Working Draft Project
American National T10/2212-D
Standard
Revision 01
23 April 2012
Information technology -
Serial Attached SCSI - 3 (SAS-3)
Reference number
ISO/IEC 14776-154:201x
ANSI INCITS ***-201x
Points of Contact
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for Information Technology
Serial Attached SCSI - 3 (SAS-3)
ABSTRACT
Contents
Tables
Figures
Revision Information
Foreword (This foreword is not part of this standard)
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
2.1 Normative references
2.2 Approved references
2.3 References under development
2.4 Other references
3 Definitions, symbols, abbreviations, keywords, and conventions
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
3.3 Keywords
3.4 Editorial conventions
4 General
4.1 Physical links and phys
4.2 Phy test functions
5 Physical layer
5.1 Physical layer overview
5.2 Conventions for defining maximum limits for S-parameters
5.3 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps compliance points
5.4 12 Gbps compliance points
5.5 Interconnects
5.5.1 SATA connectors and cable assemblies
5.5.2 SAS connectors and cables
5.5.3 Connectors
5.5.3.1 Connectors overview
5.5.3.2 Connector categories
5.5.3.3 SAS internal connectors
5.5.3.3.1 SAS Drive connectors
5.5.3.3.1.1 SAS Drive plug connector
5.5.3.3.1.2 SAS Drive cable receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.1.3 SAS Drive backplane receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.1.4 SAS Drive connector pin assignments
5.5.3.3.1.5 SAS MultiLink Drive plug connector
5.5.3.3.1.6 SAS MultiLink Drive cable receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.1.7 SAS MultiLink Drive backplane receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.1.8 SAS MultiLink Drive connector pin assignments
5.5.3.3.1.9 Micro SAS plug connector
5.5.3.3.1.10 Micro SAS receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.1.11 Micro SAS connector pin assignments
5.5.3.3.2 SAS 4i connectors
5.5.3.3.2.1 SAS 4i cable receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.2.2 SAS 4i plug connector
5.5.3.3.2.3 SAS 4i connector pin assignments
5.5.3.3.3 Mini SAS 4i connectors
5.5.3.3.3.1 Mini SAS 4i cable plug connector
5.5.3.3.3.2 Mini SAS 4i receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.3.3 Mini SAS 4i connector pin assignments
5.5.3.3.4 Mini SAS HD internal connectors
5.5.3.3.4.1 Mini SAS HD 4i cable plug connector
5.5.3.3.4.2 Mini SAS HD 8i cable plug connector
5.5.3.3.4.3 Mini SAS HD 4i receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.4.4 Mini SAS HD 8i receptacle connector
5.5.3.3.4.5 Mini SAS HD 4i connector pin assignments
5.5.3.4 SAS external connectors
5.5.3.4.1 Mini SAS 4x connectors
5.5.3.4.1.1 Mini SAS 4x cable plug connector
5.5.3.4.1.2 Mini SAS 4x receptacle connector
5.5.3.4.1.3 Mini SAS 4x connector pin assignments
5.5.3.4.1.4 Mini SAS 4x active connector pin assignments
5.5.3.4.1.5 Mini SAS 4x active cable power requirements
5.5.3.4.2 Mini SAS HD external connectors
5.5.3.4.2.1 Mini SAS HD 4x cable plug connector
5.5.3.4.2.2 Mini SAS HD 8x cable plug connector
5.5.3.4.2.3 Mini SAS HD 4x receptacle connector
5.5.3.4.2.4 Mini SAS HD 8x receptacle connector
5.5.3.4.2.5 Mini SAS HD 16x receptacle connector
5.5.3.4.2.6 Mini SAS HD 4x connector pin assignments
5.5.3.4.2.7 Mini SAS HD external connector management interface
5.5.3.4.2.8 Mini SAS HD external connector memory map
5.5.3.4.3 QSFP+ connectors
5.5.3.4.3.1 QSFP+ cable plug
5.5.3.4.3.2 QSFP+ receptacle
5.5.3.4.3.3 QSFP+ connector pin assignments
5.5.3.4.3.4 QSFP+ memory map
5.5.4 Cable assemblies
5.5.4.1 SAS internal cable assemblies
5.5.4.1.1 SAS Drive cable assemblies
5.5.4.1.2 SAS internal symmetric cable assemblies
5.5.4.1.2.1 SAS internal symmetric cable assemblies overview
5.5.4.1.2.2 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - SAS 4i
5.5.4.1.2.3 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - Mini SAS 4i
5.5.4.1.2.4 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - Mini SAS HD 4i
5.5.4.1.2.5 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - Mini SAS HD 8i
5.5.4.1.2.6 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i with vendor specific sidebands
