Rec. ITU-T G.709.2/Y.1331.2 Corrigendum 1 (09/2020) OTU4 long-reach interface Summary History FOREWORD Table of Contents 1 Scope 2 References 3 Definitions 3.1 Terms defined elsewhere 3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation 4 Abbreviations and acronyms 5 Conventions 6 Introduction and applications 7 Structure and processes 7.1 Basic signal structure 7.2 Processing and information flow 8 OTU4-SC frame 8.1 Frame structure 8.2 Bit rate 8.3 Forward error correction 9 Overhead 10 Scrambling 11 Adaptation of OTU4-SC to a 4-lane interface Annex A Forward error correction using 512 × 510 staircase codes A.1 Introduction A.2 8 × 32640 bit base block (Base Block) and 512 × 510 bit staircase block A.3 8 × 32640 bit base block (Base Block) error decorrelator interleaver and de-interleaver A.4 Error decorrelator synchronization A.5 The 512 × 510 staircase forward error correction code A.5.1 Encoding a 512 × 510 staircase forward error correction block A.5.2 Decoding a 512 × 510 staircase forward error correction code A.5.3 Error correction capability A.6 Representation of elements in GF(210) A.7 Staircase forward error correction component code mapping
          A.7.1 Specification of 𝚷𝒅
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          A.7.2 Parity check Matrix
          A.7.3 Generator matrix
     A.8 Error decorrelator permutation maps
          A.8.1 Generic permutation maps
Annex B  Adaptation of 512 × 510 staircase forward error correction  codes for OTU4-SC FEC
     B.1 OTU4-SC bit and staircase forward error correction specific Base Block mapping relationship
     B.2 Error decorrelator controller synchronization
     B.3 OTU4-SC transmitter and receiver staircase forward error correction processing
Appendix I  Example applications
Appendix II  Generic principles of forward error correction using blockwise-recursively-encoded Staircase FEC
     II.1 Staircase FEC codes: Specifications and basic properties
     II.2 Error decorrelator function
          II.2.1 Error decorrelator datapath
          II.2.2 Error decorrelator implementation
     II.3 Decoding a 512 × 510 staircase forward error correction code
Appendix III  40/38/32 × 64 bit block interleaver
Appendix IV  Generic permutation maps in clause A.8.1 – Numbering according to bit weight
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