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15 years ago

Actual maximum data rate of Nios w/ 10/100/1000 TSE MAC on Stratix IV

Dear all, Currently I'm developing a Gigabit Ethernet Interface project on Stratix IV which employs Nios (uCOS-II) with 10/100/1000 TSE MAC. This interface project is dedicated to forward data ...
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15 years ago

In my experience, the two actions that have the most impact on network performance are the on-chip packet memory and turning the compiler optimizations. You should at least use -O2, I don't think that -O3 had a huge impact.

Are the SGDMAs properly connected to the on-chip memories?

Does your hardware design meet all timing requirements?