Interlaken breaks packets into bursts as described in the Interlaken Protocol Definition, Revision 1.2, October 7, 2008. A burst is a sequence Data Word between two Control Words. The size of the bursts generated by the Integrated Interlaken IP core is controlled by these factors:
- Inputs
CTL_TX_BURSTMAXandCTL_TX_BURSTSHORT - How packets are written to the TX
The Integrated Interlaken IP core operates in one of two modes, depending on how the data is written to the TX:
- Packet Mode
- Burst Interleaved Mode