[SI-LIST] Re: Bit pattern for high speed serial link simulation

  • From: steve weir <weirsi@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: perry.qu@xxxxxxxxxxx, "si-list" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:25:47 -0800

Perry, if you are bypassing the encoder/decoder, then PRBS7 generates 
sufficient run-length.  If you are driving the encoder, you want a run 
length > 15, so PRBS21 or PRBS31 would be a better choice.

Steve.
At 03:21 PM 11/28/2005 -0500, Perry Qu wrote:
>Hi,
>
>What will be a realistic bit pattern to use for simulation of a serial link
>(3Gbps) with 8B/10B encoding ? Right now I used PRBS7 pattern but I'm not
>sure whether it captured the worst case pattern compared to reality, where
>the live data traffic is a lot more random. 8B/10B has a run length of 5 but
>if it's fed with say a PRBS31 bit stream, will I get more spectrum peaks
>than just a pure PRBS7 pattern without encoding which repeat itself every
>127 bits ?
>
>Thanks
>
>Perry
>
>=======================================
>
>Perry Qu
>
>Design & Qualification, Alcatel Canada
>
>600 March Road, Ottawa ON, K2K 2E6
>
>DID: 613-7846720  Fax: 613-5993642
>
>Email: perry.qu@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>=======================================
>
>
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>To unsubscribe from si-list:
>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field
>
>or to administer your membership from a web page, go to:
>//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list
>
>For help:
>si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field
>
>List FAQ wiki page is located at:
>                 http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ
>
>List technical documents are available at:
>                 http://www.si-list.org
>
>List archives are viewable at:
>                 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
>or at our remote archives:
>                 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages
>Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at:
>                 http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu
>


------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from si-list:
si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field

or to administer your membership from a web page, go to:
//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list

For help:
si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field

List FAQ wiki page is located at:
                http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ

List technical documents are available at:
                http://www.si-list.org

List archives are viewable at:     
                //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list
or at our remote archives:
                http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages
Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at:
                http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu
  

Other related posts: