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Are there special considerations during link training to avoid timeouts when using Retimers?

There are no “special” considerations. During Equalization Phase 2, the Retimer’s upstream pseudo port (USPP) and the Endpoint will simultaneously train their receivers, and they have a total 64 ms at 64 GT/s speed (32 ms at lower speeds) to complete their Phase 2 training. During Equalization Phase 3, the same will happen with the downstream pseudo port (DSPP) and the root complex, and likewise a total of 64 ms at 64 GT/s speed (32 ms at lower speeds) is provided to complete Phase 3 training. The timeouts are the same regardless of whether a Retimer is present or not.