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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Tim Frodsham, Portland, OR (US);
Naveen Cherukuri, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David S Dunning, Portland, OR (US);
Theodore Z Schoenborn, Portland, OR (US);
Lakshminarayan Krishnamurty, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Tim Frodsham, Portland, OR (US);
Naveen Cherukuri, San Jose, CA (US);
Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David S Dunning, Portland, OR (US);
Theodore Z Schoenborn, Portland, OR (US);
Lakshminarayan Krishnamurty, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A loopback test to test a communication link for a layered interface where in a master agent programs the electrical parameters for the slave agent, such as, the offset, timing, and current compensation with a loopback control register. The slave and master agent to support an entry into the loopback test based on detection of a header within a packet. The slave and master agent to support exit out of the loopback test based on whether the loop count is finite.