ADLINK Technology AdvancedMC AMC-8100, User Manual

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Functional Description 9
AMC-8100
3 Functional Description
This chapter provides a functional description of the major compo-
nents and devices on the AMC-8100.
3.1 Overview
The ADLINK Technology AMC-8100 module provides two ports of
4G Fibre Channel. Each port is capable of 4G, 2G, or 1G data
rates.. The PCI Express transmission and reception data rate is
2.5 Gbits/s in each direction, yielding a total bandwidth of 5.0
Gbits/s for each full-duplex lane. The ADLINK Technology AMC-
8100 is implemented using one, four or eight PCI Express phys,
which provide possible host-side maximum transmission and
reception rates of up to 4.0 Gbytes/s.
The ADLINK AMC-8100 module contains Flash ROM for storing
the BIOS and firmware. The LEDs on the module report a heart-
beat and activity.
Features
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2 Ports of 4Gb Fibre Channel (compatible with 2G and 1G)
X
Class 3 Arbitrated Loop (AL), Fabric, Point-to-Point
X
2Kbyte frame payloads
X
Multiframe transmit and receive buffering
PCI Express Features
The PCI Express features of the ADLINK AMC-8100 module
include:
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Provides eight PCI Express PHYs
X
Supports a single-PHY (1 lane) link transfer rate up to 2.5
Gbits/s in each direction
X
Supports x8, x4, and x1 link widths
X
Automatically downshifts to a x4 link width if plugged into a
x4 connector or into a x8 connector that is wired as a x4
connector