UP
Unicast Pause Frame Detect
When this bit is set, the GMAC will detect the Pause frames with the station's unicast address specified in MAC Address0 High Register and MAC Address0 Low Register, in addition to the detecting Pause frames with the unique multicast address. When this bit is reset, the GMAC will detect only a Pause frame with the unique multicast address specified in
the 802.3x standard.
2
RW
0x0
RFE
Receive Flow Control Enable
When this bit is set, the GMAC will decode the received Pause frame and disable its transmitter for a specified (Pause Time) time. When this bit is reset, the decode function of the Pause frame is disabled.
1
RW
0x0
TFE
Transmit Flow Control Enable
In Full-Duplex mode, when this bit is set, the GMAC enables the flow control operation to transmit Pause frames. When this bit is reset, the flow control operation in the GMAC is disabled, and the GMAC will not transmit any Pause frames.
In Half-Duplex mode, when this bit is set, the GMAC enables the back-pressure operation. When this bit is reset, the backpressure
feature is disabled.