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Flow Control Chapter PCIe

This chapter discusses flow control concepts in networking. It covers flow control buffers and credits, buffer organization, initial credit advertisement, infinite credits, flow control initialization sequence, violations of initialization protocol, flow control elements of transmitters and receivers, an example of flow control updating counters, flow control update format and content, update frequency, immediate notification of allocated credits, maximum latency between updates, calculating update frequency based on payload size and link width, and error detection timers. The chapter provides an overview of the key concepts and mechanisms for flow control.

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Flow Control Chapter PCIe

This chapter discusses flow control concepts in networking. It covers flow control buffers and credits, buffer organization, initial credit advertisement, infinite credits, flow control initialization sequence, violations of initialization protocol, flow control elements of transmitters and receivers, an example of flow control updating counters, flow control update format and content, update frequency, immediate notification of allocated credits, maximum latency between updates, calculating update frequency based on payload size and link width, and error detection timers. The chapter provides an overview of the key concepts and mechanisms for flow control.

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Flow Control Concept

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Flow Control Buffers and Credits

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VC Flow Control Buffer Organization

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Flow Control Credits

Initial Flow Control Advertisement

Minimum and Maximum Flow Control Advertisement

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Infinite Credits

Special Use for Infinite Credit Advertisements.

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Flow Control Initialization

General

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

The FC Initialization Sequence

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FC_Init1 Details

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

FC_Init2 Details

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Rate of FC_INIT1 and FC_INIT2 Transmission

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Violations of the Flow Control Initialization Protocol

Introduction to the Flow Control Mechanism

General

The Flow Control Elements

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Transmitter Elements

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

FieldSize FieldSize
CL – CC + PTLP mod2 2 2

Receiver Elements

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Flow Control Example

Stage 1 — Flow Control Following Initialization

FieldSize FieldSize
CL – CC + PTLP mod2 2 2

66h – 00h + 01h mod2 8 28 2


66h – 01h mod256 80h

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CL 01100110b (66h) - CR 00000001b (01h) = n

00000001b
11111110b
11111110b +1
11111111b

01100110 (CL)
11111111 (2’s complement of CR)
01100101 = 65h (carry bit is dropped)

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Stage 2 — Flow Control Buffer Fills Up

CL 01100110
CR 10011001
11111111 = FFh<=80h

CL 01100111
CR 10011001
00000000 = 00h<=80h

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Stage 3 — Counters Roll Over

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Stage 4 — FC Buffer Overflow Error Check

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FieldSize FieldSize
CA – CR mod2 2 2

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Flow Control Updates

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FC_Update DLLP Format and Content

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Flow Control Update Frequency

Immediate Notification of Credits Allocated

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Maximum Latency Between Update Flow Control DLLPs

Calculating Update Frequency Based on Payload Size and


Link Width

MaxPayloadSize + TLPOverhead UpdateFactor


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + InternalDelay
LinkWidth

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

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Chapter 6: Flow Control

Error Detection Timer — A Pseudo Requirement

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Motivation

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Basic Elements

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