IEEE 802.3ab-1999

REVISIONS TO IEEE Std 802.3, 1998 Edition AS
SUPPLEMENTED BY IEEE 802.3ac-1998
1. (Changes to) Introduction
       1.3(Changes to) Normative references
       1.4(Changes to) Definitions
       1.5(Changes to) Abbreviations
22. (Changes to) Reconciliation Sublayer (RS)
       and Media Independent Interface (MII)
28. (Changes to) Physical Layer link signalling for Mb/s
       and 100 Mb/s Auto-Negotiation on twisted pair
30. (Changes to) 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1000 Mb/s
       Management
32. (Changes to)Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS), Physical
       Medium Attachment (PMA) sublayer and baseband medium,
       type 100BASE-T2
34. (Changes to) Introduction to 1000 Mb/s baseband network
42. (Changes to) System considerations for multisegment
       1000 Mb/s networks
ANNEXES
(Changes to) Annex A (informative) Additional reference material
(Changes to) Annex 28B (normative) IEEE 802.3 Selector Base
             Page definition
(Changes to) Annex 28C (normative) Next Page Message Code Field
             definitions
(Changes to) Annex 28D (normative) Description of extensions to
             Clause 28 and associated annexes
(Changes to) Annex 30B (normative) GDMO and ASN.1 definitions
              management
40. Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS), Physical Medium
       Attachment (PMA) sublayer and baseband medium, type
       1000BASE-T
       40.1 Overview
       40.1.1 Objectives
       40.1.2 Relationship of 1000BASE-T to other standards
       40.1.3 Operation of 1000BASE-T
       40.1.4 Signalling
       40.1.5 Inter-sublayer interfaces
       40.1.6 Conventions in this clause
       40.2 1000BASE-T Service Primitives and Interfaces
       40.2.1 Technology-Dependent Interface
       40.2.2 PMA Service Interface
       40.2.3 PMA_TXMODE.indicate
       40.2.4 PMA_CONFIG.indicate
       40.2.5 PMA_UNITDATA.request
       40.2.6 PMA_UNITDATA.indicate
       40.2.7 PMA_SCRSTATUS.request
       40.2.8 PMA_RXSTATUS.request
       40.2.9 PMA_REMRXSTATUS.request
       40.2.10 PMA_RESET.indicate
       40.3 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS)
       40.3.1 PCS functions
       40.3.2 Stream structure
       40.3.3 State variables
       40.3.4 State diagrams
       40.4 Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) sublayer
       40.4.1 PMA functional specifications
       40.4.2 PMA functions
       40.4.3 MDI
       40.4.4 Automatic MDI/MDI-X Configuration
       40.4.5 State variables
       40.4.6 State Diagrams
       40.5 Management interface
       40.5.1 Support for Auto-Negotiation
       40.5.2 MASTER-SLAVE configuration resolution
       40.6 PMA electrical specifications
       40.6.1 PMA-to-MDI interface tests
       40.7 Link segment characteristics
       40.7.1 Cabling system characteristics
       40.7.2 Link transmission parameters
       40.7.3 Coupling parameters
       40.7.4 Delay
       40.7.5 Noise environment
       40.8 MDI specification
       40.8.1 MDI connectors
       40.8.2 Crossover function
       40.8.3 MDI electrical specifications
       40.9 Environmental specifications
       40.9.1 General safety
       40.9.2 Network safety
       40.9.3 Environment
       40.10 PHY labelling
       40.11 Delay constraints
       40.11.1 MDI to GMII delay constraints
       40.11.2 DTE delay constraints (half duplex only)
       40.11.3 Carrier de-assertion/assertion constraint
                (half duplex mode)
       40.12 Protocol implementation conformance statement
                (PICS) proforma for Clause 40 - Physical
                coding sublayer (PCS), physical medium
                attachment (PMA) sublayer and baseband
                medium, type 1000BASE-T
       40.12.1 Identification
       40.12.2 Major capabilities/options
       40.12.3 Clause conventions
       40.12.4 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS)
       40.12.5 Physical Medium Attachment (PMA)
       40.12.6 Management interface
       40.12.7 PMA Electrical Specifications
       40.12.8 Characteristics of the link segment
       40.12.9 MDI requirements
       40.12.10 General safety and environmental requirements
       40.12.11 Timing requirements
Annex 40A (informative) Additional cabling design guidelines
Annex 40B (informative) Description of cable clamp
Annex 40C (informative) Add-on interface for additional Next
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Covers Type 1000BASE-T PCS, type 1000BASE-T PMA sublayer, and type 1000BASE-T Medium Dependent Interface (MDI). This supplement specifies fully functional, electrical and mechanical specifications for the type 1000BASE-T PCS, PMA, and MDI.