Transparent generic framing procedure (GFP): a protocol for efficient transport of block-coded data through SONET/SDH networks

Author

Gorshe, Steven S. ; Wilson, Trevor

Volume

40

Issue

5

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

95

Abstract

The generic framing procedure (GFP) is a new standard that has been developed to overcome data transport inefficiencies or deficiencies with the existing ATM and packet over SONET/SDH protocols. Transparent GFP (GFP-T) is an extension to GFP developed to provide efficient low-latency support for high-speed WAN applications including storage area networks. Rather than handling data on a frame-by-frame (packet-by-packet) basis, GFP-T handles block-coded (e.g., 8B/10B) character streams. This article describes the GFP protocol along with technical considerations and applications for transparent GFP

Keywords

SONET; block codes; data communication; optical fibre networks; packet switching; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; wide area networks; 813/1013 line code; ATM; GFP protocol; GFP-T; SONET/SDH networks; SONET/SDH protocols; block code; block-coded character streams; block-coded data transport; efficient low-latency support; generic framing procedure; high-speed WAN applications; packet transmission; standard; storage area networks; transparent GFP; transparent generic framing procedure; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Block codes; Ethernet networks; Local area networks; Payloads; SONET; Storage area networks; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Transport protocols;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.1000218

Filename

1000218