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[802.3_100GCU] Suggested practices for reporting simulation results



Colleagues,
 
At the January 2011 interim meeting of the IEEE 802.3 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cable study group, I accepted an action item to…
 
“Lead discussion (reflector or ad hoc) to establish practices for reporting simulation results by March meeting.”
<http://www.ieee802.org/3/100GCU/public/jan11/minutes_01_0111_unapproved.pdf>
 
This was assigned in the context of the presentation “Suggested practices for reporting simulation results” which proposed that we foster consistent and complete disclosure of the simulation conditions.
<http://www.ieee802.org/3/100GCU/public/jan11/healey_01_0111.pdf>
 
The aim is to summarize the essential parameters that influence the result of a simulation and request that the values of those parameters be reported so that simulation results may be understood in their full context. A starting point for such a list was included in the aforementioned presentation.
 
This e-mail is being sent to solicit feedback on that list. I would expect feedback to take any of the following forms.
a) Parameters whose definition needs to be clarified.
b) Parameters to be included
c) Parameters to be omitted
 
I would like to stress that is not an objective to set specific values for any of these parameters at this time, or dictate what must be included in a simulation for it to be considered “valid”. This is simply a list of recommended items to be included in a report, e.g. whether or not they are included and what value was used for those that are included.
 
In addition to your feedback, I would like to earmark time for a teleconference to consolidate thoughts on this matter and prepare an update for the study group meeting scheduled to take place during the March plenary week. I propose that this meeting take place Thursday, March 3 at noon EST (9 am PST). If you would be interested in participating in this meeting, please let me know so that I can allocate teleconference bridge ports accordingly.
 
In the meantime, I look forward to any feedback you might have on this topic. Please utilize the reflector for discussion.
 
Thank you,
 
Adam Healey
LSI Corporation