Installing and Configuring thege Device Driver 9
Reporting Local PCS Capabilities
TABLE7 describes the read-only PCS capabilities that GEM PCS supports. These

parameters define the capabilities of the hardware.

Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities
TABLE8 describes the read-only link partner capabilities.
TABLE7 Read-Only PCS Capabilities
Parameter Description(Local PCS Capabilities)
1000autoneg_cap 0 = Not capable of autonegotiation
1 = Autonegotiation capable
1000fdx_cap Local PCS Full Duplex capability
0 = Not 1000 Mbits/sec full-duplex capable
1 = 1000 Mbits/sec full-duplex capable
1000hdx_cap Local PCS Half Duplex capability
0 = Not 1000 Mbits/sec half-duplex capable
1 = 1000 Mbits/sec half-duplex capable
asm_dir_cap Local PCS Flow Controlcapability
0 = Not Asymmetric Pause capable
1 = Asymmetric Pause (fromLocal Device) capable
pause_cap Local PCS Flow Controlcapability
0 = Not Symmetric Pause capable
1 = Symmetric Pause capable
TABLE8 Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities
Parameter Description
lp_1000autoneg_cap 0 = No autonegotiation
1 = Autonegotiation
lp_1000fdx_cap 0 = No 1000 Mbits/sec full duplex transmission
1 = 1000 Mbits/sec full duplex