M A C m o d u l e

MAC module

The MAC component of the NS7520 provides a full function 10/100 Mbps media access controller module with media independent interface (MII) and optional interface modules, which include MII, PMD, and ENDEC.

The basic features in the MAC module include: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC

MII interface

MII management function

Optional 100 Mbps physical coding sublayer (PCS) Optional 10 Mbps ENDEC interface

Address filtering Statistics gathering

The 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC can be connected to the following devices through the MII:

10/100 Mbps PHY

100 Mbps TP-PMD

10 Mbps ENDEC

The MAC module also provides MII management and station address logic (SAL). The SAL block filters the incoming receive addresses, accepting or rejecting individual and multicast receive packets.

MAC module block diagram

Figure 23 shows the MAC block and associated hierarchy, containing three main modules:

TFUN. Transmit function. RFUN. Receive function. MCS. MAC control sublayer.

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Digi NS7520 manual MAC module block diagram