PCIE Validation Methodology
PCIE Validation Methodology
PCIE Validation Methodology
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PCI Express<br />
PCI Express is a serial bus interface standard for the PC<br />
industry. It employs a layered protocol:<br />
• The PHY analog the analog macros dealing mainly with the<br />
SERDES (serialize /de-serialize), idle and common mode<br />
detections.<br />
• The PHY logic layer mainly consists of elastic storage, 8/10<br />
bit decoders, and symbol alignment.<br />
• The Data Link (DL) layer contains framers, CRC detection<br />
and generation, DLP (Data Link Packet) decoding and<br />
generations.<br />
• The Transaction Layer (TL) takes care of the following tasks:<br />
1. TLP (Transaction Layer Packet) formation and processing the<br />
different packet types.<br />
2. Flow Control tracking.<br />
3. Virtual Channel.<br />
4. Transaction Handling.<br />
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