RE: [ethmac] Hai...

["Igor Mohor (uni-mb)" <igor.mohor@uni-mb.si>]

A transfer is suppose to be finished in a predifined period of time. While
one station is transmitting, all the others are waiting. The maximum
transfer
time is 2 x 1518 bytes. When the carrier sense is not deasserted within that
period of time, the defer counter reaches the excessive defferal value
and a packet can be aborted or the MAC can wait forever for the carrier.

Regards,
	Igor

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ethmac@opencores.org [mailto:owner-ethmac@opencores.org]On
> Behalf Of suresh.dorepally@st.com
> Sent: 4. april 2001 11:53
> To: ethmac@opencores.org
> Subject: [ethmac] Hai...
>
>
> Hai everybody,
> Can i please know ...what is the use of defer counter in Ethernet
> Transmit block..
> Can't i manage things without Defer counter...
> what is significance os excessive deferral signal of Defer counter...
> Advanced Thanks for your help
> Best regards
> Suresh
>