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PCIe Devices - PLX Technology

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<strong>PCIe</strong> Arbitration<br />

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In all Root Complex devices and switches,<br />

arbitration capabilities must be provided<br />

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Can be any method as previously used in PCI<br />

– Round robin, weighted round robin, or a combination<br />

Can optionally implement time-based arbitration<br />

– Used for isochronous applications<br />

Can assign priorities to any and all of the above on an<br />

individual platform basis<br />

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Capabilities will be heavily dependent on vendor<br />

chip set capabilities, as the Root Complex will be<br />

one of the built-in functions of the chip set<br />

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Usually comes with vendor defined power-up settings, but<br />

may be re-configured by software<br />

Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009<br />

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