Research on Physical Layer Conformance Testing Technology of Ethernet Interface

Abstract

The Ethernet physical layer is located at the bottom of the network structure and is responsible for the transmission and reception of electrical signals. The performance of the physical layer will directly affect the communication quality of network devices. According to the requirements of the IEEE 802.3-2000 and ANSI X3.263-1995 standards for the physical layer of the Ethernet, the physical layer conformance test standards and requirements of the 100Base-TX and 1000Base-T network interfaces are studied, and the physical layer is designed consistently. The test method shows that the test data is accurate and the test method can meet the requirements related to the physical layer conformance test.