Re: [802SEC] +++ 10-day EC Email Ballot +++ IEEE P802.3bg 40Gb/s single mode PMD approval press release
David-
I am going to vote DISAPPROVE for the time being.
I believe that the press release will tend to be self-defeating is it is
overly acronymy and jargony.
Because of that, it will get a much narrower uptake in the press than it
would with a little work.
Specifically, I believe that the work could be limited to the lead-in text:
/"The IEEE 802.3bg standard, ratified March 31, 2011, enables
carriers to deploy equipment that supports 40 Gb/s Ethernet that
could also be configurable to interoperate with installed OC-768,
OTU3, STM-256 or 40G POS based equipment. The new standardized
interface, called 40GBASE-FR, supports transmission up to 2km of
single-mode fiber and its serial transmission optimizes optical
compatibility with the installed base of carrier 40Gb/s interfaces.
The [put in an adjective here*] carrier community is very keen to
adopt Ethernet technologies but...
/
* so that editors and readers know which carrier community (pigeon,
freight forwarding, telcom, optical data, ....) is being referred to.
I believe that the 1st sentence needs to be rearranged and broken up
something like:
"The IEEE 802.3bg standard, ratified March 31, 2011, enables carriers to
deploy equipment that supports 40 Gb/s Ethernet and optimizes optical
compatibility with the installed base of carrier 40Gb/s interfaces. The
new standardized interface, called 40GBASE-FR, supports transmission up
to 2km of single-mode fiber and can be configurable to interoperate with
installed base of equipment conforming to [whose? ITU?] OC-768, OTU3,
STM-256 or 40G POS _optical carrier standards_."
I don't have any particular attachment to my particular edits but I
think this area needs a little work
Best regards,
Geoff
On 283//11 7:45 PM, Law, David wrote:
Dear EC members,
The attached press release has been prepared in anticipation of the approval of IEEE P802.3bg 40Gb/s single mode PMD at the upcoming IEEE-SA Standards Board meeting on Thursday 31st March. This press release will therefore be released contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board actually voting to approve the standard that morning. As the development of this press release was at the request of the Task Force Chair and myself I'm seeking EC approval.
Paul has delegated the conduct of the EC electronic ballot on the following motion to me. To allow maximum time for process I am announcing the possibility of an 'early close' to this ballot (see below).
Best regards,
David
Motion
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The EC supports the IEEE P802.3bg 40Gb/s single mode PMD press release, to be released contingent upon the IEEE-SA Standards Board voting to approve the IEEE P802.3bg draft as an IEEE Standard, with editorial changes as deemed necessary.
Move: David Law
Second: Bob Grow
Start of ballot: Tuesday 29th March
Close of ballot: Friday 8th April, 11:59PM AOE
Early close: As required in subclause 4.1.2.2 'Electronic Balloting' of the IEEE project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations Manual, this is notice that, to ensure the release is provided in a timely manner, this ballot may close early once sufficient responses are received to clearly decide a matter.
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