1. An apparatus comprising: protocol layer logic, link layer logic, and physical layer logic; the physical layer logic comprising a drift buffer, a transmitter, and a receiver, wherein the physical layer logic is to support differential signaling; the physical layer logic to enter a polling state, wherein the physical layer logic, when in the polling state, is to adapt the receiver, initialize the drift buffer, identify a symbol boundary, initiate deskew of the plurality of lanes, and exit the polling state in response to an acknowledgement.