P802.3bq/D3.3, April 2016 (Amendment of IEEE Std 802.3-2015 as amended by IEEE Std 802.3bw-2015 and 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
P802.3bq/D3.3, April 2016 (Amendment of IEEE Std 802.3-2015 as amended by IEEE Std 802.3bw-2015 and
Standard No.
P802.3bq/D3.3, April 2016 (Amendment of IEEE Std 802.3-2015 as amended by IEEE Std 802.3bw-2015 and
Release Date
2016
Published By
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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.