Table of Contents

 1     Scope            
 2     References   
 3     Terms and definitions               
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms  
 5     Conventions
 6     Aspects common to both frame-mapped and transparent-mapped modes of GFP    
        6.1     Basic signal structure for GFP client frames               
        6.2     GFP control frames         
        6.3     GFP frame-level functions             
        6.4     Management communications frame (MCF)            
 7     Payload-specific aspects for frame-mapped GFP               
        7.1     Ethernet MAC payload  
        7.2     HDLC/PPP payload        
        7.3     Fibre channel payload via FC-BBW_SONET            
        7.4     Error handling in frame-mapped GFP         
        7.5     IEEE 802.17 RPR payload            
        7.6     Direct mapping of MPLS into GFP-F frames             
        7.7     Direct mapping of IP and OSI network layer PDUs into GFP-F frames
        7.8     DVB ASI payload           
        7.9     Transporting Ethernet 10GBASE-R payloads with preamble transparency and ordered set information    
 8     Payload-specific aspects for transparent mapping of 8B/10B clients into GFP            
        8.1     Common aspects of GFP-T           
        8.2     Running disparity in 64B/65B codes           
        8.3     Client-specific signal fail aspects  
        8.4     Synchronous full-rate transparent mapping of 8B/10B clients into GFP             
        8.5     Asynchronous (full- or sub-rate) mapping of 8B/10B clients into GFP 
Appendix I – Examples of functional models for GFP applications    
Appendix II – Sample GFP payload types    
Appendix III – GFP frame example illustrating transmission order and CRC calculation    
      III.1     Worked example for a GFP-F frame           
      III.2     Worked example for a GFP-T superblock CRC calculation   
      III.3     Worked example for a GFP-F encapsulated MPLS frame     
Appendix IV – Number of superblocks used in transparent GFP    
       IV.1     Introduction    
       IV.2     Calculation of "spare" bandwidth               
       IV.3     Calculation of available bandwidth for CMFs and MCFs     
Appendix V – Bandwidth requirements for Ethernet transport    
Appendix VI – Ethernet physical layer defect signals    
Appendix VII – Ethernet throughput of ODUflex for GFP-F mapped client signals    
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