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Ethernet 10G PCS
Design IP
Overview

SmartDV’s Ethernet 10G PCS (Physical Coding Sublayer) IP Core is a silicon-proven solution for reliable and efficient data encoding, lane alignment, and synchronization at 10 Gigabits per second. Compliant with IEEE 802.3ae, it implements 64b/66b encoding/decoding, scrambler/descrambler, and alignment marker insertion, ensuring error-resilient transmission across physical media.

The IP core supports standard XGMII interface for seamless connectivity with MAC and PHY layers and can be easily integrated into multi-protocol or multi-rate designs.

Designed for flexibility, the IP core is highly configurable to meet specific design requirements, supporting both ASIC and FPGA implementations while optimizing for area, power, and performance. Its silicon-proven status ensures high reliability and ease of adoption for performance-critical applications in data centers, embedded systems, and high-speed interconnects.

Benefits
  • XBI Interface with data widths: 16 Bits, 20 Bits, 32 Bits, 40 Bits, 64 Bits
  • 64b/66b encoding and decoding for transmit and receive paths
  • Data scrambling on the transmit path and descrambling on the receive path
  • Block synchronization
  • Bit Error Rate (BER) monitoring
  • Loopback functionality
  • SmartDV’s Ethernet 10G MAC can be used for a complete design solution with this core
Compliance and Compatibility
  • IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 49 for Base R PCS Specification
  • IEEE 802.3 Clause 45 MDIO
  • IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
  • Optional IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 72 Link Training
  • Optional IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 73 Auto Negotiation for Backplane Ethernet
  • Optional IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 74 Forward Error Correction (FEC)
  • Compatible with all major EDA synthesis, simulation, and linting tools