The Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) sublayer is defined in IEEE 802.3-2008 clause 38 for 1000BASE-LX and 1000BASE-SX (long and short wavelength laser). This type of PMD is provided by the external GBIC or SFP optical transceivers. An alternative PMD for 1000BASE-CX (short-haul copper) is defined in IEEE 802.3-2008 clause 39.
- 2500BASE-X PMD operation is similar to 1000BASE-X operation as defined in IEEE 802.3-2008