[STDS-802-3-25G] FW: [STDS-802-3] +++ 802.3 WG 1st RECIRCULATION BALLOT: IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet D2.1 ballot
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you have all seen David Law¹s announcement of the opening of the
1st recirculation ballot for P802.3by. We¹ll be addressing any comments
submitted at the upcoming (additional) 1 day interim meeting on Oct 15th
in the Bay Area (http://www.ieee802.org/3/25GSG/email/msg00415.html )
I¹d like to say a huge thank you to our editorial team of Matt Brown
(Chief editor), Arthur Marris, Adee Ran, Chris Diminico and Jonathan King.
Also thanks to the reviewers (Jeff Slavick, Adam Healey, Kent Lusted,
Pete Anslow and Mike Dudek) supporting the team to check all the
modifications were put in properly. This group of people have been
tirelessly working over the past few weeks to prepare the comments
responses, finalize them and update the draft. Without this dedicated
effort, we would have been unable to make the excellent progress we have!
And finally thanks to all the careful reviewers & commenters who
submitted comments and also reviewed the responses. Many of the responses
to the required comments were accepted and the disapprove votes were
confirmed to be flipped to approve. We currently have only 8 comments
remaining unresolved which is a tremendous feat for an initial ballot!
Best regards,
Mark
Chair, IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
On 9/25/15, 9:24 AM, "Law, David" <dlaw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>This is the announcement of the electronic IEEE 802.3 Working Group 1st
>recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet.
>Remember that voting, as well as attendance, is a requirement to maintain
>your IEEE 802.3 member (voter) status
><http://ieee802.org/3/rules/member.html#DOT3>. Instructions for accessing
>the draft, casting your ballot and submitting comments follow this
>announcement. Note that the options for submitting comments HAVE BEEN
>UPDATED, please review the commenting instructions below to ensure you
>are using the most up to date tools.
>
>The ballot group for this draft is the IEEE 802.3 voting membership as of
>Friday 17th July 2015.
>
>Because this is a recirculation ballot, YOU ONLY NEED TO CAST A BALLOT IF
>YOU WISH TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE FROM THAT WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE INITIAL
>BALLOT. If you voted previously and your vote has not changed, the last
>ballot cast will be carried over to this ballot and you do not need to
>cast a new ballot.
>
>BALLOT SCOPE:
>During this IEEE 802.3 Working Group 1st recirculation ballot, the scope
>of the ballot is the substantive changes between IEEE P802.3by/D2.1 and
>IEEE P802.3by/D2.0 and the unsatisfied negative comments from the initial
>ballot.
>
>FIVE CRITERIA:
>One of the responsibilities as a balloter is to ensure that draft is
>consistent with the 5 Criteria responses which are available at
><http://ieee802.org/3/by/P802_3by_CSD.pdf>. An Approve vote indicates
>your agreement that the draft is consistent with the 5 Criteria responses.
>
>BALLOT OPEN:
>Saturday 26th September 2015
>
>BALLOT CLOSE:
>Saturday 10th October 2015 23:59 AOE
>
>The Project Authorization Request for this Amendment is available at
><http://ieee802.org/3/by/P802_3by_PAR_approved_121214.pdf> and includes
>the following:
>
>TITLE:
>Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Media Access Control Parameters,
>Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 25 Gb/s Operation
>
>SCOPE OF PROJECT:
>This amendment defines Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) parameters,
>physical layer specifications, and management parameters for the transfer
>of Ethernet format frames at 25 Gb/s for server to switch interconnections
>
>NEED FOR THE PROJECT:
>There is a need for greater than 10 Gb/s Ethernet connectivity for server
>to switch connections. The availability of 25 Gb/s signaling technologies
>enables interconnect solutions for server to switch applications to be
>developed which are lower cost than existing 40 Gb/s Ethernet solutions
>
>Thank you for your participation in this ballot and careful review of the
>draft.
>
>David Law
>Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
>Phone: +44 1631 563729
>Email: david_law@xxxxxxxx
>
>Mark Nowell
>Chair, IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
>Phone: +1 613 852 7290
>Email: mnowell@xxxxxxxxx
>
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>INSTRUCTIONS FOR BALLOTING ON: IEEE P802.3by draft D2.1
>
>Instructions for accessing the ballot documents, casting your ballot and
>submitting comments follow.
>
>HOW TO ACCESS THE DRAFT
>The draft is posted for your review for balloting purposes only, and
>neither the draft nor access information should be copied or
>redistributed to others in violation of document copyrights.
>
>The IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet draft D2.1 may be downloaded from:
>
>URL: http://www.ieee802.org/3/by/private/8023by_D2p1.pdf
>Username: 802.3
>P: see David¹s original email
>
>Please submit comments against the above draft.
>
>A comparison file between IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet draft D2.0 and
>D2.1 is also provided to both focus and ease your review. Please DO NOT
>comment on this comparison document. This draft may be downloaded from:
>
><http://www.ieee802.org/3/by/private/8023by_D2p1-compare.pdf>
>
>Please DO NOT submit comments against the above document.
>
>Unsatisfied negative comments, and their dispositions, from the initial
>ballot may be downloaded from:
>
><http://www.ieee802.org/3/by/public/comments/8023by_D20_comment_unsatisfie
>d_by_ID.pdf>
>
>All comments, and their dispositions, from the initial ballot may be
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>
><http://www.ieee802.org/3/by/public/comments/index.html>
>
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>
>
>HOW TO CAST YOUR BALLOT
>
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>
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>
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>thernet%20D2.1%20ballot>
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