GTS Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide

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Date 8/05/2024
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Document Table of Contents

A.2.5. Order of Ethernet Transmission:

The TX MAC transmits bytes on the Ethernet link starting with the preamble and ending with the FCS in accordance with the IEEE 802.3 standard. On the transmit client interface, the IP core expects the client to send the most significant bytes of the frame first, and to send each byte in big-endian format. Similarly, on the receive client interface, the IP core sends the client the most significant bytes of the frame first and orders each byte in big-endian format.

Figure 83. Byte Order on the Client Interface Channels Without Preamble Pass-Through:
Figure 84. Byte Order on the Client Interface Channels with Preamble Pass-Through:The table describes the byte order on the Avalon streaming interface when the preamble pass-through feature is turned on. Destination Address[40] is the broadcast/multicast bit (a type bit), and Destination Address[41] is a locally administered address bit.