicated link. The throug...
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18 years ago

You are really pushing the limit of Gigabit ethernet. By the time you take into account the overhead of the MAC and TCP and IP protocols and the time you're going to spend processing, you're not going to be able to get the full 800Mb/s. I'd really be surprised if your PC could keep up with this anyway. It has all the same issues. The stack is implemented in software on the PC.

Jake