Tag :: MetaWatch

Written by David Mirabito

Posted on December 30, 2021

Updated on May 5, 2026

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MetaWatch is an FPGA-based feature available for Arista 7130 Series platforms. It provides precise timestamping of packets, aggregation and deep buffering for Ethernet links. Timestamp information and other metadata such as device and port identifiers are appended to the end of the packet as a trailer. The MetaWatch application consists of 4 MetaWatch cores with input ports at 1G, 10G, 25G or 40G, depending on the profile. The packets ingressing these inputs are timestamped and aggregated into a deep buffer private to each core.

TOI FPGA EOS 4.27.1F EOS 4.28.0F EOS 4.28.2F 7130 EOS 4.29.1F EOS 4.30.0F EOS 4.30.2F EOS 4.31.0F EOS 4.31.1F EOS 4.31.2F EOS 4.32.0F EOS 4.32.1F EOS 4.32.2F Ultra Low Latency MetaWatch EOS 4.33.0F EOS 4.33.1F EOS 4.33.2F EOS 4.34.0F EOS 4.34.1F EOS 4.34.2F EOS 4.35.0F EOS 4.35.1F EOS 4.35.2F EOS 4.36.0F

Written by James Nakoda

Posted on March 3, 2025

Updated on July 2, 2025

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WRAS is an EOS extension to automatically manage the layer 1 connectivity of the MetaWatch's WhiteRabbit interface.

TOI FPGA 7130 Ultra Low Latency MetaWatch EOS 4.33.2F White Rabbit

Tag :: MetaWatch

MetaWatch: Precise Packet Timestamping

White Rabbit Auto Source (WRAS)