Intel® IXP42X product line and IXC1100 control plane processors—High-Speed Serial
Interfaces
Intel® IXP42X Product Line of Network Processors and IXC1100 Control Plane Processor
DM September 2006
454 Order Number: 252480-006US
The behavior of the HSS interface is indifferent to the source of the frame-sync pulse.
The frame-sync pulse can be sourced externally or generated internally. Figure84 and
Figure 85 shows an example of the HSS interfaces obtaining synchronization with no
offset defined.
17.5 HSS Registers and Clock Configuration
There are numerous Control and Status Registers (CSRs) contained within the IXP42X
product line and IXC1100 control plane processors’ NPE/HSS interface that are used to
configure the many unique HSS settings discussed in this manual. The functional
details of these registers are not exposed within any IXP42X product line and IXC1100
control plane processors collateral and are reserved for use by NPE firmware only. The
IxHssAcc API, however, provides indirect access to the these registers to allow the
complete control and configuration of all HSS features enabled by a particular Intel®
IXP400 Software Release. The Intel® IXP400 Software Programmer’s Guide should be
referenced for specific information regarding use of the IxHssAcc API.
Figure 84. Tx Frame-Sync Example (Presuming an Offset of 0)
Figure 85. Rx Frame-Sync Example (Presuming Zero Offset)
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