Having the lowest network latency is critical for Accelerated Finance. To achieve the lowest Ethernet latency, it is necessary to optimize the layer-1 PHY and the layer-2 MAC. Algo-Logic Systems’ Ultra-Low-Latency (ULL) PHY+MAC minimizes roundtrip latency by several hundred nanoseconds as compared to vendor supplied IP cores. Algo-Logic Systems’ ULL PHY+MAC design implements 10GBASE-R MAC and PCS (Physical Coding Sub-layer) functionality in an FPGA by using logic optimized for latency.
The ULL PHY+MAC is compatible with multiple FPGA platforms that support SERDES rates of 10.3125 Gbps while bypassing all PCS and excessive buffering features. The MAC interfaces to user logic via the 64-bit Avalon-ST bus or AXI4-Stream standards.
In this fashion, Algo-Logic Systems’ ULL PHY+MAC is designed to seamlessly replace much slower default PHY+MAC implementations that come with standard FPGA platforms.