MULTIPLE ETHERNET PORTS AND PORT TYPES USING A SHARED DATA PATH

In an embodiment an interface unit includes a transmit pipeline configured to transmit egress data, and a receive pipeline configured to receive ingress data. At least one of the transmit pipeline and the receive pipeline being may be configured to provide shared resources to a plurality of ports. T...

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Hauptverfasser: KATZ DANIEL A, KRAKIRIAN SHAHE H, SCROBOHACI PAUL G
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Zusammenfassung:In an embodiment an interface unit includes a transmit pipeline configured to transmit egress data, and a receive pipeline configured to receive ingress data. At least one of the transmit pipeline and the receive pipeline being may be configured to provide shared resources to a plurality of ports. The shared resources may include at least one of a data path resource and a control logic resource.