IEEE Std 802.3bq-2016
IEEE Standard for Ethernet Amendment 3: Physical Layer and Management Parameters for 25 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s Operation, Types 25GBASE-T and 40GBASE-T

Standard No.

IEEE Std 802.3bq-2016

Release Date

2016

Published By

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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IEEE Std 802.3bq-2016

Scope

This amendment to IEEE Std 802.3-2015 specifies new Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) interfaces and new Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) sublayer interfaces for 25 Gb/s Ethernet and 40 Gb/s Ethernet. 25GBASE-T and 40GBASE-T specify LAN interconnects for up to 30 m of balanced twisted-pair structured cabling, for 25 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s, respectively.

IEEE Std 802.3bq-2016 history

• 2016 IEEE Std 802.3bq-2016 IEEE Standard for Ethernet Amendment 3: Physical Layer and Management Parameters for 25 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s Operation, Types 25GBASE-T and 40GBASE-T