physicalLayerDesignation

P41113
predicate

Indicates that one entity specifies or assigns the physical-layer characteristics or identifier used by another entity in a communication system.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
definesPhysicalLayer 6
supportsPhysicalLayer 3
definesPhysicalLayerSpecificationFor 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: physicalLayerDesignation
Generated description
Indicates that one entity specifies or assigns the physical-layer characteristics or identifier used by another entity in a communication system.

Sample triples (21)

Subject Object
100BASE‑TX 100BASE-TX PMD
IEEE 802.3an-2006 10GBASE-T via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayerFor"
Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard via predicate surface "physicalLayerDefinedIn"
surface form: IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.3bz 2.5GBASE-T over twisted pair via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayerSpecificationFor"
IEEE 802.3bz 5GBASE-T over twisted pair via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayerSpecificationFor"
Active Ethernet IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard via predicate surface "physicalLayerStandard"
surface form: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
ATSC 3.0 A/322 via predicate surface "usesPhysicalLayerStandard"
ATSC 3.0 A/321 via predicate surface "usesPhysicalLayerStandard"
Modbus EIA-232 via predicate surface "supportsPhysicalLayer"
surface form: RS-232
Modbus RS-485 via predicate surface "supportsPhysicalLayer"
Modbus RS-422 via predicate surface "supportsPhysicalLayer"
ITU-T G.hn OFDM via predicate surface "physicalLayerTechnology"
ITU-T G.hn MIMO (where applicable) via predicate surface "physicalLayerTechnology"
Profibus PA IEC 61158-2 via predicate surface "physicalLayerStandard" NERFINISHED
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-R via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer"
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-SR via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer"
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-CR via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer" NERFINISHED
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-CR-S via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer"
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-SR-S via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer"
IEEE 802.3by 25GBASE-SR2 via predicate surface "definesPhysicalLayer"
Controller Area Network ISO 11898-2 via predicate surface "physicalLayerSpecifiedBy" NERFINISHED