Freescale Semiconductor MPC8260 - Manual (Page 1111)

Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA)
MPC8260 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 2
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ATM
RX
Function
Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell n
IMA RX
Function
Fast
Communication
Controller
acting as a
Virtual PHY
Cell 1
Cell n
Cell 2
Phy 1
Phy 2
Phy n
Cell n+1
ATM
TX
Function
Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3 Cell 4 Cell n
IMA TX
Function
Fast
Communication
Controller
acting as a
Virtual PHY
Cell 1
Cell n
Cell 2
Phy 1
Phy 2
Phy n
Cell n+1
Link ID #1
Link ID #N
Links 1 - N make up an IMA group