RS-FEC Functional Description - 2.7 English

1G/10G/25G Switching Ethernet Subsystem Product Guide (PG292)

Document ID
PG292
Release Date
2023-10-18
Version
2.7 English

The RS-FEC feature of the 1/10/25G Subsystem provides error correction capability according to IEEE 802.3 Clause 108 or Schedule 3 of the 25G Ethernet Consortium.

The feature requires the insertion of PCS alignment markers as defined in IEEE 802.3 Table 82-2. Inputs are provided for the alignment markers and also for the value of words between alignment markers.

It is possible to bypass the RS-FEC function by means of the enable signals. This will bypass the RS-FEC function and connect the PCS directly to the transceiver, with the benefit of reduced latency. Refer to 25G IEEE 802.3by Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG217) (registration required) for the latest latency performance data in the various bypass modes, defined as follows:

  • FEC Bypass Correction: The decoder performs error detection without correction, (see IEEE Std 802.3 by section 108.5.3.2. The latency is reduced in this mode (see 25G IEEE 802.3by Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG217) (registration required) for latency figures).
  • FEC Bypass Indication: In this mode, there is a correction of the data but no error indication. An additional signal, rx_hi_ser, is generated in this mode to reduce the likelihood that errors in a packet are not detected. The RS decoder counts the number of symbol errors detected in consecutive non-overlapping blocks of 8192 codewords (see IEEE Standard for Ethernet - Amendment 2: Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers, and Management Parameters for 25 Gb/s Operation (IEEE Std 802.3by), section 108.5.3.2). The latency is reduced in this mode.
  • Decoder Bypass: The RS decoder can be bypassed by setting the IEEE Error indication Low when the correction bypass and indication bypass are High.