4.3.2. OTN Mode - 2026-01-06

F-Tile Ethernet Hard IP User Guide

Version
25.1.1

The F-Tile Ethernet Hard IP supports OTN mode in all Ethernet modes with optional RS-FEC feature.

The TX OTN datapath consists of:
  • Alignment insertion—Alignment Marker and its position are made available for OTN based on the Ethernet mode of operation. Refer to Signals of the PCS66 TX Interface table for more information.
  • Striper—enables logically sequential data to be segmented to increase data throughput.
Note: In OTN mode in 10GE/20GE/40GE/50GE/100GE Ethernet modes, scrambler is bypassed because the input data is expected to be scrambled. In 200GE/400GE Ethernet modes, RS-FEC block descrambles the data.

The RX OTN datapath consists of an aligner block that enables the alignment of the incoming data.