Design And Implementation Of Network TOE

This thesis addresses the design of a TCP/IP hardware module which can be used in an SOC system or an enhanced Network Interface Controller. The present implementation uses a state machine-based design which performs limited TCP/IP functions along with the required firmware for data movement and buffer management. There are several features of this design:1. Three main functions: Ping request/reply, UDP connection and TCP connection.2. Header processing modules for ARP, IP, UDP, TCP, ICMP protocols are implemented in hardware.3. The design can implement TCP/UDP connection management.However, at the time of write this thesis, the implementation is not fully accomplished. But the TOE architecture spec and management scheme are finished. We use the ALTERA PCI development board to set up the SOC system.