PCIe Devices - PLX Technology

PCIe Devices - PLX Technology PCIe Devices - PLX Technology

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Low Latency and High Bandwidth n n n Low-overhead l Maximize application payload bandwidth, and link efficiency – Application and/or local OS determines required mix Low-latency communications l Maximum allowable delay or processing time through link devices within the fabric – Can calculate (deterministic) delay on end-to-end basis within the fabric High speed serial interconnect l l l 2.5 and 5.0 Gbps wire speed – called GT/s or giga transfers per second – Can be aggregated Low pin count per device and connector interface Longer connection runs – Traces on PCBs or cables external Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009 1-18

New Features n Improved data integrity l l Link-level data integrity for all types of transactions and packets – Sequence Number and Link CRC (LCRC) within data link layer header provided End-to-end CRC (ECRC) data integrity for high availability solutions n Error handling l l Legacy PCI-level error handling Advanced error reporting and handling for improved fault isolation and recovery Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009 1-19

Low Latency and High Bandwidth<br />

n<br />

n<br />

n<br />

Low-overhead<br />

l<br />

Maximize application payload bandwidth, and link efficiency<br />

– Application and/or local OS determines required mix<br />

Low-latency communications<br />

l<br />

Maximum allowable delay or processing time through link<br />

devices within the fabric<br />

– Can calculate (deterministic) delay on end-to-end basis within<br />

the fabric<br />

High speed serial interconnect<br />

l<br />

l<br />

l<br />

2.5 and 5.0 Gbps wire speed – called GT/s or giga transfers<br />

per second<br />

– Can be aggregated<br />

Low pin count per device and connector interface<br />

Longer connection runs<br />

– Traces on PCBs or cables external<br />

Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009<br />

1-18

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