IEEE P8023DF-2023-7
Draft revision of media access control parameters and physical layer and management parameters for Ethernet 800Gb/s and 400Gb/s operation

Standard No.

IEEE P8023DF-2023-7

Release Date

2023

Published By

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Introduction

Standard Name: Draft Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Media Access Control Parameters for 800 Gb/s and Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 400 Gb/s and 800 Gb/s Operation

Standard Number: IEEE P802.3df™/D3.0

Scope: This amendment introduces Media Access Control (MAC) parameters for 800 Gb/s operations and Physical Layer specifications, along with management parameters for both 400 Gb/s and 800 Gb/s operations. It is an update to IEEE Std 802.3-2022, incorporating several other amendments such as IEEE Std 802.3d4-2022, IEEE Std 802.3cs-2022, and others. The draft is intended for SA ballot and will expire six months after publication or upon the release of a newer version.

Standard and Specification