Register Descriptions

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Table 13-23. Link Partner Ability Register (Base Page) Bit

Description1

Field

Bit(s)

 

Description

Mode

HW Rst

SW Rst

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

4:0

Reserved. Should be set to 00000b.

RO

00000b

00000b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1b

= 10 Base-TX half duplex is

 

 

 

10BASE-TX Half

5

available.

RO

0b

0b

Duplex

0b

= 10 Base-TX half duplex is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10BASE-TX Full

6

1b = 10 Base-TX full duplex is available.

RO

0b

0b

0b

= 10 Base-TX full duplex is not

Duplex

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1b

= 100 Base-TX half duplex is

 

 

 

100BASE-TX Half

7

available.

RO

0b

0b

Duplex

0b

= 100 Base-TX half duplex is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1b

= 100 Base-TX full duplex is

 

 

 

100BASE-TX Full

8

available.

RO

0b

0b

Duplex

0b

= 100 Base-TX full duplex is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100BASE-T4

9

0b

= Not capable of 100BASE-T4.

RO

Always 0b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pause

10

1b

= Pause operation is available.

RO

0b

0b

0b

= Pause operation is not available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1b

= Asymmetric Pause operation is

 

 

 

Asymmetric Pause

11

available.

RO

0b

0b

0b = Asymmetric Pause operation is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

12

Reserved. Should be set to 0b.

RO

0b

0b

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Fault

13

Indicates a remote fault.

RO

0b

0b

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserved

14

Reserved. Should be set to 0b.

RO

0b

0b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next Page

15

1b

= Link partner is Next Pagable.

RO

0b

0b

0b

= Link partner is not Next Pagable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.(MODE[3:0] is one of 001xb, 0111b).

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