MetaData Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the MetaData package? 
2. Who needs the MetaData package? 
3. Why is the MetaData package important?
4. Who can get copies of the MetaData package?
5. How do I get copies of the MetaData package?
6. What is the Accellera IP Xact Standard?
7. What is the significance of the IEEE 1685 Standard with respect to OCP-IP’s vendor extensions?




1: What is the MetaData package?
A: Meta Data Package defines Open Core Protocol vendor extensions for IP-XACT1.4 & IEEE1685.  Meta Data package consists of examples & documentation for OCP vendor extension, configuration checkers to validate OCP configuration. This package is based on OCP2.2 specifications, IP-XACT1.4 specification & IEEE 1685 standard.
2: Who needs the MetaData package?
A: Meta Data Package is useful for Design & verification engineers. The package may used for following purposes:
  • Describe interface configuration in standardized manner. 
  • Static checker for OCP profiles.
3: Why is the MetaData package important?
A: Meta Data Package is a first release of Open Core Protocol interface description using IEEE1685 standard. Package also provides utility for checking OCP configuration. This helps to reduce IP development time. These utilities are provided to OCP-IP members.
4: Who can get copies of the MetaData package?
A: The package is available to both OCP-IP members and non-members alike.  Members may access the OCP Metadata Vendor Extension package by completing the online click-through Commercial Metadata Vendor Extension License.  Non-Members may access the package via online click-through research license.
5: How do I get copies of the MetaData package?
A: For a copy of the Members License click here. 

Non-Members click here.
6: What is the Accellera IP Xact Standard?
A: IEEE 1685 IP-XACT provides for a machine readable XML structure for IP modules and systems databooks. The XML data documents many different aspects of electronic design elements, enabling designers using IP-XACT tools to automatically create many different expressions of a design in a consistent and correlated way. Design and verification engineers benefit from using this IP-XACT from the automation of testbench creation and exploration..
7: What is the significance of the IEEE 1685 Standard with respect to OCP-IP's vendor extensions??
A: OCP-IP Vendor Extensions provide way for describing configurable bus interfaces like Open Core Protocol in machine readable XML structure in an IEEE standard format.