.. _glossary:

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Glossary
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.. glossary::
    
    AXI
        Advanced eXtensible Interface

    BAR
        Base Address Register

    DMA
        Direct Memory Access

    FPGA
        Field-Programmable Gate Array

    JTAG
        Joint Test Action Group

    MAC
        Media Access Control(ler)

    MSI
        Message-Signaled Interrupt

    NIC
        Network Interface Controller

    PCI
        Peripheral Component Interconnect

    PCIe
        PCI Express

    PHY
        PHYsical layer (interface)

    PTP
        Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588)

    RSS
        Receive Side Scaling