IEEE1394 system simulation environment and a design of its link layer controller

A system simulation environment is constructed dedicatedly for IEEE1394 high speed digital communication. In this environment, various network transactions inherent in communication systems are taken into account for system simulation, which is indispensable to enable IP (Intellectual Property)-based design of the systems. By using the proposed environment, a link layer controller of IEEE1394 is implemented with great ability of network transactions as well as connectivities with physical layer chips. Co-simulation between Verilog-HDL description of the link layer and C++ behavioral description of the physical layer has been carried out to verify the functionalities of the designed controller. FPGA implementation result of the link layer controller is also shown.