1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The 10/100/1000 Mbps MAC is a flow control capable Media Access Controller (MAC) for Ethernet which operates at 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps or 1000-Mbps. In half duplex mode the controller implements the IEEE 802.3ab Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) protocol. In full duplex mode, the controller implements the IEEE 802.3ab MAC Control Layer and the PAUSE Operation for flow control. The controller is capable of identifying receipt of VLAN tagged frames.

1.2. FEATURES