Welcome to the IBIS AMI Backchannel Reflector. This e-mail was sent to IBIS mailing lists as well as Si-List as an invitation to join the IBIS AMI Backchannel Reflector. I intend to follow this up with three e-mails subjects: 1. Is Backchannel an acceptable name. 2. Introduction to AMI Modeling Statistical Analysis 3. Introduction to AMI Modeling Time Domain Analysis Walter To subscribe: The IBIS AMI Backchannel Reflector list is <mailto:ibis-serdes-backchan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ibis-serdes-backchan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx You must be subscribed to post to the list. To subscribe send email to <mailto:ibis-serdes-backchan-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ibis-serdes-backchan-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the Subject field Or, subscribe online at <//www.freelists.org/list/ibis-serdes-backchan> //www.freelists.org/list/ibis-serdes-backchan IBIS AMI Backchannel Reflector Overview The IBIS AMI Backchannel Reflector is maintained by IBIS Goal is to produce an IBIS BIRD that will Enable Channel Standards Groups to define communication protocols between the Tx and Rx DLLs. Enable IC Vendors and AMI Model Developers to write IBIS AMI models that are Portable Model will work with multiple EDA Tools Interoperable Vendor A Tx will work with Vendor B Rx Enable EDA Vendors to develop tools that will support AMI Backchannel models Two presentations and lively discussion was had at the IBIS Summit at DesignCon 2011. As a result of these presentations and discussions I will shortly start several e-mail threads in the Backchannel Reflector. One important issue brought up was the interface layer(s) that need to be supported (i.e. does the Rx model communicate to the Tx model in commands like "Increase Pre-Cursor tap by 3", and/or the actual binary stream that the Rx sends to the Tx. The complete set of presentations at this year's IBIS Summit can be found at <http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/> http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/ The two papers presented on SerDes Backchannel were: AMI Backchannel Co-Optimization Walter Katz SiSoft <http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/feb11/katz2.pdf> http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/feb11/katz2.pdf Extending IBIS-AMI to Support Back-Channel Communications Kumar Keshavan Sigrity <http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/feb11/keshavan.pdf> http://www.eda.org/ibis/summits/feb11/keshavan.pdf Initial discussion topics for the reflector include: 1. Shall we continue to call this "Backchannel" 2. Review of AMI modeling, including statistical and time domain methodologies. 3. Confirm the mechanism that data is passed back and for the between the Tx DLL, Rx DLL, and EDA Tool. 4. Determine the generic format of the data passed back and for the between the Tx DLL, Rx DLL, and EDA Tool. 5. Determine Reserved Parameters that will be used to communicate information between the EDA Tool and the Rx DLL, and between the EDA Tool and the Tx DLL. 6. Determine the interface layers that need to be supported. 7. Determine the methodology that Channel Standards Groups (e.g. IEEE Ethernet, PSIe-Gen3) define communication protocols between the Tx and Rx DLLs. 8. Consider forming Reflector subgroups that might wish to resolve issues like the above without overloading the general membership of the mailing list. Specifically do we need a IEEE Ethernet subgroup and a PCIe-Gen3 subgroup. Walter Walter Katz <mailto:wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx> wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx Phone 303.449-2308 Mobile 303.883-2120 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.