简介:Thetrafficbufferingproblemsintheethernetoversynchronousdigitalhierarchy(EOS)areintroducedandanalyzed.Differentsolutionsarealsopresentedindetail.SynchronousDRAM(SDRAM)isusedasoff-chipbuffertostore-and-retransmissionethernetframes.Anewandeasycontroldesignisintroducedhere.Thebufferareasizeonchipisgreatlyreducedandthepowerdissipationislowedatthesametime.