Re: [802.3_DIALOG] New 'Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus' Industry Connections activity
I would also like to express my full support for this activity. It is
critical the we start the consensus building towards the next Ethernet
speed.
Cheers, Mark Gustlin
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> Hi all,
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> I would like to express my full support for this IC activity in line with
> previous support messages from Pete Anslow and Mark Nowell.
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> Kind regards,
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> Peter
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> Peter Stassar
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> I agree with Pete. We have been seeing growing interest from numerous
> network operators covering SP, MSO and Data Center spaces, to have clarity
> on when a next higher speed of Ethernet would be available. Concern is that
> it will be available in time for their projected network needs.
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> The sustained network bandwidth growth, driven largely by the increase in
> users and the increase in user consumption (such as video) is challenging
> network's ability to scale. Built into this need for a speed step is also
> the challenge of ensuring a cost effective solution.
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> At the last interim meeting a number of interested people got together for
> an ad-hoc discussion around this topic. At the close we took a straw poll
> to gauge interest in starting things moving towards a next HSSG project.
> Results indicated that there was strong interest in kicking this off.
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> In light of this, I support the
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> On Jun 26, 2012, at 7:01 AM, "Anslow, Peter" <panslow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> John,
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>> Thanks for initiating this new 'Higher Speed Ethernet' Industry
>> Connections activity.
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>> I have seen a tremendous amount of interest in higher rates of Ethernet at
>> conferences and workshops since 802.3ba was completed, so I think that it is
>> a good idea to start an activity within 802.3 aimed at gathering consensus
>> on a way forward towards a future CFI on this topic.
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>> Regards,
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>> Pete Anslow | Senior Standards Advisor
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>> _____________________________________________
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>> From: Law, David [mailto:dlaw@xxxxxx]
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>> Sent: 22 June 2012 08:44
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>> To: STDS-802-3-DIALOG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> Subject: [802.3_DIALOG] New 'Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus' Industry
>> Connections activity
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>> Dear Colleagues,
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>> I have received a request from John D'Ambrosia to forward the following
>> message to the IEEE 802.3 Working Group reflector. As the IEEE 802.3 Working
>> Group reflector is for announcements only I have also CCed the IEEE 802.3
>> general discussion reflector. Please therefore direct all discussions to the
>> IEEE 802.3 general discussion reflector <stds-802-3-dilaog@xxxxxxxx>
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>> The IEEE 802.3 general discussion reflector is an opt-in reflector so if
>> you wish to discuss this issue please subscribe to the IEEE 802.3 general
>> discussion reflector, if you have not already done so, at the URL
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>> Best regards,
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>> David
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>> Dear Members of the IEEE 802.3 Working Group,
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>> Per the July Plenary Meeting Announcement, the Ethernet Bandwidth
>> Assessment Ad Hoc will be seeking Working Group approval of its report. In
>> addition, I will be working with Pete Anslow, Mark Nowell, Scott Kipp, and
>> Peter Stassar to put on a tutorial at the July Plenary <See
>> http://www.ieee802.org/802_tutorials/2012-07/802-0712-TutorialFlyer-V1.pdf>.
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>> At the IEEE 802.3 May Interim I spoke at most of the Task Force and Study
>> Group meetings (all but MIBs and Maintenance) regarding the future after the
>> IEEE 802.3 BWA. I have been working with a group of approximately 60
>> individuals on a new 'Higher Speed Ethernet' Industry Connections activity.
>> The proposed scope of the activity would be to focus on building consensus
>> related to the next speed of Ethernet for wireline applications, which will
>> be used for the evaluation and possible development of a Call-For-Interest
>> for the next Higher Speed Study Group. Please note that unlike the prior BWA
>> activity, the output of this effort would be the historical records, i.e.
>> meeting notes & presentations, of the meetings held by this Industry
>> Connections activity.
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>> In the interest of full disclosure, an Industry Connections activity
>> Initiation Document (ICAID) was submitted to the Industry Connections
>> Committee (ICCom) for conditional approval, conditional on IEEE 802 EC
>> endorsement in July, at its June 8th meeting. However, ICCom postponed
>> recommending it approval until it has been endorsed by IEEE 802 EC (the
>> sponsoring group), and it was indicated that ICCom will schedule a
>> teleconference the Monday after the plenary, which could then be submitted
>> for a 10 day standards board email ballot.
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>> Unfortunately, this will have an impact on the formative activities
>> related to the anticipated first meeting of this new IC Activity, as well as
>> the accompanying workshop, where the BWA findings and next steps can be
>> discussed.
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>> The other option, which I have chosen to pursue, is to forward my request
>> to the IEEE 802 EC for endorsement prior to the July Plenary. This will
>> enable ICCom's approval recommendation sooner, as well as the final approval
>> of the Standards Board.
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>> I had already requested time at the July opening agenda to give the IEEE
>> 802.3 WG an update, but given the timing of things, wanted to send this
>> email out, so that the members of the WG were aware of the status of my
>> activities.
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>> Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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>> Regards,
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>> John D'Ambrosia
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