Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Component/Vci Master Nic

Timestamp:

Apr 3, 2020, 11:40:16 AM (5 years ago)

Author:

alain

Comment:

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Component/Vci Master Nic

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 of operation, defined by a constructor parameter:
  * '''NIC_MODE_FILE''': Both the RX packets stream an the TX packets stream are read/written from/to dedicated files "nic_rx_file.txt" and "nic_tx_file.txt", stored in the same directory as the top.cpp file.
- * '''NIC_MODE_SYNTHESIS''': The TX packet stream is still written to the "nic_tx_file.txt" file, but the RX packet stream is synthesised. The packet length (between 64 and 1538 bytes) and the source MAC address (8 possible values) are pseudo-random numbers.
+ * '''NIC_MODE_SYNTHESIS''': The TX packet stream is still written to the "nic_tx_file.txt" file, but the RX packet stream is synthesised. The packet length (between 42 and 1538 bytes) and the source MAC address (8 possible values) are pseudo-random numbers.
  * '''NIC_MODE_TAP''': The TX and RX packet streams are send and received to and from the physical network controller of the workstation running the simulation.
 
-The Ethernet packet length can have any value, in the range [44 to 1514] bytes.
+The Ethernet packet length can have any value, in the range [42 to 1538] bytes.
 
 The minimal data transfer unit between software and the NIC is a 4K bytes '''container''',