Interrupt Parameters

TABLE 4-7describes the receive interrupt blanking values.

TABLE 4-7RX Blanking Register for Alias Read

Field Name

Values

Description

 

 

 

rx_intr_pkts

0 to 511

Interrupt after this number of packets have arrived since

 

 

the last packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no

 

 

packet blanking. (Default=3)

rx_intr_time

0 to 524287

Interrupt after 4.5 US ticks have elapsed since the last

 

 

packet was serviced. A value of zero indicates no time

 

 

blanking. (Default=1250)

 

 

 

Random Early Drop Parameters

TABLE 4-8describes the RX random early detection 8-bit vectors, which allows you to enable random early drop (RED) thresholds. When received packets reach the RED range packets are dropped according to the preset probability. The probability should increase when the fifo level increases. Control packets are never dropped and are not counted in the statistics.

TABLE 4-8RX Random Early Detecting 8-Bit Vectors

Field Name

Values

Description

 

 

 

red_dv4to6k

0 to 255

Random early detection and packet drop vectors for

 

 

when fifo threshold is greater than 4096 bytes and less

 

 

than 6,144 bytes. Probability of drop can be

 

 

programmed on a 12.5 percent granularity. For

 

 

example, if bit 0 is set the first packet out of every eight

 

 

will be dropped in this region. (Default=0)

 

 

 

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