Re: Link Status Signaling Clarification
Shawn,
That's part of it. 48.2.5.4 is written to be more general and also
includes the following link status conditions:
- RF message received
- LF message received
- Link fault condition detected
When a fault condition is detected, the proper fault condition is
reported. Generation of the LF Sequence ordered set may not be the
appropriate response for all link fault conditions.
Best Regards,
Rich
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> "Rogers, Shawn" wrote:
>
> Rich, need clarification on the following:
>
> From 48.2.5.4:
> "..The purpose of link status reporting is to quickly identify and
> convey link status conditions to the RS which can take the necessary
> action..."
>
> From 48.2.5.4.3:
> "Link status signaling follows the detection or recognition of a link
> status condition and involves the generation of Sequence ordered-sets
> by the PCS transmit process."
>
> I interpret this to mean:
> When the 10GBASE-X PCS detects a fault condition, it sends the local
> fault message to the RS and the transmits the LF Sequence ordered set
> to the PMA.
>
> Please confirm.
>
> Shawn
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