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9 years ago

I am lost with all these Ethernet Protocols??

Hi, I am trying for days to get an answer about Ethernet protocols specialized for sending a text or an image to a computer from a FPGA and PHY chip with my kit. I have worked on the interface ...
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9 years ago

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... how the data bytes is structured inside the frame packet...

I know about TCP/IP or UDP/IP and how they are structured, but what I need is the application layer protocols.

Please I need someone to help me with this as I don't have much experience with network links and protocols.

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What you are seeking are called "The RFC's", the definitive documents for the protocols maintained by IETF.

e.g.

FTP is RFC959 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959

HTTP v1.1 is RFC2616 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616

Due to the relative complexity, implementing application layer protocols such as these is not commonly done in HDL. It is much more common to use a processor and software (NIOS+InterNiche stack, for example).