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

  • Authors:
  • S. S. Gorshe;T. Wilson

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Year:
  • 2002

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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