Networking Silicon — 82555

7.2.1.6Register 5: Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability Register Bit Definitions

Bit(s)

Name

Description

Default

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Next Page

This bit reflects the 82555’s link partner’s Auto-

--

RO

 

 

Negotiation ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Acknowledge

This bit is used to indicate that the 82555 has

--

RO

 

 

successfully received its link partner’s Auto-

 

 

 

 

Negotiation advertising ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Remote Fault

This bit reflects the 82555’s link partner’s Auto-

--

RO

 

 

Negotiation ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:5

Technology Ability

This bit reflects the 82555’s link partner’s Auto-

--

RO

 

Field

Negotiation ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4:0

Selector Field

This bit reflects the 82555’s link partner’s Auto-

--

RO

 

 

Negotiation ability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2.1.7Register 6: Auto-Negotiation Expansion Register Bit Definitions

Bit(s)

Name

 

Description

Default

R/W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15:5

Reserved

These bits are reserved and should be set to a

0

RO

 

 

constant 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Parallel Detection

1

= Fault detected via parallel detection (multiple link

0

RO

 

Fault

fault occurred)

 

SC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

= No fault detected via parallel detection

 

LH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bit will self-clear on read

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Link Partner Next

1

= Link Partner is Next Page able

0

RO

 

page Able

0

= Link Partner is not Next Page able

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Next Page Able

1

= Local drive is Next Page able

0

RO

 

 

0

= Local drive is not Next Page able

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Page Received

1 = New Page received

0

RO

 

 

0

= New Page not received

 

SC

 

 

This bit will self-clear on read.

 

LH

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Link Partner Auto-

1

= Link Partner is Auto-Negotiation able

0

RO

 

Negotiation Able

0

= Link Partner is not Auto-Negotiation able

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2.2MDI Registers 8 - 15

Registers eight through fifteen are reserved for IEEE.

7.2.3MDI Registers 16 - 31

Register numbers 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27 are described in the following subsections.

Datasheet

31

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Intel 82555 manual MDI Registers 8, MDI Registers 16