CPC H04L 45/52 (2013.01) [H04L 49/60 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01); H04L 69/323 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
a multi-protocol multiplexer to receive at least one of first information of a first interconnect protocol or second information of a second interconnect protocol, the multi-protocol multiplexer to direct the at least one of the first information or the second information to a physical layer; and
the physical layer coupled to the multi-protocol multiplexer, wherein the physical layer is to receive the first information of the first interconnect protocol and output a packet on a plurality of lanes, the packet comprising a protocol ID and payload information comprising a plurality of flits,
wherein the physical layer is to:
send a sync header on the plurality of lanes;
send the protocol ID in 8-bit chunks on two consecutive lanes of the plurality of lanes, wherein the protocol ID is to be sent prior to the plurality of flits; and
send the plurality of flits on the plurality of lanes.
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