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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2013
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Prahladachar Jayaprakash Bharadwaj, Bangalore, IN;
Debendra Das Sharma, Saratoga, CA (US);
Harshit Poladia, San Jose, CA (US);
Kanaka Lakshmi Gadey Naga Venkata, Fremont, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of staggering lanes in a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-Express) port is described herein. The method includes initiating the port to enter or exit an electrical idle state. The method also includes forwarding a token to a predetermined lane of the port. Additionally, the method includes turning the predetermined lane ON or OFF by indication to an analog circuit interface. The method also includes forwarding the token to a neighboring lane when a staggering interval timer elapses.