32.6.16 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.
| Address | Type (MAC Control Frame) | Pause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination | Source | Opcode | Time | |
| 0x0180C2000001 | 6 bytes | 0x8808 | 0x0001 | 2 bytes |
The GMAC supports both hardware controlled pause of the transmitter, upon reception of a pause frame, and hardware generated pause frame transmission.