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16 years ago

Instantiating TSEMAC in multiport configuration

Hello, I would like to know if TSEMAC is instantiated in multiport mode say 4 port, then do we require 4 unique MAC address for accessing each port? And who will provide the MAC address for us? I ...
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16 years ago

The single port MAC is sufficient. You only need the multiport if you want to connect to several Ethernet links (to make a switch or a router, as an example) through several PHYs.

For your application, if you can use a Nios processor and the Interniche TCP/IP stack, then it is quite easy. The software can decide what IP address to send any packet to trough the standard sockets API.

Altera only provides MAC addresses for the development kits. If you intend to design and sell your own system, you'll have to buy a MAC address.