CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions and abbreviations        
        3.1     Definitions 
        3.2     Abbreviations        
 4     Reference models
        4.1     STU‑x functional model     
        4.2     User plane protocol reference model          
        4.3     Application models
 5     Transport capacity           
 6     PMD layer functional characteristics         
        6.1     Data mode operation         
        6.2     PMD activation sequence  
        6.3     PMD pre-activation sequence        
        6.4     G.994.1 pre‑activation sequence    
 7     PMS-TC layer functional characteristics   
        7.1     Data mode operation         
        7.2     PMS-TC activation           
 8     TPS-TC layer functional characteristics    
        8.1     Payload block data structure          
        8.2     Data interleaving in M-pair mode    
 9     Management     
        9.1     Management reference model        
        9.2     SHDSL performance primitives      
        9.3     SHDSL line related performance parameters          
        9.4     Performance data storage  
        9.5     Embedded operations channel        
10     Clock architecture          
       10.1     Reference clock architecture         
       10.2     Clock accuracy    
       10.3     Definitions of clock sources           
       10.4     Synchronization to clock sources   
11     Electrical characteristics  
       11.1     Longitudinal balance         
       11.2     Longitudinal output voltage
       11.3     Return loss           
       11.4     Transmit power testing      
       11.5     Signal transfer delay          
12     Conformance testing       
       12.1     Micro‑interruptions           
Annex A – Regional requirements – Region 1    
        A.1     Scope    
        A.2     Test loops 
        A.3     Performance Tests
        A.4     PSD masks           
        A.5     Region-specific functional characteristics    
Annex B – Regional requirements – Region 2    
        B.1     Scope    
        B.2     Test loops 
        B.3     Performance testing           
        B.4     PSD masks           
        B.5     Region-specific functional characteristics    
Annex C – Regional requirements – Region 3    
Annex D – Signal regenerator operation    
        D.1     Reference diagram
        D.2     Start-up procedures          
        D.3     Symbol rates         
        D.4     PSD masks           
Annex E – Application-specific TPS-TC framing    
        E.1     TPS-TC for clear channel data      
        E.2     TPS-TC for clear channel byte-oriented data         
        E.3     TPS-TC for unaligned DS1 transport         
        E.4     TPS-TC for aligned DS1/fractional DS1 transport  
        E.5     TPS-TC for European 2048 kbit/s digital unstructured leased line (D2048U)          
        E.6     TPS-TC for unaligned European 2048 kbit/s digital structured leased line (D2048S)           
        E.7     TPS-TC for aligned European 2048 kbit/s digital structured leased line (D2048S) and fractional    
        E.8     TPS-TC for synchronous ISDN basic access         
        E.9     TPS-TC for ATM transport          
       E.10     Dual-bearer TPS-TC mode          
       E.11     TPS-TC for PTM transport          
       E.12     TPS-TC for STM with a Dedicated Signalling Channel (DSC)      
       E.13     TPS-TC for LAPV5 enveloped POTS or ISDN   
Annex F – Region 1 requirements for payload data rates up to 5696 kbit/s    
        F.1     Scope    
        F.2     Data rate
        F.3     Mapper  
        F.4     PSD masks           
        F.5     Crosstalk interference requirements
        F.6     Functional characteristics   
Annex G – Reserved for Region 2 requirements for data rates  between 2320 kbit/s and **max rate**    
Annex H – Deactivation and warm-start procedure    
        H.1     Deactivation to reduced power mode        
        H.2     Warm-start activation        
Appendix I – Test circuit examples    
        I.1        Example crosstalk injection test circuit      
        I.2        Example coupling circuits for longitudinal balance and longitudinal output voltage   
        I.3        Return loss test circuit      
        I.4        Transmit PSD/total power measurement test circuit           
Appendix II – Typical characteristics of cables    
       II.1     Typical characteristics of cables for Annex B          
Appendix III – Signal regenerator start-up description    
      III.1     STU‑R initiated Start-up    
      III.2     STU‑C initiated start-up     
      III.3     SRU initiated start-up         
      III.4     Collisions and retrains        
      III.5     Diagnostic mode activation 
Appendix IV – Tabulation of Annex B noise profiles    
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