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Jumbo Packets— Jumbo frames are defined as those packets whose length exceeds the standard Ethernet MTU, which is 1500 kbytes. For the C64x+ devices, it is recommended not to use packets exceeding 35K in length. The PHY that you use can place additional limits on to the length of the packets that you can transfer in a system.
Link— The transmission path between any two instances of generic cabling.
Multicast MAC Address— A class of MAC address that sends a packet to potentially more than one recipient. A group address is specified by setting the LSB of the first MAC address byte. Thus,
Physical Layer and Media Notation— To identify different Ethernet technologies, a simple,
<data rate in Mb/s><medium type><maximum segment length (×100m)>
The definitions for the technologies mentioned in this guide are as follows:
Term | Definition |
IEEE 802.3 Physical Layer specification for a 10 Mb/s CSMA/CD local area | |
| network over two pairs of |
IEEE 802.3 Physical Layer specification for a 100 Mb/s CSMA/CD local | |
| area network over two pairs of Category 5 unshielded |
| shielded |
IEEE 802.3 Physical Layer specification for a 1000 Mb/s CSMA/CD LAN | |
| using four pairs of Category 5 balanced copper cabling. |
Twisted pair | A cable element that consists of two insulated conductors twisted together |
| in a regular fashion to form a balanced transmission line. |
Port— Ethernet device.
Promiscuous Mode— EMAC receives frames that do not match its address.
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