IEEE P802.3z (Gigabit Ethernet) PAR as approved by 802 =========================================================== 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 [March 14, 1996] 2. Assigned Project Number (confer with staff) [expected to be P802.3z] 3. PAR Approval Date (leave blank) [ 20 June '96 ] 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 and Physical Layer Specifications - Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers, Repeater and Management Parameters for 1,000 Mb/s Operation] 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 [ ] 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 (Yes or No/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 1993 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 1998] 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?) [Define Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Media Access Control (MAC) parameters and minimal augmentation of its operation, physical layer characteristics, repeater functions and management parameters for transfer of 802.3 and Ethernet format frames at 1,000 Mb/s. Provide for both full and half duplex operation at 1,000 Mb/s based on approved 802.3 projects and the 802.3 standard.] 7. Purpose of Proposed Project (Why is it being done, including the intended user(s) and benefits to that user(s)) [The purpose of this project is to extend the 802.3 protocol to an operating speed of 1,000 Mb/s in order to provide a significant increase in bandwidth while maintaining maximum compatibility with the installed base of CSMA/CD nodes, previous investment in research and development, and principles of network operation and management.] 8. Sponsor (Give full name; spell out all Acronyms) Society/Committee: [Computer Society/ Local and Metropolitan Area Network Standards Committee (LMSC)] 9. 9(a.1) [YES/explanation] Are you aware of any patents, relevant to this project? (YES, [attach explanation] or No) IBM has patents covering 8B/10B coding which is likely to be used in this standard. IBM has provided a patent letter which we believe meets the IEEE requirements. 9(a.2) [No] Are you aware of any copyrights relevant to this project? (YES, [attach explanation] or No) 9(a.3) [No] Are you aware of any trademarks relevant to this project? 9b. [YES/explanation]Are you aware of any other standards or projects with a similar scope? There is no other project that uses the 802.3 MAC at speeds above 100 Mb/s. 802.12 has a broad scope PAR for higher speeds up to 4 Gb/s which straddles the speed of this proposal. ASC X3T11(Fibre Channel) has an issued standard at 850 Mb/s. 9c. [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 9d. [No]Is this project intended 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: Circulation of Drafts or Liaison Membership or Common Membership.) 10a. 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 10b. 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 Working Guide). [ ASC X3S3 (as US TAG for SC6) Circulation of Drafts ASC X3T11 (Fibre Channel) Circulation of Drafts ISO/IEC/JTC1 SC6/WG3 TAG Circulation of Drafts (via US TAG) ISO/IEC/JTC1 SC25/WG3 TAG Circulation of Drafts (via US TAG)] ISO/IEC/JTC1 SC25/WG4 TAG Circulation of Drafts (via US TAG)] If coordination is not required, please attach an explanation. 10c. Additional Coordination Requested by Others. (Leave blank. This will be completed by the Standards Staff). [ P1394.2] 11. Submitted by: (This MUST be the Sponsor Chair or the Sponsor's Liaison Representative to the IEEE Standards Board) Signature of Submitter____________________________ Name [Donald C. Loughry] Title [Chair, LAN/MAN standards Committee (LMSC)] Date [ 26 April 1996 ] Company [Hewlett-Packard] Address [19420 Homestead Road M/S 43UC] City [Cupertino] State [CA] Zip [95014] IEEE Member Number [SM0825489] Telephone [+1 408 447 2454] Fax [+1 408 447 2247] E-Mail [loughry@cup.hp.co]