This paper describes the efficient implementation of a Frame Aggregation Unit that gathers Ethernet packets in G.709 containers. This design has the capacity to handle 10Gbps links, to perform classification based on 24-byte header, and includes a highly pipelined Queue Manager to cope with the considered rates while a specific scheduler controls the quality of service per core network flow. The obtained results as regards area and performance for an actual working FPGA Virtex-4 implementation are provided while the reported complexity is equivalent to 11.4 Mgates at 180 MHz.
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