Transmitter equalization parameter evaluation method and apparatus

A computing device comprising:

• a non-transitory memory storage configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor in communication with the non-transitory memory storage and configured to execute the instructions to cause the computing device to:
• establish, through a high-speed interface in a first device, a communication link between the first device and the computing device;
• detect that communication link is idle;
• perform, based on detecting that the communication link is idle, a transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process of the high-speed interface;
• continue the transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process when the communication link remains idle;
• detect that service data is to be sent on the communication link;
• and
• exit, in response to the detecting, the transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process.

A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions that are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to:

• establish, through a high-speed interface in a first device, a communication link between the first device and the computing device;
• detect that the communication link is idle;
• perform, based on detecting that the communication link is idle, a transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process of the high-speed interface;
• continue the transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process when the communication link remains idle;
• detect that service data is to be sent on the communication link;
• and
• exit, in response to the detecting, the transmitter equalization parameter evaluation process.