Low Latency 40-Gbps Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP User Guide: Stratix® 10

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Date 5/31/2024
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4.1.1.1. Frame Padding

When the length of the client frame is less than 64 bytes, the TX MAC module inserts pad bytes (0x00) after the payload to create a frame length equal to the minimum size of 64 bytes (including CRC).

The IP core filters out all client frames with lengths less than 9 bytes.