SAS Interface ............................................................................ 1-1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3 Phy layer................................................................................................. 1-11
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.3.6
1.3.7
1.4 Link layer ............................................................................................... 1-24
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.3.2 ALIGN............................................................................................... 1-27
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Contents
SAS Layering ...................................................................................... 1-3
SAS devices ......................................................................................... 1-6
Pathways .............................................................................................. 1-7
Connections ......................................................................................... 1-8
SAS addresses...................................................................................... 1-9
Hashed SAS address .......................................................................... 1-10
8b10b coding ..................................................................................... 1-11
Link reset sequence ........................................................................... 1-12
SAS OOB sequency........................................................................... 1-16
Primitives........................................................................................... 1-24
Primitive sequences ........................................................................... 1-27
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