A device includes a receiver to receive one or more training sequences during a training of a link, where the link connects two devices. The device may include agent logic to determine, from the one or more training sequences, a number of extension devices on the link between the two devices, and determine that the number of extension devices exceeds a threshold number. The device may include a transmitter to send a plurality of clock compensation ordered sets on the link based on determining that the number of extension devices exceeds a threshold number.