Course Abstract:
MindShare’s SAS full-length course provides a detailed and comprehensive understanding of the SAS technology. The course covers all aspects of the SAS standard, primarily from a hardware perspective, and compares the usage model of SAS with other enterprise interface designs. MindShare’s established background in legacy platform design along with a comprehensive understanding of the latest bus technologies provides rich insight into the SAS design and results in a superior training experience. This course will provide in-depth information, example implementations, and practical guidance to give your team a running start.
Course Length: 3 Days
Who Should Attend?
This in-depth course is hardware oriented, but software engineers can also benefit from seeing the big picture. The course will contain practical examples of the discovery process, other transactions on the link, and error conditions that may arise. It is intended for design or validation engineers evaluating an RTL-level, chip-level, system-level or system board-level design.
Course Contents:
- Background
- Introduction to SAS
- Usage Model: Comparing SAS, SATA, and FC
- Introduction to Architectural Layers
- Physical
- Phy
- Link
- Port
- Transport
- Expander Devices
- Application Layer Responsibilities
- Transport layer Responsibilities
- SSP and Error Handling
- STP
- SMP
- Port Layer Responsibilities
- Call Center Routing Model
- Link Layer Responsibilities
- Primitives
- Serial Support
- ConnectionsArbitration
- ACK/NAK Protocol
- Flow Control
- Phy Layer Responsibilities
- Encoding, OOB, Initialization, Resets
- Physical Layer Responsibilities
- Differential signaling
- Inter-Symbol Interference and Compensation
- Enclosure Services Management
Recommended Prerequisites:
A basic understanding of SCSI is recommended.
Booking Information:
This course is available as an in house course and can be tailored to your company's specific needs. For available dates, pricing information or to make a reservation, please contact us.