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Stratix IV GX and HardCopy IV GX Protocol Support

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Transceiver-based devices are now commonly used to meet the ever increasing data bandwidth requirements of communications, networking, storage, broadcast, and imaging applications. A number of industry standard protocols are emerging to support these applications.

The Stratix® IV GX FPGA and HardCopy® IV GX ASIC transceiver architecture greatly simplifies protocol implementation by adding dedicated functionality within the physical coding sublayer (PCS) block of the transceiver to achieve compliance. The transceiver has been specifically designed to support the widest possible range of protocol standards across multiple data rates, while offering excellent signal integrity and keeping power consumption low.

Figure 1 shows Stratix IV GX FPGA and HardCopy IV GX ASIC key protocol support by typical application.

Figure 1. Key Protocols and Applications

Figure 1. Key Protocols and Applications
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Stratix IV GX FPGAs and HardCopy IV GX ASICs support a complete solution for protocol-based applications. The solution includes dedicated intellectual property (IP) cores, development boards, reference designs, collateral, and protocol-specific characterization reports. The solutions, combined with Quartus® II development tools and SOPC Builder, help to reduce development overhead in both device resources and engineering efforts.

Table 1 shows key protocol data rates and solution packages.

Table 1. Stratix IV GX and HardCopy IV GX Device Complete Protocol Solutions
Protocol Data Rate Complete Solution
Number of
Channels in Link		 IP Kit Characterization
PCI Express Gen1 2.5 Gbps 1, 4, 8 Check Check Check
PCI Express Gen2  5.0 Gbps 1, 4, 8 Check Check Check
Serial RapidIO® 1.25, 2.5, 3.125 Gbps 1,4 Check Check Check
SerialLite II 622 Mbps–6.375 Gbps 1–256 Check Check Check
OIF CEI-6G 4.976 Gbps–6.375 Gbps 1 - Check Check
Interlaken 3.125 Gbps–6.375 Gbps 1–N - Check Check
10-Gigabit Ethernet XAUI 3.125 Gbps 4 Check Check Check
HiGig 3.75 Gbps 4 Check Check Check
GPON 1.244 Gbps upstream
2.488 Gbps downstream		 1 - - Check
SFI-5 2.488 Gbps–3.125 Gbps 17 - - Check
Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) 1.25 Gbps 1 Check Check Check
SDH/SONET OC-12 622 Mbps 1 - Check Check
SDH/SONET OC-48 2.488 Gbps 1 - Check Check
CPRI 0.6144, 1.288, 2.4576, 3.072 Gbps 1 - - Check
OBSAI 0.768, 1.536, 3.072 Gbps 1 - - Check
Fibre Channel 1.0625, 2.125, 4.25, 8.5 Gbps (1) 1 Check - Check
HyperTransport™ 2.4, 2.8, 3.2 Gbps 2, 4, 8, 16 - - Check
SD-SDI 270 Mbps (2) 1 Check Check Check
HD-SDI 1.485 Gbps 1 Check Check Check
3G-SDI 2.97 Gbps 1 Check Check Check

Note:

  1. 8.5 Gbps not supported in HardCopy IV GX devices
  2. Data rate supported using oversampling

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