12. A method of utilizing a bi-directional multi-lane link, the method comprising: transmitting a first plurality of words, wherein words of the first plurality of words that belong to a predetermined word category are transmitted only over a designated lane of the multi-lane link; striping words of the first plurality of words that belong to other word categories, other than the predetermined category, onto next available lanes of the multi-lane link; determining a word category of a word in a second plurality of words received over the designated lane; responsive to a determination that the word is of the predetermined word category, reading the word from the designated lane before lane-to-lane deskew is completed; and responsive to a determination that the word is not of the predetermined word category, reading the word from the designated lane after lane-to-lane deskew is completed.
12. A method of utilizing a bi-directional multi-lane link, the method comprising: transmitting a first plurality of words, wherein words of the first plurality of words that belong to a predetermined word category are transmitted only over a designated lane of the multi-lane link; striping words of the first plurality of words that belong to other word categories, other than the predetermined category, onto next available lanes of the multi-lane link; determining a word category of a word in a second plurality of words received over the designated lane; responsive to a determination that the word is of the predetermined word category, reading the word from the designated lane before lane-to-lane deskew is completed; and responsive to a determination that the word is not of the predetermined word category, reading the word from the designated lane after lane-to-lane deskew is completed. 13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the low-latency word category comprises control words.