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5.
Electrical specifications
5.1
PCIE topology description
MLU-X1000 MLU extender uses 2 miniSAS HD interfaces to connect with the host server, and there
are 2 PCIE switching chips to connect the PCIE devices inside.PCIE interconnection topology is shown as
follows:
PCIe Switch
Host Server
PCIe Switch
NVMe
NIC
NVMe
NIC
reserved
1Figure 5.1 PCIE Connection topology
PCIE signal rate is 16 Gbps, and the cable loss is controlled within 15 dB @8GHz. It is recommended
to use 1 meter cable with a diameter of 30 AWG.
The pins of the miniSAS HD connectors used by PCIE interfaces are defined as follows: