100G Ethernet and Interlaken IP cores to drive high-capacity transmission and backhaul
The high performance and ultra-low latency 100G Interlaken, 100G Ethernet, 40G Ethernet and 10G Ethernet IP cores are optimized to deliver the highest performance, lowest latency and smallest resource utilization. Developers of data centers and networking equipment can use the cores to increase system bandwidth while differentiating their end system. The Interlaken and Ethernet IP cores, as well as other standard interface IPs, are currently available and fully supported in the latest release of the Quartus II software v13.1.
“By focusing on innovation, we have broken traditional barriers and tradeoffs in design by simultaneously lowering latency, increasing performance and reducing resource utilization, setting a new standard for best practices in designing high-performance IP cores,” said David Kehlet, vice president of IP design at Altera. “Moving forward, our customers will continue to see these best practices implemented as we release new and re-architected IP cores.”
All IPs included in the MegaCore IP library are validated and demonstrated in silicon. The IP cores deliver 15 percent timing margin for faster timing closure, which allow customers to quickly integrate multiple IP cores into their designs. The new Interlaken and Ethernet IP cores are optimized for use in Altera’s high-performance Stratix V FPGA as well as future Generation 10 FPGAs and SoCs. Customers are using early access software to implement these cores in 20 nm Arria 10 FPGAs.
The 100G Interlaken IP core uses a soft PCS to deliver roundtrip latency under 200ns, while the 100G Ethernet core is 55 percent smaller than the existing 100G Ethernet IP and has an industry-leading roundtrip latency of 160ns, making it 70 percent lower latency than competitive 100G Ethernet IP cores.
The 40G Ethernet core is 40 percent smaller and 60 percent lower latency than existing 40G Ethernet IP cores while the 10G Ethernet core is 20 percent smaller and 24 percent lower latency than any existing 10G Ethernet IP core.
The IP cores are available today as part of the company’s MegaCore function IP library. Customers can access the IP library by downloading Quartus II software v13.1.
www.altera.com/ip
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