The Transmit RAM is a dual-port RAM. The dual-port RAM allows the tester to update
the RAM contents on the fly without reprogramming the FPGA itsself. The desired
transmit patterns are transmitted to the board over the serial interface, using the Xmodem
protocol. Xmodem is a half-duplex communication protocol. It breaks up the data into
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series of packets for transmission. The receiver, either acknowledges (ACK) or not
acknowledges (NAK) the packets. The receiver determines whether the packet is
correctly received or not based on the CRC. The Xmodem protocol was available for the
Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII). The protocol was adopted for use in the 10
Giga bit XAUI testing system. The PowerPC receives the data packets, and updates the
pattern RAM through the
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