15
Table 8. Register 5 (Auto-Negotiation Link Partner Ability)
Bit Name Description
Hardware
Reset
Software
Reset Details
5.15
RO
Next Page 1 = Link partner advertises next page
ability
0 = Link partner does not advertise next
page ability
00
5.14
RO
Acknowledge 1 = Link partner acknowledges receiv-
ing link code word from module
0 = Link partner does not acknowledge
receiving link code word from module
00
5.13
RO
Remote Fault 1 = Link partner has a remote fault
0 = Link partner does not have a
remote fault
00
5.12
RO
N/A to SFP Module 0 0
5.11:10
RO
PAUSE Encoding 11 = Asymmetric PAUSE and Symmetric
PAUSE toward local device
10 = Asymmetric PAUSE toward link
partner
01 = Symmetric PAUSE
00 = No PAUSE
00 00
5.9:5
RO
N/A to SFP Module 00000 00000
5.4:0
RO
IEEE 802.3 Selector Field 00000 00000 Set per
IEEE standard.
Table 9. Register 6 (Auto-Negotiation Expansion)
Bit Name Description
Hardware
Reset
Software
Reset Details
6.15:5
RO
N/A to SFP Module 00000000000 00000000000
6.4
RO
Parallel Detection
Fault
1 = A fault has been detected via
the Parallel Detection function
0 = A fault has not been detected
via the Parallel Detection function
0 0 This register is not
valid until auto-
negotiation is com-
plete, as indicated
by bit 1.5.
6.3
RO
Link Partner Next
Page Able
1 = Link partner is next page able
0 = Link partner is not next page
able
0 0 See note in bit 6.4.
6.2
RO
Next Page Able 1 = Local device is next page able
0 = Local device is not next page
able
1 1 See note in bit 6.4.
6.1
RO/LH
Page Received 1 = A new page has been received
0 = A new page has not been
received
0 0 See note in bit 6.4.
6.0
RO
Link Partner Auto-
Negotiation Able
1 = Link partner is auto-negotia-
tion able
0 = Link partner is not auto-nego-
tiation able
0 0 See note in bit 6.4.