IEEE 802.3bm 40/100-Gbit Ethernet standard available for free download
July 7, 2016
The 40/100G-over-fiber standard was completed by the IEEE 802.3bm Task Force in 2015.
Before specifying a fiber-optic 40- or 100-Gbit/sec network, consult the IEEE 802.3bm standard. Through the IEEE Get program, the Institute has made the standard available for free download.
As part of its IEEE Get Program, the Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has made the 802.3bm standard—specifying 40- and 100-Gbit/sec Ethernet transmission over fiber—available for free download. The 802.3bm standard was completed in 2015 and, as with other documents available through the Get Program, it became downloadable free-of-charge once it had been available as a PDF document for six months. The document’s official title is IEEE 802.bm-2015 Standard for Ethernet – Amendment 3: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Operation over Fiber Optic Cables.
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