InternationalTelecommunicationUnionITU-TG.994.1TELECOMMUNICATIONSTANDARDIZATIONSECTOROFITUAmendment1(11/2007)SERIESG:TRANSMISSIONSYSTEMSANDMEDIA,DIGITALSYSTEMSANDNETWORKSDigitalsectionsanddigitallinesystem–AccessnetworksHandshakeproceduresfordigitalsubscriberline(DSL)transceiversAmendment1ITU-TRecommendationG.994.1(2007)–Amendment1ITU-TG-SERIESRECOMMENDATIONSTRANSMISSIONSYSTEMSANDMEDIA,DIGITALSYSTEMSANDNETWORKSINTERNATIONALTELEPHONECONNECTIONSANDCIRCUITSG.100–G.199GENERALCHARACTERISTICSCOMMONTOALLANALOGUECARRIER-TRANSMISSIONSYSTEMSG.200–G.299INDIVIDUALCHARACTERISTICSOFINTERNATIONALCARRIERTELEPHONESYSTEMSONMETALLICLINESG.300–G.399GENERALCHARACTERISTICSOFINTERNATIONALCARRIERTELEPHONESYSTEMSONRADIO-RELAYORSATELLITELINKSANDINTERCONNECTIONWITHMETALLICLINESG.400–G.449COORDINATIONOFRADIOTELEPHONYANDLINETELEPHONYG.450–G.499TRANSMISSIONMEDIAANDOPTICALSYSTEMSCHARACTERISTICSG.600–G.699DIGITALTERMINALEQUIPMENTSG.700–G.799DIGITALNETWORKSG.800–G.899DIGITALSECTIONSANDDIGITALLINESYSTEMG.900–G.999GeneralG.900–G.909ParametersforopticalfibrecablesystemsG.910–G.919Digitalsectionsathierarchicalbitratesbasedonabitrateof2048kbit/sG.920–G.929Digitallinetransmissionsystemsoncableatnon-hierarchicalbitratesG.930–G.939DigitallinesystemsprovidedbyFDMtransmissionbearersG.940–G.949DigitallinesystemsG.950–G.959DigitalsectionanddigitaltransmissionsystemsforcustomeraccesstoISDNG.960–G.969OpticalfibresubmarinecablesystemsG.970–G.979OpticallinesystemsforlocalandaccessnetworksG.980–G.989AccessnetworksG.990–G.999QUALITYOFSERVICEANDPERFORMANCE–GENERICANDUSER-RELATEDASPECTSG.1000–G.1999TRANSMISSIONMEDIACHARACTERISTICSG.6000–G.6999DATAOVERTRANSPORT–GENERICASPECTSG.7000–G.7999PACKETOVERTRANSPORTASPECTSG.8000–G.8999ACCESSNETWORKSG.9000–G.9999Forfurtherdetails,pleaserefertothelistofITU-TRecommendations.ITU-TRec.G.994.1(2007)/Amd.1(11/2007)iITU-TRecommendationG.994.1Handshakeproceduresfordigitalsubscriberline(DSL)transceiversAmendment1SummaryThisRecommendationprovidesaflexiblemechanismfordigitalsubscriberline(DSL)transceiverstoexchangecapabilitiesandtoselectacommonmodeofoperation.ItincludesparametersrelatingtoserviceandapplicationrequirementsaswellasparameterspertinenttovariousDSLtransceivers.ThisRecommendationiscurrentlyanintegralpartofthestart-upprocedureforITU-TRecommendationsG.991.2,G.992.1,G.992.2,G.992.3,G.992.4,G.992.5,G.993.1andG.993.2.ItisanticipatedthatfutureDSLRecommendationswillalsobeabletomakeuseofthisRecommendation.Provisionsarealsoincludedforexchangingnon-standardinformation.Thisversionalsoincludesthefollowing:•G.994.1newAmendment1forconsent06/2007,whichincludes:•SupportforAmendment2toRecommendationG.998.2•Supportforexchangeoftransmitandreceivelevelsofindividualcarriers•SupportforAmendment4toRecommendationG.992.3(newAnnexCparameters)•SupportforAmendment4toRecommendationG.992.5(newAnnexCparameters)SourceAmendment1toITU-TRecommendationG.994.1(2007)wasapprovedon22November2007byITU-TStudyGroup15(2005-2008)undertheITU-TRecommendationA.8procedure.iiITU-TRec.G.994.1(2007)/Amd.1(11/2007)FOREWORDTheInternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU)istheUnitedNationsspecializedagencyinthefieldoftelecommunications,informationandcommunicationtechnologies(ICTs).TheITUTelecommunicationStandardizationSector(ITU-T)isapermanentorganofITU.ITU-Tisresponsibleforstudyingtechnical,operatingandtariffquestionsandissuingRecommendationsonthemwithaviewtostandardizingtelecommunicationsonaworldwidebasis.TheWorldTelecommunicationStandardizationAssembly(WTSA),whichmeetseveryfouryears,establishesthetopicsforstudybytheITU-Tstudygroupswhich,inturn,produceRecommendationsonthesetopics.TheapprovalofITU-TRecommendationsiscoveredbytheprocedurelaiddowninWTSAResolution1.InsomeareasofinformationtechnologywhichfallwithinITU-T'spurview,thenecessarystandardsarepreparedonacollaborativebasiswithISOandIEC.NOTEInthisRecommendation,theexpressionAdministrationisusedforconcisenesstoindicatebothatelecommunicationadministrationandarecognizedoperatingagency.CompliancewiththisRecommendationisvoluntary.However,theRecommendationmaycontaincertainmandatoryprovisions(toensuree.g.interoperabilityorapplicability)andcompliancewiththeRecommendationisachievedwhenallofthesemandatoryprovisionsaremet.Thewordsshallorsomeotherobligatorylanguagesuchasmustandthenegativeequivalentsareusedtoexpressrequirements.TheuseofsuchwordsdoesnotsuggestthatcompliancewiththeRecommendationisrequiredofanyparty.INTELLECTUALPROPERTYRIGHTSITUdrawsattentiontothepossibilitythatthepracticeorimplementationofthisRecommendationmayinvolvetheuseofaclaimedIntellectualPropertyRight.ITUtakesnopositionconcerningtheevidence,validityorapplicabilityofclaimedIntellectualPropertyRights,whetherassertedbyITUmembersorothersoutsideoftheRecommendationdevelopmentprocess.AsofthedateofapprovalofthisRecommendation,ITUhadreceivednoticeofintellectualproperty,protectedbypatents,whichmayberequiredtoimplementthisRecommendation.However,implementersarecautionedthatthismaynotrepresentthelatestinformationandarethereforestronglyurgedtoconsulttheTSBpatentdatabaseat