Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
   2.1 General
   2.2 Approved references
   2.3 References under development
   2.4 Informative references
3 Definitions and conventions
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Editorial conventions
4 FC-PI-4 structure and concepts (informative)
   4.1 Fibre Channel structure
   4.2 FC-0 general description
   4.3 FC-0 interface overview
5 FC-PI-4 functional characteristics
   5.1 General characteristics
   5.2 FC-0 states
   5.3 Response to input data phase jumps
   5.4 Limitations on invalid code
   5.5 Receiver initialization time
   5.6 Loss of signal (Rx_LOS) function
   5.7 Speed agile ports that support speed negotiation
   5.8 Frame scrambling and emission lowering protocol
   5.9 Test patterns
   5.10 FC-PI-4 nomenclature
   5.11 Interoperability points (informative)
   5.12 Electrical TxRx connections
   5.13 FC-PI-4 variants
6 Optical interface specification
   6.1 TxRx connections
   6.2 Laser safety issues
   6.3 SM data links
   6.4 MM data links
7 Optical interfaces
   7.1 Optical interface general information
   7.2 SC optical interface
   7.3 LC optical interface
   7.4 MT-RJ optical interface
   7.5 MU Connector
8 Optical fiber cable plant specification
   8.1 SM cable plant specification
   8.2 MM cable plant specification
   8.3 Connectors and splices
9 Electrical interface specification - Single lane variants
   9.1 General electrical characteristics
   9.2 Transmitted signal characteristics
   9.3 Receive device signal characteristics
   9.4 Jitter characteristics
   9.5 Signal characteristics for 800-DF-EA-S variants
   9.6 Eye masks
   9.7 Grounding and shielding requirements at interoperability
        points
   9.8 Transmitter device characteristics
   9.9 Return loss and impedance requirements
   9.10 Receiver characteristics
   9.11 Transmitter Compliance Transfer Function
   9.12 Test loads
   9.13 Example TxRx connections
10 Electrical cable plant and connector specifications for
   single lane variants
   10.1 Overview
   10.2 Shielding
   10.3 Cable interoperability
   10.4 Unbalanced cable connectors
   10.5 Balanced cable connectors
11 Very long length optical interface (SM-LL-V)
   11.1 Introduction
   11.2 SM cable plant specification
   11.3 Optical fiber interface specification
   11.4 Optical fiber cable plant specification
   11.5 Cable plant loss budget
Annexes
A (normative) Test methods
      A.1 Transmit or receive interface
      A.2 Receive interface
B (normative) Signal performance measurements for 400-DF-EL-S
              and 800-DF-Ex-S electrical variants
      B.1 Introduction
      B.2 Measurement architecture requirements
      B.3 De-embedding connectors in test fixtures
      B.4 Measurement conditions for signal output (DSO) at the
           transmitter device
      B.5 Measurement conditions for signal tolerance (DST) at
           the transmitter device
      B.6 Measurement conditions for signal output (DSO) at
           the receiver device
      B.7 Measurement conditions for signal tolerance (DST)
           at the receiver device
      B.8 S-parameter measurements
      B.9 Measurement configurations for link elements
      B.10 Summary for S-parameter measurements
C (informative) Optical cable plant usage
D (informative) Structured cabling environment
      D.1 Specification of operating distances
      D.2 Higher connection loss operating distances
      D.3 Operating distance estimator using connection loss lines
      D.4 Notes on operating distances
E (normative) Tx_Off and Rx_Loss of signal detection
      E.1 Background
      E.2 Scope
      E.3 Functional and timing specifications
      E.4 Optical Tx_Off and Rx_LOS signal levels
      E.5 Electrical Tx_Off signal levels
      E.6 Electrical Rx_LOS signal levels
      E.7 Methods of measurement for electrical Rx_LOS
          thresholds (informative)
F (normative) Scrambled test patterns
      F.1 General overview
      F.2 Scrambled jitter pattern (JSPAT)
      F.3 Jitter tolerance scrambled pattern (JTSPAT)
      F.4 Encapsulated JSPAT and JTSPAT
G (normative) Test methodology for 8GFC systems
      G.1 General overview
      G.2 Test point definitions
      G.3 Compliance boards
      G.4 Host Compliance Board
      G.5 Module compliance board
      G.6 Specification of mated host and Module Compliance Boards
      G.7 Beta and epsilon compliance test board definition
H (informative) Passive direct attach SFP+ cable specifications
                for 8GFC
      H.1 General overview
      H.2 SFP+ direct attach construction
      H.3 SFP+ host output specifications for passive direct
          attach cables
      H.4 Delta R input compliance test signal specifications
          calibrated at C'
      H.5 SFP+ passive direct attach cable assembly
          specifications
I (normative) Enhanced WDP and TWDP signal processing
      I.1 General overview
      I.2 MATLAB code used for the signal processing algorithm