FPGAs take care of XAUI communications

Package includes the reference design, XAUI protocol characterisation report for GTP transceivers, access to Xilinx LogiCore IP and a PCIe add-in card.

Xilinx has developed a Virtex-5 reference design for designers using the XAUI communications protocol.

The complete package includes the reference design, XAUI protocol characterisation report for GTP transceivers, access to Xilinx LogiCore IP and a PCIe add-in card with CX4 connector development board.

The package reduces time to market for architects developing and implementing high speed designs using the XAUI protocol for applications in communications, networking, storage, computing and aerospace and defence markets.

Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs, with built-in endpoint blocks for PCI Express, Ethernet MAC and low power 3.75Gbit/s RocketIO GTP transceivers, and numerous LogiCore soft IP - including XGMAC and XAUI, provide a platform that enables implementation of a fully integrated and compliant solution that has passed the UNH-IOL testing for the XAUI protocol.

The complete package enables engineers to quickly get a design using XAUI up and running on a desktop PC, including all components needed to bring-up a high performance Virtex-5 FPGA based XAUI design in a PC environment.

"Our complete XAUI solution enables system architects to rapidly implement XAUI interfaces and evaluate performance benefits in a low-cost desktop PC form factor".

"Other benefits include reducing design risk and lowering total system cost", says Anil Telikepalli, Senior Manager of Horizontal Platform Solutions Marketing at Xilinx.

"The XAUI protocol continues to rapidly expand in new equipment and market segments, and our Virtex-5 LXT and SXT devices, with built-in serial transceivers and LogiCore IP supporting XAUI protocol and XGMAC layers, are being deployed in an increasing number of existing and new applications".

The Virtex-5 family represents the fifth generation in the award-winning Virtex series.

Built on the industry's most advanced 65nm triple-oxide technology, breakthrough new ExpressFabric technology and proven ASMBL architecture, the Virtex-5 family includes four domain-optimised platforms for high-speed logic, digital signal processing (DSP), embedded processing and serial connectivity applications.

Production devices are shipping now and may be purchased online or through Xilinx distributors.

The Virtex-5 FPGA reference design for XAUI is available for immediate download from the company's website.

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