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Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] Any presentations for tomorrow's scheduled PHY Sub-Group Conference Call?



Attached is my additional presentation.


Thanks,

Ed…






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From: Marek Hajduczenia
Sent: ‎Wednesday‎, ‎January‎ ‎8‎, ‎2014 ‎5‎:‎15‎ ‎AM
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Duane, 

 

Thank you for putting these together, I have a few comments, though.

 

All comments below are on http://www.ieee802.org/3/bn/private/Drafts/D0.3/Comments/remein_3bn_04_0114.pdf, since I understand that the other presentation is merely an overview:

 

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Register 1.4: there is nothing complex here IMO, we just create a new register 1.4.10 (now reserved) with  definition as follows:

 

1.4.10 | 10GBASE-XR capable | 1 = PMA/PMD is capable of operating as 10GBASE-XR          | RO

                                                               0 = PMA/PMD is not capable of operating as 10GBASE-XR

 

Note that I copied it diligently from 2BASE-TL definition, which is also (I believe) a variable rate PHY. 

 

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Table 45-7 as shown in your contribution is not the latest version of this register. This is what it looks like with the latest amendments in place. This accounts for P802.3bk, P802.3bj, and P802.3bm projects:

 

 

I suggest we reserve at least 4 register positions, under the assumption that TDD and FDD PHYs will be labelled separately for downstream and upstream. Given where the register position is right now, we get the privilege of opening the 11xxxx block. I suggest we reserve the following bit combinations:

110000 – 10GBASE-XRF-D

110001 – 10GBASE-XRT-D

110010 – 10GBASE-XRF-U

110011 – 10GBASE-XRT-U

110100 onwards remain reserved

 

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Register 1.11 – unless it is clearly defined what these “extended abilities” are, I do not see much need to touch Register 1.11. We do not extend generic PHY or PCS, we rather build it anew. Note that for EPoC, we should ride on the definition of 1.11.9 “P2MP ability” and then extend register 1.12 accordingly. You seem to have omitted that option altogether for some reason. 

 

I would suggest we leave 1.11 as it is right now, and modify register 1.12 to add a new register as such:

 

| 1.12.11 | EPoC ability | 1 = PMA/PMD is able to perform 10GBASE-XR    | XR

                                                  0 = PMA/PMD is not able to perform 10GBASE-XR

 

And if needed, later on we create a new ability register dedicated to EPoC, referenced from 1.12.11. That way, we are also prepared for NG-EPON in the future. There is not enough space in 1.12.xx to continue to expand it much further, unless we want to grow register size and read it together with some other register (I would not mind that option either). This is also where your Register 1.16 could come into play … 

 

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Register 1.110 – given that we have free registers 1.17 up to 1.32 and could also create a separate section just for EPoC, is there any specific reason why you picked 1.100 for this control register? The location is a bit strange – now it would be located immediately after a block of 2B extended PMD parameters and right before 10GBASE-T. 

 

Register 1.110.1 – it is not clear what it means: “PHY is registered on the COAX network” – does it mean that the PHY was seen by PLC? If that is a case, there should be a separate PLC status register – clumping a bunch of registers together is rather strange. 

 

Note that 45.2.1.60a.1, 45.2.1.60a.2, and 45.2.1.60a.3 have the same register number (1.110.4). 

 

In 45.2.1.60a.5, there is wrong register name “TPHY” ?

 

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Some of the propose tables have RO and RW registers, yet the definition under the table indicates “RO – Read only”. Probably an oversight … for example, look at table in Register 1.111

 

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I suggest that register 1.111 be called “Downstream control register” and respectively, register 1.112 – “Upstream control register”. Register 1, 2, 3 are meaningless … 

 

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45.2.1.60c.2, 45.2.1.60c.3 have wrong name – rather than “DS” these should be “US” since register 1.112 covers upstream transmission channel. 

 

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Please scrub the document carefully, since you have plenty of typos, incorrect references (seem to have been modified by hand, e.g., page 7, line 9). Some cross references are hooked to a wrong table. 

 

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I have an issue with the number of options being introduced through register 45.2.1.60c.2 and similar ones – I have stated it before and I will restate it again. Each configuration option effectively doubles the testing time for compliant equipment, which increases cost. At this time, I would suggest we focus on narrowing down options to the minimum required and not embedding ton of optionality in register definitions. 

 

Regards

Marek Hajduczenia, PhD
Network Architect, Principal Engineer
Bright House Networks
Office +1-813-295-5644
Cell +1-813-465-0669

 



From: Duane Remein [mailto:Duane.Remein@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 1:28 PM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] Any presentations for tomorrow's scheduled PHY Sub-Group Conference Call?

 

Mark,

If there are no other presentation I’d like to go over my presentation on Cl 45 (remein_3bn_03_0114 & remein_3bn_04_0114).  These were submitted along with my comments.


Best Regards,

Duane

 

FutureWei Technologies Inc.

duane.remein@xxxxxxxxxx

Director, Access R&D

919 418 4741

Raleigh, NC

 



From: Mark Laubach [mailto:laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 12:51 PM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] Any presentations for tomorrow's scheduled PHY Sub-Group Conference Call?

 

Dear IEEE P802.3bn Task Force Participants,

 

Our scheduled PHY sub-group conference call is tomorrow at 10AM Pacific.   We have not seen any presentations for socialization on the email reflector and I have no additional topics.

 

If you have any presentations for socialization or other topics, please send them on the reflector by 5PM Pacific today. If we see nothing, I will cancel the call for tomorrow.

 

Please be familiar with the IEEE SA Patent Policies at:

https://development.standards.ieee.org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset.pdf

 

WebEx Meeting Number: 920 271 005

To start: https://broadcom.webex.com/broadcom/j.php?J=920271005

 

Yours truly,

Mark Laubach, Chair

IEEE P802.3bn EPoC PHY Task Force

 

Broadband Communications Group

Broadcom Corporation

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