1G/2.5G Ethernet Verification IP
Ensuring flawless chip designs with trusted IP verification solutions
Overview
Silicon Yard’s 1G/2.5G Ethernet Verification IP offers an effective and efficient way to verify components interfacing with the Ethernet interface of an IP or SoC. Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3-2022 specification, this Verification IP (VIP) is lightweight and features an easy plug-and-play interface, minimizing impact on the design cycle.
Key Benefits
- Native System Verilog (UVM): Available in native System Verilog (UVM) to streamline integration.
- Quality Development Methodology: Ensures the highest levels of quality.
- Flexible Licensing Models: Unique and customizable to suit varied needs.
- Exhaustive Assertions & Coverage Points: Includes a comprehensive set with connectivity examples for all components.
- Consistency: Uniform interface, installation, operation, and documentation across all VIPs.
- Complete Solution: Easy integration in both IP and SoC environments
Features
- Supports Standard GMII Interface.
- Supports Full-Duplex operation.
- Supports MMD block in all Physical sub-layers
- Provides STA controller to configure the MMD blocks.
- Supports EEE mode.
- Supports all types of error injection and detection.
- On-the-fly protocol checking using protocol check functions.
- Supports Loopback in PMA
- Supports Loopback In PCS.
- Supports LX, SX, CX PMD.
- Supports clause 37 compliant Auto-negotiation
- Provides configuration in a monitor for both error injection and normal test cases.
- Provide a scoreboard for endpoint verification.
- Support clock and data recovery for all Phy sub-layers.
- Support for generation of all command frames defined in the specification.
- Callback in RS and Phy layers to provide user control.
- Graphical Protocol layer analyzer shows Ethernet data for easy debug
- Supports operation over four pairs of Category 5e (Cat5e) balanced twisted-pair cabling.
- Backward Compatibility for 1G: – Compatible with 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T Ethernet standards.
- Backward Compatibility for 2.5G: – Compatible with 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T Ethernet standards.
