Lane 0 is the lowest byte(sent first) minimum IFG at receiving RS is 5 bytes(stop,idle..., start) start should always be at lane 0 if stop is at lane0, 1 or 2, following lanes are filled with idle Lane0 Lane1 Lane2 Lane3 start 0x55 0x55 0x55 0x55 0x55 0x55 0xd5(SFD) Control character IDLE 0x07 START 0xFB (always in lane0) STOP 0xFD ERROR 0xFE sequence 0X9C RS TX diagrams fig.46-5, fig.46-6 on page 256 RS RX diagram fig.46-7 on page 258 RS RX diagram fig.46-8 on page 259 46.3.3 describes error and fault handling 46.3.4 describes Link Fault Signalling link faults lane0 lane1 lane2 lane3 sequnce 0x00 0x00 0x01 local fault sequnce 0x00 0x00 0x02 remote fault link fault state diagram at 46.3.4.3 PCS Tx state machine fig.49-14 on page 339 PCS Rx state machine fig.49-15 on page 340 64B/66B block format table Fir.49-7 on page 326