RE: 1000BASE-T PCS question

["Chang, Edward S" <Edward.Chang@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jami:

We have been discussing scramble code versus block code, 8B/10B in
particular, for a while on the reflector. Many people have the same feeling
that scrambled code has run length much longer than desirable to cause
base-line wander, and PLL clock drift; as a result, it can not meet the BER
of 10^-12

The SONET using scramble code has BER of 10^-10, which is not recommended
for the datacom file transfer.  I believe the BER of 1000BASE-T is 10^-10,
again, which is not recommended for file transfer.

You can prove the BER is 10^-12 for the 4D symbol code to enable it to be
used for all purposes, or stay at 10^-10 BER to be used, as 802.3ab, for
less critical data handling. 

Please clarify.

Ed Chang
Unisys Corporation
Edward.Chang@xxxxxxxxxx
      

-----Original Message-----
From: Jaime Kardontchik [mailto:kardontchik.jaime@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 9:48 PM
To: rtaborek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Jaime Kardontchik; HSSG_reflector
Subject: Re: 1000BASE-T PCS question



Rich,

For simplicity, I did not mention nor I did include in the
figures that the 4D encoded symbols are randomized before
sending them to the transmitters. This procedure is described
in the 1000BASE-T standard.

The produce assures that the output levels send down the
wires (or the fiber) are DC balanced. However, you will not
get the nice extremely short running disparity that one could
get with the 8b/10b encoder, since the randomization is based
on the scrambler. The scrambler used is 33 delays long (much
longer than the scrambler used in Fast Ethernet) and it is
expected to produce a better short term balance than the one
obtained in Fast Ethernet.

The clock can be recovered (in the same way as it is recovered in
Fast Ethernet). Many simulations were run during the development
of the 1000BASE-T standard and presented during its meetings
showing that this is the case. There is already a well known
company that has 1000BASE-T transceivers on Silicon, and
has shown that they work in the last Interop gathering.

Jaime

Jaime E. Kardontchik
Micro Linear
San Jose, CA 95131
email: kardontchik.jaime@xxxxxxxxxxx




Rich Taborek wrote:

> Jaime,
>
> I have a question about the 4D 8-state Trellis code used by 1000BASE-T
> which I hope you may be able to answer:
>
> Is the 4D 8-state Trellis code A DC balanced code? If not, how difficult
> will it be for the receiver to recover the clock?
>
> P.S. I believe that the usual procedure for presentations is to send
> them to the chair or webmaster for placement on the IEEE web site. In
> this case, that means sending a copy to Jonathan Thatcher or David Law.
> (I would send it to both of them).
>
> --
>
> Jaime Kardontchik wrote:
> >
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > I sent a couple of hours ago the complete presentation on the
> > "10G-BASE-T" approach in pdf format, but I did not get it back from the
> > Reflector. The pdf file is not large (17 pages, about 70,000 bytes).
> > Should I resend it ?
> >
> > Jaime
> >
> > Jaime E. Kardontchik
> > Micro Linear
> > San Jose, CA 95131
> > email: kardontchik.jaime@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
> Rich
>
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