Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 127. RX FIFO Padding and CRC Strip Enable ($0x5B3)

Bit

Name

Description

Type1

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Register Description: This control register enables to pre-pend every packet with two extra

0x00000000

bytes and also enables the CRC stripping of a packet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31:8

Reserved

Reserved

RO

0x000000

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Stripping Enable

CRC stripping is enabled for Port 3.

 

 

7

0 =

Disabled

R/W

0

for Port 3

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Stripping Enable

CRC stripping is enabled for Port 2.

 

 

6

0 =

Disabled

R/W

0

for Port 2

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Stripping Enable

CRC stripping is enabled for Port 1.

 

 

5

0 =

Disabled

R/W

0

for Port 1

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRC Stripping Enable

CRC stripping is enabled for Port 0.

 

 

4

0 =

Pre-pending Disabled

R/W

0

for Port 0

 

1 = Pre-pending Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enables pre-pending of two bytes at the start of

 

 

3

Pre-pending Enable2

every packet – Port 3.

R/W

0

Port 3

0 =

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enables pre-pending of two bytes at the start of

 

 

2

Pre-pending Enable2

every packet – Port 2.

R/W

0

Port 2

0 =

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enables pre-pending of two bytes at the start of

 

 

1

Pre-pending Enable2

every packet – Port 1.

R/W

0

Port 1

0 =

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enables pre-pending of two bytes at the start of

 

 

0

Pre-pending Enable2

every packet – Port 0.

R/W

0

Port 0

0 =

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

1 =

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. RO = Read Only, No clear on Read; R = Read, Clear on Read; W = Write only; R/W = Read/Write, No clear; R/W/C = Read/Write, Clear on Write

2. Pre-pending should not be enabled in loopback mode.

Datasheet

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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Intel IXF1104 manual RX Fifo Padding and CRC Strip Enable $0x5B3

IXF1104 specifications

The Intel IXF1104 is a cutting-edge Network Interface Controller (NIC) designed to meet the needs of high-speed communication in modern networking environments. As the demand for bandwidth-intensive applications continues to grow, Intel's IXF1104 is engineered to deliver exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability, making it an ideal choice for data centers and enterprise networks.

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