IEC TR 62343-6-2:2013

IEC/TR 62343-6-2 ®
Edition 2.0 2013-08
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Dynamic modules –
Part 6-2: Design guide – Software and hardware interfaces – Survey results

IEC/TR 62343-6-2:2013(E)
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IEC/TR 62343-6-2 ®
Edition 2.0 2013-08
TECHNICAL
REPORT
Dynamic modules –
Part 6-2: Design guide – Software and hardware interfaces – Survey results

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Survey outline . 5
3.1 Survey contents . 5
3.2 Survey conditions . 5
4 Interface definition . 5
5 Survey results . 6
5.1 Types of dynamic modules . 6
5.2 Standard of the control interface which was used in the past (supplier) . 7
5.3 Standard of the control interface that is planned to be offered from now
on (supplier) . 8
5.4 Standard of the control interface which is requested and exists (user) . 8
5.5 Comments about the standard of a typical control interface (supplier/user)
.......................................................................................................................... 9
5.6 Opinions about standardization of control interface (supplier/user). 9
6 Priority for standardization . 9
7 Conclusion . 10
Annex A (informative) A summary of responses from each surveyed region . 11
Annex B (informative) Survey results for the software/hardware interface of an optical
channel monitor (OCM) . 13
B.1 Survey conditions . 13
B.2 Questions (Q1-Q4) . 13
B.3 Survey results (Q1) . 13
B.4 Survey results (Q2) . 13
B.5 Survey results (Q3) . 14
B.6 Survey results (Q4) . 14
B.7 Conclusion . 14
Bibliography . 15

Figure 1 – Layer structure of dynamic module interface . 6
Figure 2 – Feature of interface . 10

Table 1 – Types of dynamic modules . 7
Table 2 – Standard of the control interface which was used in the past . 7
Table 3 – Standard of the control interface that is planned to be offered from now on . 8
Table 4 – Standard of the control interface which is requested and exists . 8
Table 5 – Priority for standardization . 9
Table A.1 – HW and SW interfaces for dynamic modules (Japan) . 11
Table A.2 – HW and SW interfaces for dynamic modules (Europe) . 12
Table A.3 – HW and SW interfaces for dynamic modules (North America) . 12
Table B.1 – Survey results (Q1) . 13
Table B.2 – Survey results (Q2) . 14
Table B.3 – Survey results (Q4) . 14

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Part 6-2: Design guide – Software and hardware interfaces –
Survey results
FOREWORD
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example "state of the art".
IEC 62343-6-2, which is a technical report, has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre
optic systems and active devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2009. It constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) the survey results of the software and hardware interface of OCM have been added as
Annex B, which was presented at the IEC Seattle meeting in 2010. The results are in
agreement with the general conclusion of the first edition.

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b) OPMON (optical performance monitor) in the body of the text has been changed to OCM
(optical channel monitor) for consistency with the latest definitions.
The text of this technical report is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
86C/1124/DTR 86C/1149/RVC
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report on voting indicated in the above table.
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1 Scope
This part of IEC 62343, which is a technical report, clarifies dynamic module interfaces, which
should be standardized, based on the surveys. Annex A is a summary of survey responses by
region and Annex B provides survey results specific to the optical channel monitor (OCM).
The object of this technical report is to propose a software and hardware interface standard of
dynamic modules. The dynamic modules addressed are defined in the IEC 62343 series.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
None.
3 Survey outline
3.1 Survey contents
a) Types of dynamic modules (supplier/user)
b) Standard of the control interface which was dealt with in the past (supplier)
c) Standard of the control interface which is planned to be offered from now on (supplier)
d) Standard of the control interface which is requested and used (user)
e) Comments about
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