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<p>Created page with &quot;== Summary == Developing a driver for the Zarlink Ethernet Switch(ZL50408) Functonalities required: # read/write switch configuration registers # send /receive control comma...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Summary ==<br /> <br /> Developing a driver for the Zarlink Ethernet Switch(ZL50408)<br /> <br /> Functonalities required:<br /> # read/write switch configuration registers<br /> # send /receive control command frames - for statistics collection, MAC address learning, aging etc.<br /> # send/ receive Ethernet data frames<br /> <br /> Hardware Interface:<br /> 16 bit CPU interface connected to the local bus of Host Processor<br /> <br /> == Design ==<br /> * Operations 1 &amp; 2 exported using a char interfaces. say /dev/zlctrl.<br /> <br /> Userspace applications can make use of ioctls for configuration register access and read/write system calls to send/receive control frames.<br /> * Operation 3 exported using network driver interface. say eth1<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> http://agata.pd.infn.it/LLP_Carrier/New_ATCA_Carrier_web/Appnotes_And_Reference_Designs/Zarlink_Application_Notes/ZLAN_026_AppNote_Jun06.pdf</div>

Tomasz Grzegurzko