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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

Replace MAC block with SGMII

Hi All, I have a MII interface with 10/100 support in which MAC block is used as IP in my design. I am doing feasibility study of removinf MAC block to external L2 component and use SGMII...
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17 years ago

Thanks for the reply.

Based on your reply I understand I will still need MAC to be in my FPGA interfacing with external L2 using SGMII.

I am exploring Megawizard Plug-in Manager to create this IP.To apply your solution I believe I have to choose 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet MAC with 1000Base-x/SGMII PCS.

With your experience Could you please suggest some optimal configuration in terms of MAC options/FIFO options/SGMII options in the wizard. I will definitely need to configure this wizard as per my requirements but I will use your suggestions as key inputs.

Also one additional query- do i need to choose GX family with SerDes options used for thsi interface?