pci e - PCI Express: Difference between 'port' and 'root port'

Question

What is the difference between a regular PCI Express port and a root port? I'm aware that a root port does belong to the root complex but does it also implement different/additional functionality?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65842121/pci-express-difference-between-port-and-root-port

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