Chapter 26. Detailed Physical Layer Description
The Previous Chapter
The previous chapter provided a detailed description of the Link Layer. This included:
Link Layer functional overview.
Link state machine.
Detailed description of LRH.
QoS within the subnet: SL and VLs.
Detailed description of VL arbitration.
Link-Level Flow Control.
Packet CRCs.
Intro to the packet delimiters.
Packet receive state machine.
Data packet check.
Link packet (Flow Control packet) check.
Switch performs packet forwarding.
Overview of router port's Link Layer.
This Chapter
This chapter provides a detailed description of the Physical Layer and includes:
Module basics.
Port types.
Signal naming conventions.
Electrical signaling and copper cable.
Link Layer to Physical Layer interface. ...
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