[802.3_EXTND_EPON] [STDS-802-3] IEEE P802.3bk Extended Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) initial Working Group ballot results
TO: 802.3 Voters, Observers and Liaisons
Dear Colleagues:
IEEE 802.3 Working Group Initial ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3bk
Extended Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) closed successfully on
Wednesday, 9th January 2013. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for
consensus to approve the draft. The January IEEE P802.3bk Task Force meeting
<http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 106
comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The
availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bk
Task Force reflector.
The ballot statistics are:
    232 Voters
     87 Approve
      8 Disapprove
     29 Abstain
    124 Ballots returned
 53.45% Response Rate (>= 50% required)
 23.39% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 91.58% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)
Thank you to all that participated in this ballot. 
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
Marek Hajduczenia
Chair, IEEE P802.3bk Extended Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) Task
Force