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[802.3_100GCU] FW: [STDS-802-3] IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cables initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot results



Task Force participants,

The initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot on IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cables closed successfully on April 30. The results of the ballot are included below.

A total of 251 comments were received during the ballot. An additional late comment was received after the close of the ballot. Reports of the comments received, one sorted by Clause and the other by comment ID, may be found at the following link.

< http://www.ieee802.org/3/bj/comments/index.html >

In addition, the following page will be updated with the agenda and presentations as they become available.

< http://www.ieee802.org/3/bj/public/may13/index.html >

Please recall that requests for presentation time are due tomorrow, May 3. The call for presentations may be found at the following link.

< http://www.ieee802.org/3/100GCU/email/msg00615.html  >

Best regards,

Adam Healey
Acting Chair, IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cable Task Force 
Secretary, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

-----Original Message-----
From: Law, David [mailto:dlaw@xxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:58 AM
To: STDS-802-3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [STDS-802-3] IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cables initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot results

Dear Colleagues,

The initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cables closed successfully on 30th April 2013. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The May 2013 IEEE P802.3bj Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 251 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bj Task Force reflector.

The ballot statistics are:

      245   Voters
      82    Approve
      19    Disapprove 
      32    Abstain
      133   Ballots returned

      54.29%      Response Rate (>= 50% required)
      24.06%      Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
      81.19%      Approval Rate (>= 75% required)

Thank you to all that participated in this ballot. 

David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

Adam Healey
Acting Chair, IEEE P802.3bj 100 Gb/s Backplane and Copper Cables Task Force