The reference designs demonstrate wire-speed operation of the Altera® 10-Gbps Ethernet (10GbE) reference design component described in AN516:10-Gbps Ethernet Reference Design;
one using Arria® II GX devices and the other using Stratix® IVGX devices. The reference designs are SOPC Builder systems that include one instance of a custom 10GbE component configured as a media access control (MAC) with a XAUI transceiver.
The designs provide a flexible test and demonstration platform on which you can control, test, and monitor 10GbE operations in different loopback options. You can use the reference designs in a stand-alone configuration or in a multi-equipment configuration with an external 10-Gbps Ethernet legacy system or standard test equipment.