The scope of this project is to specify additions to and appropriate modifications of IEEE Std 802.3 to add 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Physical Layer (PHY) specifications and management parameters for operation over backplanes consistent with current storage interconnect applications within a single rack.
Define Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) parameters, Physical Layer specifications, and management parameters for the transfer of Ethernet format frames at 50 Gb/s over copper and optical media. Define additional Physical Layer specifications and management parameters at 100 Gb/s over copper and optical media. Define additional Physical Layer specifications and management parameters at 200 Gb/s over copper and multimode fiber physical media.