Microsemi

IP Module - Link Layer IP Core

The New Wave Design and Verification Fibre Channel (FC) Link Layer core provides a complete IP solution for FC Layer 1 and Layer 2. The core includes all functionality needed to meet the framing and signaling specification of Fibre Channel including: comma alignment, 8b/10b encode/decode, primitive decode, scrambling, port state machine, credit manager, CRC generation/checking, elastic FIFO, and phase FIFO.

The core comes with test-benches and example code, making design integration a straightforward task.

Key Features:

• Supports 1/2/4/8/16 Gigabit Fibre Channel N Port and F Port Types
• Class 2 and Class 3 Fibre Channel Support
• Switched Fabric or Point-to-Point
• Complete FC1-FC2 functionality
• Intuitive streaming user interface
• Scales for multiple port designs

Supported Devices:

• SmartFusion2