5.5.4.1.2.7 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - SAS 4i controller to Mini SAS 4i backplane with SGPIO
5.5.4.1.2.8 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - Mini SAS 4i controller to SAS 4i backplane with SGPIO
5.5.4.1.2.9 SAS internal symmetric cable assembly - Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS HD 4i
5.5.4.1.3 SAS internal fanout cable assemblies
5.5.4.1.3.1 SAS internal fanout cable assemblies overview
5.5.4.1.3.2 SAS internal controller-based fanout cable assemblies
5.5.4.1.3.3 SAS internal backplane-based fanout cable assemblies
5.5.4.2 SAS external cable assemblies
5.5.4.2.1 SAS external cable assemblies overview
5.5.4.2.2 SAS external cable assembly - Mini SAS 4x
5.5.4.2.3 SAS external cable assembly - Mini SAS HD 4x
5.5.4.2.4 SAS external cable assembly - Mini SAS HD 8x
5.5.4.2.5 SAS external cable assembly - Mini SAS HD 4x to Mini SAS 4x
5.5.4.2.6 SAS external cable assembly - QSFP+
5.5.5 Backplanes
5.6 TxRx connection characteristics
5.6.1 TxRx connection characteristics overview
5.6.2 TxRx connection general characteristics
5.6.3 Passive TxRx connection S-parameter limits
5.6.4 Passive TxRx connection characteristics for untrained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps
5.6.5 Passive TxRx connection characteristics for trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps
5.6.6 Passive TxRx connection characteristics for trained 12Gbps
5.6.7 TxRx connection characteristics for active cable assemblies
5.6.7.1 Active cable assembly electrical characteristics overview
5.6.7.2 Active cable assembly output electrical characteristics for trained 6 Gbps
5.6.7.3 Active cable assembly S-parameter limits
5.6.7.4 Active cable assembly electrical characteristics for 12 Gbps
5.6.7.4.1 Active cable assembly electrical characteristics overview for 12 Gbps
5.6.7.4.2 Active cable assembly electrical characteristics overview for 12 Gbps
5.7 Test loads
5.7.1 Test loads overview
5.7.2 Zero-length test load
5.7.3 TCTF test load
5.7.4 Low-loss TCTF test load
5.7.5 6Gbps Reference transmitter test load
5.8 Transmitter device and receiver device electrical characteristics
5.8.1 General electrical characteristics
5.8.2 Transmitter device and receiver device transients
5.8.3 Eye masks and the jitter transfer function (JTF)
5.8.3.1 Eye masks overview
5.8.3.2 Jitter transfer function (JTF)
5.8.3.3 Transmitter device eye mask for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.3.4 Receiver device eye mask for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.3.5 Receiver device jitter tolerance eye mask for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.4 Transmitter device characteristics
5.8.4.1 Transmitter device characteristics overview
5.8.4.2 Transmitter device A.C. coupling requirements
5.8.4.3 Transmitter device general electrical characteristics
5.8.4.4 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps as measured with the zero-length test load
5.8.4.5 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps as measured with each test load
5.8.4.6 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps
5.8.4.6.1 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps overview
5.8.4.6.2 Trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps transmitter device test procedure
5.8.4.6.3 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps Transmitter device S-parameter limits
5.8.4.6.4 Recommended 6 Gbps transmitter device settings for interoperability
5.8.4.6.5 6 Gbps reference transmitter device characteristics
5.8.4.6.6 6 Gbps Transmitter equalization, VMA, and VP-P measurement
5.8.4.7 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for trained 12 Gbps
5.8.4.7.1 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for trained 12 Gbps overview
5.8.4.7.2 12 Gbps Transmitter device S-parameter limits
5.8.4.7.3 12 Gbps reference transmitter device
5.8.4.7.4 Transmitter device signal output characteristics at CTS for 12 Gbps when an active cable is connected
5.8.4.8 Transmitter device signal output characteristics for OOB signals
5.8.5 Receiver device characteristics
