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     Reference models   
        5.1     General           
        5.2     Downstream vectoring              
        5.3     Upstream vectoring    
 6     CO-side requirements in a vectored group     
        6.1     General           
        6.2     Downstream vectoring requirements for the VTU-O       
        6.3     Upstream vectoring requirements for the VTU-O            
        6.4     Requirements for the VCE        
 7     CP-side requirements in a vectored group      
        7.1     General           
        7.2     Downstream vectoring requirements for the VTU-R       
        7.3     Upstream vectoring requirements for the VTU-R             
        7.4     Requirements for the NT system            
 8     Vectoring-specific eoc messages      
        8.1     eoc messages for backchannel configuration    
        8.2     Pilot sequence update command and response 
        8.3     Power management commands and responses
 9     Activation and deactivation of pairs in a vectored group          
        9.1     Orderly shutdown event            
        9.2     Disorderly shutdown event       
10     Initialization of a vectored group     
       10.1     Overview       
       10.2     ITU-T G.994.1 Handshake phase           
       10.3     Channel Discovery phase         
       10.4     Training phase             
       10.5     Channel Analysis and Exchange phase 
       10.6     Transition from initialization to Showtime        
       10.7     Loop diagnostic mode procedures       
11     Configuration and test parameters  
       11.1     Configuration parameters       
       11.2     Test parameters         
Annex A – Mitigating strong FEXT    
        A.1     Introduction  
        A.2     Control parameters for the minimum message overhead data rate (amends clause 9.5.4 of [ITU-T G.993.2])    
        A.3     Clipped error samples 
        A.4     OLR commands            
        A.5     ITU‑T G.994.1 Handshake phase (amends clause 10.2)   
        A.6     TIGAV functionality     
        A.7     Main body amendments related to MREFPSD    
        A.8     Management 
Annex B – Vectored long reach VDSL2    
        B.1     Introduction  
        B.2     Overview of the initialization procedure             
        B.3     ITU-T G.994.1 Handshake phase            
        B.4     Signals sent by the VTU‑O during the Channel Discovery and Training phase         
        B.5     Signals sent by the VTU‑R during the Channel Discovery and Training phase          
        B.6     O/R‑P‑PROBING‑LR signal exchange    
        B.7     O/R‑P‑TRAINING‑LR signal exchange   
        B.8     ITU-T G.993.5 Channel Discovery phase and Training phase in long loop operation              
        B.9     Definition of limit PSD masks   
       B.10     Management
       B.11     Nominal aggregate transmit power (NOMATP) (replaces clause 10.3.4.2.1 of        [ITU‑G.993.2])    
Appendix I – Crosstalk channel modelling    
        I.1     Scope
        I.2     Purpose            
        I.3     MIMO crosstalk channel model A           
        I.4     MIMO crosstalk channel model C           
Appendix II – Examples of VCE control of initialization process in the activation of multiple lines in the vectored group    
       II.1     Introduction   
       II.2     VCE handling two groups of initializing lines       
       II.3     VCE using handshake capabilities           
Appendix III – SNR-based FEXT channel estimation method    
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      III.1     Tools 
      III.2     Estimation of FEXT channels from a new line into existing lines   
      III.3     Estimation of FEXT channels from existing lines into a new line   
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