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Embedded Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC User Guide
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Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter introduces the Virtex®-4 FPGA Embedded Tri-Mode Ethernet Media Access
Controller (MAC). It contains the following sections:
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Ethernet MAC Overview
shows the Virtex-4 FPGA Tri-Mode Ethernet MAC that is used to provide
Ethernet connectivity to the Virtex-4 FX family of devices.
The Virtex-4 FPGA Ethernet MAC has two Ethernet MACs sharing a single host interface.
Either or both of the Ethernet MACs can be selected to access the Ethernet MAC registers.
Figure 1-1:
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