5.8.5.1 Receiver device characteristics overview
5.8.5.2 Receiver device A.C. coupling requirements
5.8.5.3 Receiver device general electrical characteristics
5.8.5.4 Delivered signal characteristics for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.5.5 Maximum delivered jitter for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.5.6 Receiver device jitter tolerance for untrained 1.5 Gbps and 3 Gbps
5.8.5.7 Receiver device and delivered signal characteristics for trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, and 12 Gbps
5.8.5.7.1 Delivered signal characteristics for trained 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 6 Gbps, and 12 Gbps
5.8.5.7.2 Receiver device S-parameter limits
5.8.5.7.3 Reference receiver device characteristics
5.8.5.7.4 Stressed receiver device jitter tolerance test
5.8.5.7.4.1 Stressed receiver device jitter tolerance test overview
5.8.5.7.4.2 Stressed receiver device jitter tolerance test procedure
5.8.5.7.4.3 Test equipment and ISI generator calibration
5.8.5.7.4.4 Crosstalk source calibration
5.8.5.7.4.5 Applied SJ
5.8.5.8 Delivered signal characteristics for OOB signals
5.8.6 Spread spectrum clocking (SSC)
5.8.6.1 SSC overview
5.8.6.2 Transmitter SSC modulation
5.8.6.3 Receiver SSC modulation tolerance
5.8.6.4 Expander device center-spreading tolerance buffer
5.8.7 Non-tracking clock architecture
5.9 READY LED signal electrical characteristics
5.10 Out of band (OOB) signals
5.10.1 OOB signals overview
5.10.2 Transmitting OOB signals
5.10.3 Receiving OOB signals
5.10.4 Transmitting the SATA port selection signal
Annex A
Jitter tolerance pattern (JTPAT)
Annex B
SASWDP
B.1 SASWDP introduction
B.2 SASWDP.m
B.3 SASWDP_testcase.m
Annex C
StatEye
C.1 StatEye introduction
C.2 analysis.py
C.3 cdr.py
C.4 extractJitter.py
C.5 penrose.py
C.6 portalocker.py
C.7 stateye.py
C.8 touchstone.py
C.9 testcase.py
C.10 testall.py
C.11 File StatEye_readme.pdf
Annex D
Signal performance measurements
D.1 Signal performance measurements overview
D.2 Glossary
D.2.1
port:
D.3 Simple physical link
D.3.1 Simple physical link overview
D.3.2 Assumptions for the structure of the transmitter device and the receiver device
D.3.3 Definition of receiver sensitivity and receiver device sensitivity
D.4 Signal measurement architecture
D.4.1 General
D.4.2 Relationship between signal compliance measurements at interoperability points and operation in systems
D.5 De-embedding connectors in test fixtures
D.6 De-embedding test fixture for 12 Gbps Transmitter compliance
D.7 Measurement conditions for signal output at the transmitter device
D.8 Measurement conditions for signal tolerance at the transmitter device
D.9 Measurement conditions for signal output at the receiver device
D.10 Measurement conditions for signal tolerance at the receiver device
D.11 S-parameter measurements
D.11.1 S-parameter overview
D.11.2 S-parameter naming conventions
D.11.3 Use of single-ended instrumentation in differential applications
D.11.4 Measurement configurations for physical link elements
D.11.4.1 Measurement configuration overview
D.11.4.2 Transmitter device S22 measurements
D.11.4.3 Receiver device S11 measurements
D.11.4.4 TxRx connection S11 measurements at IT or CT
D.11.4.5 TxRx connection S22 measurements at IR or CR
D.12 Calibration of JMDs
D.12.1 Calibration of JMDs overview
D.12.1.1 Purpose of JMD calibration
D.12.1.2 Overview of low frequency calibration for SSC configurations
D.12.1.3 Overview of low frequency calibration for non-SSC configurations
D.12.1.4 High frequency Calibration
D.12.2 TJMD calibration procedure
D.12.2.1 General characteristics and equipment
D.12.2.2 Calibration of the JMD for testing SSC configurations
D.12.2.3 Calibration of the JMD for testing non-SSC configurations
Annex E
Description of the included Touchstone models
E.1 Description of the included Touchstone models overview
E.2 Reference transmitter device termination model
E.3 Reference receiver device termination model
E.4 Generic return loss circuit model
E.5 Reference transmitter test load
Annex F
Mini SAS 4x active cable assembly power supply and voltage detection circuitry
Annex G
SAS icons