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Ethernet MAC Options...............................................................................................................................3-2
FIFO Options................................................................................................................................................3-4
Timestamp Options.....................................................................................................................................3-5
MAC Local Loopback....................................................................................................................4-18
MAC Error Correction Code.......................................................................................................4-19
MAC Reset......................................................................................................................................4-19
PHY Management (MDIO).........................................................................................................4-20
Connecting MAC to External PHYs...........................................................................................4-22
1000BASE-X/SGMII PCS Architecture......................................................................................4-25
Transmit Operation.......................................................................................................................4-26
Receive Operation..........................................................................................................................4-27
Transmit and Receive Latencies...................................................................................................4-28
SGMII Converter...........................................................................................................................4-28
Auto-Negotiation...........................................................................................................................4-29
Ten-bit Interface............................................................................................................................4-32
PHY Loopback...............................................................................................................................4-33
PHY Power-Down.........................................................................................................................4-33
1000BASE-X/SGMII PCS Reset...................................................................................................4-34
IEEE 1588v2 Supported Configurations.....................................................................................4-35
IEEE 1588v2 Features....................................................................................................................4-36
IEEE 1588v2 Architecture.............................................................................................................4-37
IEEE 1588v2 Transmit Datapath.................................................................................................4-37
IEEE 1588v2 Receive Datapath....................................................................................................4-38
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