Chapter 2. HT Architectural Overview

The Previous Chapter

To understand why HT was developed, it is helpful to review the previous generation of I/O buses and interconnects. This chapter review the factors that limit the ability of older generation buses to keep pace with the increasing demands of new applications. Finally, this chapter discusses the key factors of the HT technology that provides its improved capability.

This Chapter

This chapter provides an overview of the HT architecture that defines the primary elements of HT technology and the relationship between these elements. This chapter summarizes the features, capabilities, and limitation of HT and provides the background information necessary for in-depth discussions of the various HT topics in later chapters.

The Next Chapter

The next chapter describes the function of each signal in the high- and low- speed HyperTransport signal groups.