Intel® IXF1104 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Table 130. RX FIFO Transfer Threshold Port 2 ($0x5BA)

Bit

Name

Description

Type

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Register Description: RX FIFO transfer threshold for port 2 in 8-byte location.

 

0x000000BE

 

 

 

 

 

31:12

Reserved

Reserved

RO

0x00000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RX FIFO transfer threshold for port 2. This must be

 

 

 

 

less than the RX FIFO High water mark.

 

 

 

 

User definable control register that sets the

 

 

 

RX FIFO Transfer

threshold where a packet starts transitioning to the

 

 

11:0

SPI3 interface from the RX FIFO before the EOP is

R/W

0x0BE

Threshold - Port 2

received. Packets received in the RX FIFO below

 

 

 

 

 

this threshold are treated as store and forward.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Do not program the RX FIFO transfer

 

 

 

 

threshold below a setting of 0xBE

 

 

 

 

(1520bytes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Table 131. RX FIFO Transfer Threshold Port 3 ($0x5BB)

Bit

Name

Description

Type

Default

 

 

 

 

 

Register Description: RX FIFO transfer threshold for port 3 in 8-byte location.

 

0x000000BE

 

 

 

 

 

31:12

Reserved

Reserved

RO

0x00000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RX FIFO transfer threshold for port 3. This must

 

 

 

 

be less than the RX FIFO High water mark.

 

 

 

 

User definable control register that sets the

 

 

 

 

threshold where a packet starts transitioning to the

 

 

11:0

RX FIFO Transfer

SPI3 interface from the RX FIFO before the EOP

R/W

0x0BE

is received. Packets received in the RX FIFO

Threshold - Port 3

 

below this threshold are treated as store and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forward.

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Do not program the RX FIFO transfer

 

 

 

 

threshold below a setting of 0xBE

 

 

 

 

(1520bytes).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Datasheet

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Document Number: 278757

Revision Number: 009

Revision Date: 27-Oct-2005

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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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