Why does my Cadence NCSim Cyclone V PCIe simulation fail to complete, getting stuck at L0?

Description

Due to an issue when simulating the Cyclone® V Hard IP for PCI Express® using Cadence® NCSim®  the simulation models must be updated.

Resolution

To workaround this issue, please download these files UpdatedCycloneVModelFiles.zip and replace the existing files in location <your Quartus version>\quartus\eda\sim_lib\cadence