
IDT Switch Partition and Port Configuration
PES32NT24xG2 User Manual
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January 30, 2013
Notes
A port is not associated with any switch partition if the disabled port mode is due to the Port Mode
(MODE) field in the Switch Port Control (SWPORTxCTL) register being set to Disabled. Since the port is not
associated with a switch partition in this mode, the port is unaffected by the state of any switch partition, and
vice-versa. Additionally, the state of no switch partition input signal (e.g., PARTxPERSTN) has effect on the
port.
A port that is disabled due to the corresponding partition state being set to disabled remains associated
to that partition. A port’s MODE field being set to disabled takes precedence over the partition state. This
means that if the MODE field of a port is set to disabled, then the port is not associated with any partition.
The PHY layer’s Link Training & Status State Machine (LTSSM) immediately transitions to the Detect
state, the SerDes lanes associated with the port are powered down
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, and the termination associated with
SerDes receive lanes is turned off.
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The SerDes lanes remain powered down with the termination off as long as the port is disabled.
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Unused logic is placed in a low power state (e.g., clock is gated).
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All registers associated with the port remain accessible from the global address space.
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PCI Express configuration requests targeting the port are not possible.
Register state is preserved in the disabled state. Therefore, transitioning a port from an operational state
to a disabled state and then back to an operational state results in no change the register values except for
fields that report status. All configuration registers in all functions associated with the port are accessible
through the global address space by the serial EEPROM, other ports, and the SMBus. In this mode, all
registers in the port’s PCI-to-PCI bridge function (if present) are organized as that shown in Table 19.2 for a
downstream switch port. PCI-to-PCI bridge register fields whose value is dependent on port mode (i.e.,
upstream or downstream) are configured to operate as a downstream switch port.
Unattached
An unattached port is a port not associated with a switch partition and except for the link, is not opera-
tional. A port in the unattached mode has the following behavior.
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The physical and data-link layers remain operational and the link behaves as an upstream port
(i.e., downstream component of the link). The LTSSM transitions to and remains in the L0 state.
If necessary, the link trains from the Detect state.
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The transaction layer functionality necessary to respond to configuration requests and manage
flow control remains active. All other logic associated with the port is disabled. For example, the
port does not generate power management messages, it does not generate INTx or MSI inter-
rupts, and it does not generate error messages.
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All output signals associated with the port, except signals associated with the link, are placed in a
negated state, except the link status and activity signals. The negated value of PxAIN, PxILOCKP,
PxPEP, PxPIN, and PxRSTN is determined as shown in Table 11.2. The link status and activity
signals (PxACTIVEN and PxLINKUPN) remain active.
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All input signals associated with the port, except inputs from the SerDes, are ignored and have no
effect on the operation of the device.
• The state of the following hot-plug input signals is ignored: PxAPN, PxMRLN, PxPDN, PxPFN,
and PxPWRGDN.
• Boot configuration vector signals are sampled during a switch fundamental reset and thus
their dynamic state has no effect on the operating mode of the port in any port mode.
• Since a port in this state is not associated with a switch partition, the state of no switch partition
input signal (e.g., PARTxPERSTN) has effect on the port.
Since the port is not associated with a switch partition in this state, the port is unaffected by the state of
any switch partition, and vice-versa. An unattached port must only receive configuration request TLPs. The
operation of the port is undefined when TLPs other than configuration request TLPs are received by the
port.
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Refer to section SerDes Power Management on page 8-14 for further details.
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