1. The 1000BASE-SX launch power shall be the lesser of the class 1 safety limit as defined by 802.3 38.7.2 or
the average receive power (max) defined by 802.3.
2. Examples of an OFF transmitter are: no power supplied to the PMD, laser shutdown for safety conditions, activation of a
"transmit disable" or other optional module laser shut down conditions. During all conditions when the PMA is powered,
the ac signal (data) into the transmit port will be valid encoded 8B/10B patterns (this is a requirement of the PCS layers)
except for short durations during system power-on-reset or diagnostics when the PMA is placed in a loopback mode.
3. Radial overfilled launches as described in 802.3 38A.2, while they may meet CPR ranges, should be avoided.
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