------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRAFT PAR FOR 802.3 Aggregation of Multiple Link Segments ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAR FORM Fill in the answers to the questions in the bracket provided. A Hard Copy of this document must be printed, signed with the appropriate signatures and mailed or faxed to the Standards Department for submission to NesCom. 1. Sponsor Date of Request [February 4, 1998] 2. Assigned Project Number (confer with staff) [expected to be P802.3ad] 3. PAR Approval Date (leave blank) [ ] 4. Project Title, Copyright Agreement and Working Group Chair for this Project I will write/revise a Standards Publication with the following TITLE (Spell out all acronyms) [X] Standard [for] (Document stressing the verb "SHALL."), or [ ] Recommended Practice for (Document stressing the verb "SHOULD.") or [ ] Guide for (Document stressing the verb "MAY.") WRITE TITLE HERE [ Supplement to: Information Technology - Local & Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method & Physical Layer Specifications - Aggregation of Multiple Link Segments ] I hereby acknowledge my appointment as Official Reporter (usually the W.G. Chair) to the (Name of Working Group) [IEEE P802.3 CSMA/CD Working Group] In consideration of my appointment and the publication of the Standards Publication identifying me, at my option, as an Official Reporter, I agree to avoid knowingly incorporating in the Standards Publication any copyrighted or proprietary material of another without such other's consent and acknowledge that the Standards Publication shall constitute a "work made for hire" as defined by the Copyright Act, and, that as to any work defined, I agree to and do hereby transfer any right or interest I may have in the copyright to said Standards Publication to IEEE. Signature of Official Reporter Chair _________________________________________ Name [Geoffrey O. Thompson] Date [February 4, 1998] Title [Chair. IEEE 802.3 Working Group] Company [Bay Networks] Address [P.O. Box 8185] City [Santa Clara] State [CA] Zip [95052-8185] IEEE Member Number [02646453] Telephone [+1 408 764 1339] Fax [+1 408 988 5525] E-Mail [thompson@baynetworks.com] 5. Describe this project: (Choose ONE from each group below) a. [No] Update an existing PAR (No or Yes/project number/approval date) Is this in ballot now? (Yes or No) b. [No] New standard (Yes or No) [No] Revision of an existing standard (No or Yes/standard number/year) [YES / ANSI / IEEE Std 802.3 1996 Edition] Supplement to an existing standard (No or Yes/standard number/year) c. [X] Full Use (5-year life cycle) [ ] Trial Use (2-year life cycle) d. [December 1999] Fill in target completion date for submittal to IEEE Standards Review Committee (RevCom) 6. Scope of Proposed Project (What is being done including the technical boundaries of the project): Specify a DTE to DTE logical link which consists of n parallel instances of an 802.3 point-to-point link segment. The logical link will support existing 802.3 MAC Clients. Define the necessary management objects and protocols to support link aggregation, including identification, addition and deletion of link segments to and from the logical link. 7. Purpose of Proposed Project (Why is it being done, including the intended user(s) and benefits to that user(s)): To increase link availability and bandwidth between DTEs by specifying the necessary mechanisms for parallel link segment aggregation. 8. Sponsor (Give full name; spell out all Acronyms) Society/Committee: [Computer Society/ Local and Metropolitan Area Network Standards Committee (LMSC)] 9. (a.1) [No] Are you aware of any patents relevant to this project? (Yes [attach explanation], or No) We are not aware of patents in particular at this time but expect that patents or patents under application may exist in this active technical area. We will actively pursue this matter with regular call for patents to solicit disclosure and terms according to IEEE policy. (a.2) [No] Are you aware of any copyrights relevant to this project? (Yes [attach explanation], or No) (a.3) [No] Are you aware of any trademarks relevant to this project? (Yes [attach explanation], or No) b. [No] Are you aware of any other standards or projects with a similar scope? c. [Yes/explanation] Is this standard intended to form the basis of an international standard? (Yes, or No [attach explanation]) It is intended to submit this work to ISO through SC6 at the time it is submitted for Sponsor Ballot. It would be an addendum to ISO/IEC 8802-3. d. [No] Is this project inteded to focus on health, safety or environmental issues? (Yes [attach explanation], No, or Do Not Know) 10. Proposed Coordination / Recommended Method of Coordination: (Coordination is accomplished in any of the following three ways: Ciculation of Drafts or Liaison Membership or Common Membership.) a. Mandatory Coordination SCC 10 (IEEE Dictionary) Circulation of Drafts IEEE Staff Editorial Review Circulation of Drafts SCC 14 (Quantities, Units, & Letter Symbols) Circulation of Drafts b. IEEE Coordination requested by Sponsor: (Use additional page if necessary). If you believe your project will require a Registration Authority, please list IEEE RAC (refer to WorkingGuide). [ US TAG for SC6 Circulation of Drafts ISO/IEC/JTC1 SC6/WG3 Circulation of Drafts (via US TAG) ISO/IEC/JTC1 SC25/WG4 TAG Circulation of Drafts If coordination is not required, please attach an explanation. c. Additional Coordination requested by Others. (Leave blank. This will be completed by the Standard Staff). [ ] 11. Submitted by: (This MUST be the Sponsor Chair or the Sponsor's Liaison representative to the IEEE Standards Board) Signature of Submitter _______________________________ Name [Jim Carlo] Title [Chair, LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC)] Date [ , 1998] Company [Texas Instruments] Address [9208 Heatherdale] City [Dallas] State [TX] Zip [75243-6332] IEEE Member Number [05572953] Telephone [972 480 2524] Fax [972 480 2611] E-Mail [jcarlo@ti.com]