This attribute defines the intended gender of the HSSI port. The
actual gender of the port is determined by the hardware setup.
In dte mode, the ta line signal is driven as specified by the attribute
readyLineState when the HSSI port passes its diagnostics. The ta
line signal is then driven as specified by the attribute
dataTransferLineState when the application is ready to transfer
data. On the other hand, the input line signal ca is compared against
those specified in the attributes readyLineState and
dataTransferLineState. The application will be notified when the
specified input line states are observed.
In dce mode, the Hssi component behaves similarly as when it is in
dte mode. However, it will be driving the dce line signal (ca) and
monitoring the dte line signal (ta) as specified by the attributes
readyLineState and dataTransferLineState.