Networking Silicon — 82555

Negotiation or Parallel Detection with no data packets being transmitted. Connection is then established either by FLP exchange or Parallel Detection. The 82555 will look for both FLPs and link integrity pulses. The following diagram illustrates this process.

Force_Fail

Ability detect either by parallel detect or auto- negotiation.

Parallel Detectio

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Auto-Negotiatio

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10Base-T or 100Base-TX Link Ready

Look at Link Pulse; Auto-Negotiation capable = 0

FLP capable

Auto-Negotiation capable = 1 Ability Match

LINK PASS

Auto-Negotiation Complete bit set

Figure 10. Auto-Negotiation and Parallel Detect

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Intel 82555 manual Auto-Negotiation and Parallel Detect