[802.3_100GNGOPTX] Liaison from the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) on OIF-28G-VSR Very Short Reach Interface project
Study Group Participants,
Please see the following from David Law, Chairman of 802.3 Working Group,
regarding OIF-28G-VSR and our liaison with them.
Best Regards,
Dan Dove
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On 1/16/12 5:35 PM, "Law, David" <dlaw@xxxxxx> wrote:
>TO: 802.3 Voters, Observers and Liaisons
>
>Dear Colleagues:
>
>I've received a copy of a liaison letter from the Optical Internetworking
>Forum (OIF)
><http://www.ieee802.org/3/minutes/mar12/incoming/OIF_IEEE_liaison_20Dec11_
>CEI28VSR.pdf> in relation to their OIF-28G-VSR Very Short Reach Interface
>project.
>
>The draft attached to Liaison Letter can be accessed as follows. The
>draft is posted for your review only, and neither the draft nor access
>information should be copied or redistributed to others.
>
>URL: http://www.ieee802.org/3/private/liaison_docs/OIF/oif2011.404.05.pdf
>Username: *****
>Password: ******* (Note: 802.3 members should have the username and
>login)
>
>I'm informing the Working Group at this point that I intend to delegate
>the consideration of this liaison, and the generation of a draft response
>if required, to the IEEE 802.3 Next Generation 100 Gb/s Optical Ethernet
>Study Group, with an expectation they will work very closely with the
>IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cable Task Force. I'm doing
>so at this point to allow the IEEE 802.3 Next Generation 100 Gb/s Optical
>Ethernet Study Group to consider this liaison during their meeting next
>week during the IEEE 802.3 interim meeting series.
>
>Please note that if a draft response is developed by the IEEE 802.3 Next
>Generation 100 Gb/s Optical Ethernet Study Group, it will be considered,
>and then voted upon, at the closing IEEE 802.3 Working Group March 2012
>plenary as part of the IEEE 802.3 Next Generation 100 Gb/s Optical
>Ethernet Study Group closing report.
>
>Best regards,
>David Law
>IEEE 802.3 Working Group Chair