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Ethernet Bomber
Ethernet Packet Generator for network analysis
Final Presentation
Oren Novitzky & Rony Setter
Advisor: Mony Orbach
Started: Spring 2008
Project Goals
Developing a hardware Ethernet packet
generator for Ethernet networks
benchmarking.
Support stand-alone operation with
several user configurations.
Implementation of the system on Altera
PCI-E Development kit board with
Stratix II GX FPGA.
Project Goals
Learning common communication
protocols such as Ethernet, UDP, IP
Learning HW development language and
tools.
Building SW application to support and
control the HW design.
Architecture guideline:
Hardware Optimization:
- Accelerating the NIOS by implement large
instruction/ data cache.
- Using high speed external memory – DDR2
- Interfacing Altera’s TSE MAC with SGDMA
(instead of NIOS II directly)
- Increasing core clock from 100MHz to
166.67MHz using only one PLL.
Architecture guideline:
Software Optimization:
- Using the UDP protocol (instead of TCP)
to increase throughput performance
- Networking with InterNiche’s “NicheStack”
fully configurable networking stack and
MicroC/OS-II operating system.
- Raising compiler optimization level to
maximum (3).
Block Diagram
NIOS II terminal
JTAG
PHY
Marvell
Ethernet MAC
MII
Altera TSE
On chip
Memory
RJ-45
SGDMA Interface
UDP/IP Packet generator
NicheStack
UDP
Nios II
Networking
External
Ethernet
10/100 Mbps
Ext. CLK
100MHz
JTAG Debug
Module
DDR2 HP
Controller
+ PLL @ 333MHz
DDR2 SDRAM
Flash HP
Controller
Flash memory
SOPC Architecture
DDR2
Memory
Controller
S
On-chip
Memory
JTAG
UART
NiosII
JTAG
Processor Debug
Module
S
Data
M
Inst
M
S
System
Timer
S
S
Avalon Main BUS (HS)
Pipeline Bridge (LS)
S
S
SGDMA
TX
Src
Avalon
Tristate
S
SGDMA
RX
M
Sink
S
Sink
Src
Triple speed Ethernet
MAC
S
Simple I/O
Controllers
S
FLASH
Memory
Controller
SOPC Architecture
Software Design Overview
The application code is based on a template supplied
by Altera for networking application designs (Simple
Socket Server template).
The TSE device driver is also supplied by Altera and
needs to be integrated to the software build in Nios II
EDS library configuration.
Both the IP layer and the device driver are supplied
by InterNiche Technologies.
Using third party WireShark 1.2.5 Network Protocol
Analyzer (freeware) at the receiver station.
Software Structure – Thread Level
Lower number
=
Higher priority
Program
main()
benchmark_initial_task()
Priority 1
tk_netmain()
tk_nettick()
benchmark_driver()
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
NicheStack Tasks
Benchmarking
Application Task
Software Structure – Code Level
main()
nios_get_command_string()
benchmark_initial_task()
bmcommand_from_console()
bmprint_menu()
alt_iniche_init()
legal command?
netmain()
iniche_net_ready
NO
YES
print_test()
NO
benchmark()
udp_sender_plain()
YES
bmprint_start()
udp_sender()
benchmark_driver()
socket()
sendto()
gettimeofday()
Delay?
YES
Calling
Flow
waiting done?
NO
NO
Sending done?
YES
YES
print_result()
NO
System Setup
Benchmarking Example - Transmitter
Benchmarking Example - Receiver
Benchmarking Example - Results
Benchmarking Example - Results
Benchmarking Example - Results
Benchmarking Example - Results
Conclusion
Networking Performance
As published by Altera and InterNiche, reaching
maximum link speed using this integrated design is
doable, without the need of implementing the IP layer in
HW.
Altera design suit and documentation
Although Altera’s documentation resources are almost
endless, more than once we encountered mismatch
between several documents (Quartus/NIOS/SOPC)
Future designs on this hardware platform
Our hardware platform consists of all the required
features for future fast networking standalone designs