Fujitsu MBC2073RC, MBC2036RC, MBA3300RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3073RC specifications Contents

Contents

CHAPTER 1	SAS Interface			21
	1.1 Topologies in SAS Interface			22
	1.1.1		SAS Layering	23
	1.1.2		Physical links and phys	24
	1.1.3		Ports (narrow ports and wide ports)	24
	1.1.4		SAS devices	26
	1.1.5		Pathways	27
	1.1.6		Connections	28
	1.2	Names and identifiers		29
	1.2.1		SAS addresses	29
	1.2.2		Hashed SAS address	30
	1.3	Phy layer		31
	1.3.1		8b10b coding	31
	1.3.2		Link reset sequence	32
	1.3.3		Start conditions of the link reset sequence	33
	1.3.4		Out of band (OOB) signals	33
	1.3.5		SAS OOB sequency	36
	1.3.5.1		Exception handling in the OOB sequence	38
	1.3.6		SAS speed negotiation sequence	38
	1.3.6.1		Phy reset sequence after devices are attached	42
	1.3.6.2		When the speed negotiation sequence is successful	43
	1.3.6.3		Exception handling in the speed negotiation sequence	43
	1.3.7		Phy layer dword synchronization (DWS)	43
	1.4	Link layer		44
	1.4.1		Primitives	44
	1.4.2		Primitive sequences	47
	1.4.3		Primitives not specific to type of connections	47
	1.4.3.1		AIP (Arbitration in progress)	47
	1.4.3.2		ALIGN	47

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