MindShare’s comprehensive CXL 2.0 Architecture course provides a solid foundation of platform architectures and use cases of the three CXL protocols with Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 devices in platform example. The course details the role of the Transaction Layer protocol, Link Layer including Flit packing and unpacking, ARB/MUX and Flex Bus Logical and Electrical Physical Layer of a CXL port design. We explain enumeration and configuration process during system bring-up with details of configuration and component registers. Other topics include switch architecture, reset, manageability, RAS features, power management, performance considerations and compliance testing.