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Contents
CHAPTER 1
SAS Interface ............................................................................1-1
1.1 Topologies in SAS Interface .................................................................... 1-2
1.1.1
SAS Layering ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.1.2
Physical links and phys ....................................................................... 1-4
1.1.3
Ports (narrow ports and wide ports) .................................................... 1-4
1.1.4
SAS devices......................................................................................... 1-6
1.1.5
Pathways.............................................................................................. 1-7
1.1.6
Connections......................................................................................... 1-8
1.2 Names and identifiers .............................................................................. 1-9
1.2.1
SAS addresses ..................................................................................... 1-9
1.2.2
Hashed SAS address.......................................................................... 1-10
1.3 Phy layer ................................................................................................ 1-11
1.3.1
8b10b coding ..................................................................................... 1-11
1.3.2
Link reset sequence ........................................................................... 1-12
1.3.3
Start conditions of the link reset sequence........................................ 1-13
1.3.4
Out of band (OOB) signals................................................................ 1-13
1.3.5
SAS OOB sequency .......................................................................... 1-16
1.3.5.1
Exception handling in the OOB sequence ........................................ 1-18
1.3.6
SAS speed negotiation sequence....................................................... 1-18
1.3.6.1
Phy reset sequence after devices are attached................................... 1-22
1.3.6.2
When the speed negotiation sequence is successful ......................... 1-23
1.3.6.3
Exception handling in the speed negotiation sequence..................... 1-23
1.3.7
Phy layer dword synchronization (DWS) ......................................... 1-23
1.4 Link layer ............................................................................................... 1-24
1.4.1
Primitives .......................................................................................... 1-24
1.4.2
Primitive sequences........................................................................... 1-27
1.4.3
Primitives not specific to type of connections .................................. 1-27
1.4.3.1
AIP (Arbitration in progress) ............................................................ 1-27
1.4.3.2
ALIGN............................................................................................... 1-27
Summary of Contents for MAX3036RC SERIES
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