... 1, 2, or 4 differential data pairs (lanes) in a Main Link, each with a total data rate of 1.62, 2.7 ... , or 5.4 GBit/s, with self-clock running ... at 162, 270, or 540 MHz. Data is 8b/10b encoded, where ... 8 bits of information are encoded with a 10 bit symbol, so the effective data rates after decoding are 1.296 ...