TEST AND VERIFICATION SOLUTIONS

Training
SYSTEM VERILOG ASSIGNMENT-5

Questions (Class)

1) Declare eth_pkt class with following fields

o DA, Len, Payload, CRC
o Declare DA, Len, Payload as random (ex. rand DA)
o Declare Payload as dynamic array or queue
Instantiate eth_pkt inside module top and create a object for it.
 Print the contents of eth pkt using $display
o Write print function inside eth pkt and call the function in module
-> Pass string name as an argument, name will tell who is printing
packet
 Randomize pkt (ex. Pkt.randomize), with assert
 Print eth_pkt contents by calling print method
o Apply constraint for payload
(ex. Constraint payload_c {payload.size() >10 ; payload.size() <20 ;}) in
class
 Randomize again the print the elements
https://edaplayground.com/x/SHN9
2)  Declare the property len in eth_pkt as local/protected and try to access
from module top (pkt.len=100) and display it. // Complier Error
o Write a method to assign values for local / protected variable in eth_pkt
 Now assign value for top using the method which is available in eth_pkt
and print it
https://edaplayground.com/x/XgA_
3)  Derive new_pkt from eth_pkt , Override print method in derived class
 Instantiate derived class new_pkt and create object for it
 From module top call print method of derived class
 Use super keyword to print the eth_pkt print while call print method of
new_pkt (use super.print() inside print method of new_pkt)
 Check which one able to access from derived class either protected or
local property
https://edaplayground.com/x/G2Zp
4)  Declare a variable ‘Count’ as static in eth_pkt class
-> Used to count total eth_pkt instances created in the TB module
 -> Count will be incremented as part function new
//Write new function in eth_pkt and inside that increment count by 1.
 Create 3 instances of eth_pkt in module top (pkt1, pkt2, pkt3)
 Create object for these instances. (ex. pkt1=new () ;)
 Print the each eth_pkt instance content
 Assign count=5 in one of the eth_pkt instance and print all eth_pkt
instance content
 Declare the count property as automatic and do the same. // Default
every property in class is automatic
https://edaplayground.com/x/d5ws
5) Handle Copy:
o Declare the following fields in eth_pkt class
-> DA, Len, Payload as random (ex. Rand DA)
-> Payload is a dynamic array
o Write a constraint for payload size
o Write a print method to print the properties in this class
 In module top create two instance of eth_pkt as pkt1 and pkt2
 Create an object for pkt1 only
 Using randomize method randomize pkt1
 Print pkt1 and pkt2 fields
 Assign pkt2=pkt1;
 Print pkt1 and pkt2 fields
 Change pkt1.len value (pkt1.len=5 ;)
 Print pkt1 and pkt2 fields
https://edaplayground.com/x/PA7i
6) Shallow Copy:
 In the above question instead of pkt2=pkt1 assign pkt2=new pkt1; in
module
 To understand the difference between handle copy and shallow copy,
compare the outputs Q.No.5 and 6
https://edaplayground.com/x/iUii
7) Deep Copy: (Update above code with following instructions)
 Declare a class named my_pkt with a property m_count of int type
 Instantiate this my_pkt inside eth_pkt // my_pkt m_pkt;
 Create an object for my_pkt inside function new() of eth_pkt
//function new() m_pkt=new(); endfunction
 Create copy method //function copy(output eth_pkt pkt)
 -> inside that copy the field of this instance to another// pkt= new this
-> copy the nested handle in this instance to another //pkt.m_pkt=new
this.m_pkt
 In print method add m_pkt.m_count to display
Do the following steps in module Top
 Instantiate two eth_pkt as pkt1 and pkt2
 Create a object for pkt1
 Randomize pkt1 (pkt1.randomize () ;)
 Assign m_count value as 5 (pkt1.m_pkt.m_count=’h5)
 Call print method of pkt1 // pkt1.print();
 Create object for pkt2 // pkt2=new();
 Call print method of pkt2 // pkt1.print();
 Call copy method of pkt1 and keep pkt2 as argument // pkt1.copy(pkt2)
 Call print method of pkt2 // Everything get copied
 Change values of the properties in pkt1
// pkt1.m_pkt.m_count='h4;pkt1.DA='h1;pkt1.len='h5;
 Again call print pkt1 and pkt2 by calling print method
// Nested handle of a class also get copied in another memory location
 For better understanding try this question using shallow copy instead of
copy method (deep copy)
https://edaplayground.com/x/ptWa
8) o Declare eth_pkt class with following properties
-> sa, preamble, sof, len and payload[], declare all these with rand
o Write a constraint as follows
-> preamble should be 10
-> len should be between 5 and 8
-> payload size should be equal to len
o Write print method to display all the properties in this class
o Write compare function two compare two instances
 In module top instantiate pkt1 and pkt2
 Create object for pkt1, randomize and print
 Do shallow copy
 Print pkt2
 Try by comparing pkt1 and pkt2 by using if condition // Won’t work
 Call compare method and compare the 2 pkts
 Use ‘extern’ to implement compare method outside the class and do
the comparison.
https://edaplayground.com/x/Acmx