31.6.16 MAC 802.3 Pause Frame Support

Note: Refer to the Clause 31, and Annex 31A and 31B of the IEEE standard 802.3 for a full description of MAC 802.3 pause operation.

The following table shows the start of a MAC 802.3 pause frame.

Table 31-14. Start of an 802.3 Pause Frame
AddressType

(MAC Control Frame)

Pause
DestinationSourceOpcodeTime
0x0180C20000016 bytes0x88080x00012 bytes

The ETH supports both hardware controlled pause of the transmitter, upon reception of a pause frame, and hardware generated pause frame transmission.