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  ITU-T A.5 justification information for referenced document FlexE IA 1.1 in draft G.8021/Y.1341
1. Clear description of the referenced document:
Name: FlexE IA 1.1
Title: Flex Ethernet Implementation Agreement 1.1
2. Status of approval:
Approved and published by OIF
3. Justification for the specific reference:
This specification has been developed by the OIF and is used by the ITU-T without change. It provides a generic mechanism for supporting a variety of Ethernet MAC rates that may or may not correspond to any existing Ethernet PHY rate. This recommendation supports the server layer defined in this specification.
4. Current information, if any, about IPR issues:
Relevant information is provided at http://www.oiforum.com/
5. Other useful information describing the "Quality" of the document:
This document was approved and published by OIF
6. The degree of stability or maturity of the document:
This document was approved and published by OIF
7. Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
None.
8. Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
[802.3] IEEE Std 802.3TM-2015 Standard for Ethernet./
[G.709] ITU-T Recommendation G.709 (02/2012), Interfaces for the Optical Transport Network./
[802.1AB] IEEE Std 802.1AB-2016, Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery/
9. Qualification of OIF:
The OIF was recognized under the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation A.5 on 26 February 2002. Qualifying information is on file with TSB.
9.7     The OIF is responsible for ongoing maintenance of its Implementation Agreements when the need arises. Comments on those documents, reflecting implementation experience, may be captured in Implementation Tip Sheets or in clearly identified new versions of the Specifications that are posted on the public web site of The OIF. The procedures for withdrawal of Specifications are documented in the Membership Guidelines of The OIF.
9.8     Each Implementation Agreement has a different identification number, so no confusion is possible. All approved documents always remain available on-line. An index of the approved documents may be found on the public web site of The OIF at http://www.oiforum.com/public/implemen_agreemt.html
10. Other (for any supplementary information):
None.
Note: This form is based on Recommendation ITU-T A.5