High Speed Ethernet Controller
MAC/PCS/FEC solutions up to 800Gbps
Overview
Cadence® High Speed Ethernet Controller IP family supports both single- and multi-channel Ethernet applications for high-performance computing (HPC), networking, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) and 5G Wireless communications. It provides a complete Ethernet subsystem solution up to 800G along with Cadence High Speed Ethernet SerDes PHYs.

Key Benefits
High Performance
Design for high performance with optimized PPA
Standards Compliance
Compliant with IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet Technology Consortium specifications
Ease of Use
PHY + controller integrated subsystem delivery to ease SoC integration
Products
Single Channel Ethernet Controllers |
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10G to 100G Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
Up to 100G bandwidth solution for one Ethernet channel |
10G to 400G Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
Up to 400G bandwidth solution for one Ethernet channel |
200G/400G Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
200G/400G bandwidth solution for one Ethernet channel |
400G/800G Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
800G/400G bandwidth solution for one Ethernet channel |
400G/800G Ethernet PCS/FEC |
Up to 800G bandwidth solution for one Ethernet channel |
Channelized Ethernet Controllers |
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1G to 200G Channelized Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
200G aggregate bandwidth channelized solution for up to four Ethernet channels |
10G to 400G Channelized Ethernet MAC/PCS/FEC |
400G aggregate bandwidth channelized solution for up to eight Ethernet channels |
Features
- Compliant with IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet Technology Consortium specifications
- Integrated FEC support including RS(528,514), RS(544,514), Firecode, Ethernet Technology Consortium Low Latency RS FEC
- Supports 802.3 PAUSE and 802.1Qbb Priority Flow Control (PFC) frame-based flow control, 802.3br Interspersing Express Traffic (IET) and IEEE 802.1AS Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
- APB interface for management and control
- Loopback modes provided for fault diagnostics
- Single channel and multi-channel (channelized) solutions available
- Complete Ethernet subsystem solutions up to 800G along with Cadence High Speed Ethernet SerDes PHYs
