SummaryRecommendation ITU-T G.8023 specifies both the functional components and the methodology that should be used in order to specify the Ethernet physical layer and Flex Ethernet interfaces. Amendment 1 contains text modifications: – to update references in clauses 1, 2, and 6.3; – to align terminology with OIF FLEXE IA; – to align terminology with Recommendation ITU-T G.807; – to add 50G PHYs from 802.3cd; – to clarify that the use of the ESMC is optional; – to update server/ETH_A functions to remove details of client-specific processes that are covered in Recommendation ITU-T G.8021; – to correct errors in Tables 8-4 and 8-5; – to add new clause 6.6 and update Annex A regarding FlexE aware mapping; – to include common processes for FlexE that were formerly in Annex B of Recommendation ITU-T G.798. |