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Stratix II GX Device Handbook, Volume 2
October 2007
Native Modes
Figure 2–127. GIGE Mode
The PCS sublayer provides synchronization, encoding and decoding, and
rate matching services to the MAC. The PCS also provides auto
negotiation to the network to negotiate speeds, carrier, and collision
detect signals.
The PMA sublayer provides the PCS with a media-independent interface
that a variety of serial physical media can be connected to. This layer
handles the serialization and deserialization of the data.
The PMD sublayer defines actual physical attachment, such as connectors
for different media types.
Transmitter Digital Logic
Receiver Digital Logic
Analog Receiver and
Transmitter Logic
FPGA
Logic
Array
TX Phase
Compensation
FIFO
RX Phase
Compen-
sation
FIFO
Byte
Serializer
8B/10B
Encoder
Serializer
Clock
Recovery
Unit
Word
Aligner
Deskew
FIFO
8B/10B
Decoder
Byte
De-
serializer
Byte
Ordering
Rate
Match
FIFO
De-
serializer