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Other than keeping the same throughput, is a Retimer required to support different link widths for its upstream/downstream ports?
A Retimer is required to have the same link width on its upstream-facing port and on its downstream-facing port. In other words, the link widths must match. A Retimer must also support down-configured link widths, but the width must always be the same on both ports.