Hardware Reference Manual 161
Intel® IXP2800 Network Processor
Intel XScale® Core
Mode 3 Read Interface Protocol
Figure 51 depicts a single read transaction launched from the IXP2800 to the Intel and AMCC*
SONET/SDH device, followed by two consecutive writes.
Similarly, the access time is much better than the Lucent* TDAT042G5. The access time is eight
clock cycles or 160 ns for a 50-MHz Slowport clock. Here, there are three intervening cycles
between transactions. Therefore, the throughput is 11.1 Mbytes per second.
Mode 4 Interfacing Topology
Figure 52 demonstrates one of the topologies used to connect Slowport to the Intel and AMCC*
SONET/SDH device.
Similar to the Lucent* TDAT042G5 interface, the address and the data need demultiplexing. It
requires a total of six buffers.
The RD_L, WR_L, and CS_L[1] entirely match the E, RWB, and CSB pins respectively, in the
Intel framer configured to Motorola* mode. However, the INT has to be connected to the
SP_ACK_L as the PMC-Sierra* Interface does. The ALE pin can share the SP_CP. However, if it
does not meet the timing, the ALE pin can be tied high as shown in Figure 53.
Figure 51. Mode 3 Single Read Transfer Followed by Write (B0)
B1752-07
SP_CLK
SP_ALE_L
SP_CS_L[1] /CSB
SP_WR_L/WRB
SP_RD_L/RDB
20 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
SP_AD[7:0]
SP_ACK_L /INT
SP_CP
SP_OE_L
A[10:1]
SP_DIR
ADDR[15:0]
DATA[15:0]
A
[15:8]
A
[7:0]
A
[15:8]
D
[7:0]
A
[7:0]
A
[7:0]
D[7:0] D[
15:8]
A[
15:8]
D
[15:0]
D
[15:0]
D
[15:0]
D
[15:0]
2xD
[15:8]
A
[7:0]
A
[10:8]
A
[10:8]
D[15:8]
A[10:1]
A
[7:0]