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RE: Link Status encodings




"Your asumption is not in line..." etc. means that the MAC/RS will stop
packet  transmission when a fault is detected, or it means that the MAC/RS
will continue to transmit packets if it has data to transmit?

Boaz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Taborek [mailto:rtaborek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 9:45 AM
> To: HSSG
> Subject: Re: Link Status encodings
> 
> 
> 
> Boaz,
> 
> Your assumption is not in line with that agreed upon by the P802.3ae
> Task Force by motion. Please see taborek_2_1100.pdf slide 23: "Link
> Status & Packet Transmission Is Mutually Exclusive". Shimon Muller was
> very adamant about including this point and will insure that it is
> enforced.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Rich
>   
> --
> 
> Boaz Shahar wrote:
> > 
> > Assuming that the MAC/RS does not stop packet transmission 
> while it sends RF
> > indication, and that there is no /A/ column because the IPG 
> is minimal:
> > Where will the POS be transmitted over the XAUI?
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