Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Interface
1.5.2 IDENTIFY address frame
Table 1.19 defines the IDENTIFY address frame format used for the
identification sequence. The IDENTIFY address frame is sent after the phy reset
sequence completes if the physical link is a SAS physical link.
Table 1.19 IDENTIFY address frame format
Bit
7
Byte
Restricted
(for Open
0
address
frame)
1
2
3
4
11
12
19
20
21
27
28
(MSB)
31
The DEVICE TYPE field specifies the type of device containing the phy, and is
defined in Table 1.20.
1-40
5
4
6
DEVICE TYPE
Restricted (for OPEN address frame)
Reserved
Reserved
Restricted (for Open address frame)
SAS ADDRESS
PHY IDENTIFIYR
Table 1.20 DEVICE TYPE field
Code
001b
End device
010b
Edge expander device
011b
Fanout expander device
All others
Reserved
2
3
ADDRESS FRAME TYPE (0h)
SSP
STP
INITIATOR
INITIATOR
PORT
PORT
SSP
STP
TARGET
TARGET
PORT
PORT
Reserved
Reserved
Description
1
0
Restricted
SMP
(for Open
INITIATOR
address
PORT
frame)
Restricted
SMP
(for Open
TARGET
address
PORT
frame)
(LSB)
C141-C009