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64b/66b
A line code that prefixes each 64-bit block with a two-bit sync header and scrambles the payload, giving transition density and block framing at only about 3 percent overhead.
- Also known as
- 64b66b
- Type
- Standard
- Domain
- Interfaces & SerDes, Coding and FEC
Notes
Introduced with 10 Gigabit Ethernet and now the basis of nearly all Ethernet PCS layers above 1 Gbps.
Related terms
- 8b/10b
- 256b/257b
- Scrambling
- Ethernet
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