Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with a secure stream protocol for a serial interconnect are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter and receiver are configured to transmit and receive transaction layer data packets through a link, the transaction layer data packets including indicators associated with transmission of order set transmitted after a predetermined number of data blocks, when the transmission is during a header suppression mode. Additional features and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a receiver circuit to: in response to a determination that the receiver circuit is in a high latency processing mode, transmit a hint signal to a transmitter circuit; receive a response message from the transmitter circuit; process the response message to reduce a current workload of the receiver circuit; and switch the receiver circuit from the high latency processing mode to a low latency processing mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with a secure stream protocol for a serial interconnect are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter and receiver are configured to transmit and receive transaction layer data packets through a link, the transaction layer data packets including indicators associated with transmission of order set transmitted after a predetermined number of data blocks, when the transmission is during a header suppression mode. Additional features and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with a secure stream protocol for a serial interconnect are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter and receiver are configured to transmit and receive transaction layer data packets through a link, the transaction layer data packets including indicators associated with transmission of order set transmitted after a predetermined number of data blocks, when the transmission is during a header suppression mode. Additional features and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: A retimer device receives a first signal from a first device and regenerates the first signal to send to a second device. The retimer further receive a second signal from the second device and regenerates the second signal to send to the first device, where the first device includes a processor device. The retimer includes a sideband interface to connect to the first device and further includes protocol logic to monitor the first signal, determine that the first signal includes a pattern defined in a protocol to identify a protocol activity, and participate in performance of the protocol activity using the sideband interface.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses associated with a secure stream protocol for a serial interconnect are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter and receiver are configured to transmit and receive transaction layer data packets through a link, the transaction layer data packets including indicators associated with transmission of order set transmitted after a predetermined number of data blocks, when the transmission is during a header suppression mode. Additional features and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: A retimer device receives a first signal from a first device and regenerates the first signal to send to a second device. The retimer further receive a second signal from the second device and regenerates the second signal to send to the first device, where the first device includes a processor device. The retimer includes a sideband interface to connect to the first device and further includes protocol logic to monitor the first signal, determine that the first signal includes a pattern defined in a protocol to identify a protocol activity, and participate in performance of the protocol activity using the sideband interface.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a set of registers, and an interface of a computing block. The computing block includes one of a physical layer block or a media access control layer block. The interface includes one or more pins to transmit asynchronous signals, one or more pins to receive asynchronous signals, and a set of pins to communicate particular signals to access the set of registers, where a set of control and status signals of a defined interface are mapped to respective bits of the set of registers.

Abstract: A device includes a first memory that includes a page in progress field. A read processing engine is connected to the first memory. The read processing engine to interleave read requests based on the page in progress field.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and method for efficiently implementing out-of-order servicing of read requests originating from an input/output (I/O) interface with minimal additional storage. For example, a number of read entries may be generated from data read requests stored in a first-in-first-out in a first order. The read entries are stored in a storage device and each read entry identifies internal data reads to read data to service the data read request to which the read entry corresponds. A controller coupled to the storage structure may then submit the internal data reads a central arbiter to read data in a second order that is different than the first order. Moreover, the controller also allows the second order to include internal data reads from one read entry, before a completing servicing of another partially serviced read entry, thus providing “simultaneous” servicing of several read entries.