Forwarding feature ... e.g. vxlan/vlan/PTP/802.3Qbb... | asic |
MAC | asic |
PCS | asic |
PMA | asic |
serdes | asic/phy |
PMA | phy |
PCS | phy |
MAC | phy |
MACsec | phy |
1588 PTP | phy |
MAC | phy |
PCS | phy |
PMA | phy |
serdes | phy/PMD |
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