Lane Swapping - Lane Swapping - 4.0 English - PG211

40G/50G High Speed Ethernet Subsystem Product Guide (PG211)

Document_ID
PG211
Release_Date
2025-12-09
Version
4.0 English
In Ethernet, physical lanes can be swapped and the protocol aligns lanes correctly. Therefore, lane swapping should not cause any problems.
Note: Auto-Negotiation is only performed on one lane. Therefore, by convention, for multi-lane Ethernet protocols, lane 0 is used for AN. AN protocol does not allow lanes to be swapped, lane 0 must connect to lane 0 of the link partner.