Describes signaling and physical requirements that may be utilized by the FC-2 level to transport data at a rate in excess of 10 gigabits per second. The Fibre Channel signaling and physical requirements described in this document are Link Architecture including retiming-clause 5; Physical Layer specifications-clause 6; Connector performance specifications-clause 7; Link and cable plant management specifications-clause 8; FC-1 data path interface-clause 9; Optional interconnect interfaces clauses 10, 11 and 14; Transmission Coding-clauses 12 and 13; Management interface and register set-clause 15