ZHCSJ67A December 2018 – August 2019 DP83825I
PRODUCTION DATA.
The DP83825I includes advanced link-down capabilities that support various real-time applications. The link-down mechanism is configurable and includes enhanced modes that allow extremely fast link-drop reaction times.
The DP83825I supports an enhanced link drop mechanism, also called Fast Link Drop (FLD), which shortens the observation window for determining link. There are multiple ways of determining link status, which can be enabled or disabled based on user preference. Fast Link Drop can be enabled in software using register configuration. FLD can be configured using the Control Register #3 (CR3, address 0x000B). Bits[3:0] and bit[10] allow for various FLD conditions to be enabled. When a link drop occurs, the indication of a particular fault condition can be read from the Fast Link Down Status Register (FLDS, address 0x000F).
Fast Link Down criteria include:
The Fast Link Down functionality allows the use of each of these options separately or in any combination.
NOTE
Because this mode enables extremely quick reaction time, it is more exposed to temporary bad link-quality scenarios.