[T10] [SAS] Request for clarification of scrambled IDLE Segment
Tim.Symons at microchip.com
Tim.Symons at microchip.com
Fri Aug 30 11:55:25 PDT 2019
Annexes contain informative examples that are not mandatory definitions.
I agree with your observation that the Scrambled Idle segment example illustrated in Table D.1 should have the header field set to 11b.
I think the easiest way to correct the table will be to change the description:
Scrambled idle segment (e.g., immediately following a PACKET_SYNC SPL frame segment):
In cases such as this, where an informative annex appears to be incorrect, you should always defer to the normative specification text.
From: Deep Mehta <deep at cadence.com>
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Hi Tim,
Any thought ?
We highly appreciate your help here.
Thanks.
Regards,
Deep
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Subject: [SAS] Request for clarification of scrambled IDLE Segment
Hello,
Can you please help clarify a few questions regarding the scrambled IDL segment for packet mode (SPL4)
As per Annexure Table D.1 - Example forward error correction coding results , it is mentioned - Scrambled idle segment (e.g., immediately following a PACKET_SYNC)
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Questions:
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1) Referring to table D.1 - Is it possible for PHY transmitter to transmit Scrambled IDLE segment just after PACKET_SYNC ? Specifically, just after Train_RX-SNW/SP15_PHY_READY state transition? As per section 6.6 Idle physical links
Phys shall transmit idle dwords if there are no other dwords to transmit
2) For periodic PACKET_SYNC transmission condition (not at SP15_PHY_READY state transition), how it is possible to have Scrambled Idle segment DwordHeader as "00b" ? Since the last bit of the last transferred bit of the PACKET_SYNC is '0' (as shown below diagram and table D.1), that SPL_PACKET_HEADER must be "11b". This is described in 6.8.3 in SPL4
3) What is the implications for transmitter, if it transmit scrambled IDLE segment just at SP15_PHY_READY state transition condition (as first SPL packet) and then transmit IDLE Dword packet?
Thanks in advance
Lana
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