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The opening 802.3 meeting will begin at 1:00 pm on November 15 , and the closing 802.3 meeting will be 1:00 pm November 18. These meetings will follow our typical agenda. (For typical ordering of topics, please see the minutes from previous meetings. A detailed agenda will be approved at the meeting.) As usual, task force, study group, standing committee and any appropriate ad hoc meetings will be scheduled between the opening and closing 802.3 meetings. It will be a busy week, and I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio . Additional meeting information follows and contact information for task force and study group chairs can be found on our web site.
Bob Grow
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Working Group
Intel, EC2-101
13290 Evening Creek
Drive
San Diego, CA
92128
phone: 858-391-4622
mobile: 858-705-1829
fax: 858-391-4657
email:
bob.grow@ieee.org
TASK FORCE / STUDY GROUP MEETINGS
802.3an Task
Force – 10GBASE-T
(Tue-Thu)
The 10GBASE-T task force will be
focusing on areas where the P802.3an draft is technically incomplete, and other
refinements. As technical issues are adopted by the group, specifications are
being added to the draft. Those wishing to present during the task force
meetings should contact the Chair, Mr. Brad Booth. Availability of new drafts is
announced on the task force reflector. Pre-posted November presentation
availability will also be announced on the reflector shortly before the meeting.
802.3ap Task Force – Backplane Ethernet (Tue-Thu)
The P802.3ap task force began review of its draft in September, developed
consensus on some features and in November will be focusing on developing
consensus on other technical features where the P802.3ap draft incomplete. Those
wishing to present during the task force meetings should contact the Chair, Mr.
Adam Healey. New drafts are announced on the task force reflector as is the
availability of pre-posted November presentations (shortly before the
meeting).
802.3aq Task Force – 10GBASE-LRM (Tue-Thu)
The
P802.3aq task force is also now refining its draft. P802.3aq/D0.2 draft
availability was announced on the task force reflector and pre-posted
presentations will be announced shortly before the meeting. Task Force work will
continue on completing and refining the draft. Those wishing to present during
the task force meetings should contact the Chair, Mr. David Cunningham.
802.3REVam Task Force – Maintenance 8 and revision of IEEE Std
802.3-2002 (Tue)
The working group ballot on
P802.3REVam passed, and comments were resolved at the September interim meeting.
A working group recirculation ballot will be conducted before the November
meeting, and the maintenance meeting in November will be resolving comments from
that recirculation ballot. The IEEE has merged IEEE Std 802.3ah into the
consolidated document, and the recirculation ballot will allow review of that
merge operation.
The Sponsor ballot on this project will also be a beta test of the myBallot system that will be used on all IEEE-SA projects in 2005. The invitation for that ballot has been sent to the 802.3 invitation pool.
Rules, Maintenance, Interpretations (tentative,
Tues)
The rules meeting will cover
requested rules changes. Interpretation requests have been received that will
need to be processed during the week. Any maintenance requests will also be
considered. The procedures for introducing items for these activities are
outlined on our web site.
Congestion Management Study Group (proposed
802.3ar, tentative Tue-Thu)
The September
CMSG meeting concluded that the desired approaches for congestion management
protocols belong in 802.1, and an overture for moving this work to 802.1 was
favorably received at the October 802.1 meeting. Therefore, the November meeting
time will be divided between the 802.1 issues and the supporting 802.3 work that
is proposed for November approval as P802.3ar. Logistics details for the
division are yet to be completed. Those wishing to present during the meeting
should contact Mr. Ben Brown.
Frame Extensions Study Group (proposed 802.3as,
Tue)
The P802.3as Frame Format
Enhancements PAR will be considered in November. The study group will begin work
on a draft and will continue to evaluate the limits on and implications of an
increased maximum frame size. Implementers and users aware of legacy equipment
limits less than 2048 bytes are encouraged to let the group know of those limits
(e.g., clock disparity FIFO buffer sizes, fixed-size frame buffers,
etc.)
Residential Ethernet Study Group
(Wed-Thu)
The Residential Ethernet Study
Group met for the first time in September, and began work on objectives for a
possible standards project. The November meeting will continue to evaluate the
market justification and advisability of initiating a standards development
project to specify Ethernet operation for certain residential applications
(e.g., consumer electronics).
PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS
802.3
PARs
P802.3ar, Congestion Management, will be considered at the November
meeting. The PAR, criteria and background information can be found on the CMSG
web pages:
www.ieee802.org/3/cm_study/index.html
P802.3as, Frame Format Extensions, will
be considered at the November meeting. The PAR, criteria and background
information can be found on the FESG web pages:
www.ieee802.org/3/frame_study/index.html
PARs from other IEEE 802
groups
P802.1ah draft PAR and
5C:
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1ah-draft-par-for-30-day-rule.htm
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1ah-5c.pdf
P802.1ai draft PAR and 5C:
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1ai-draft-par-for-30-day-rule.htm
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1ai-5c.pdf
P802.1aj draft PAR and 5C:
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1aj-draft-par-for-30-day-rule.htm
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2004/802-1-aj-5c.pdf
P802.11u: Wireless InterWorking with External
Networks (amendment to 802.11)
http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/msg05775.html
P802.11v: Wireless Network
Management (amendment to 802.11)
http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/msg05775.html
P802.16h, Improved
Coexistence Mechanisms for License-Exempt Operation
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/04/80216-04_56r1.pdf
P802.17b, Spatially Aware Sublayer
http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/msg05767.html
CALL FOR INTEREST
PoE Plus
(tentative Tuesday evening)
Mike McCormack
, 3Com (mike_s_mccormack@3com.com)
DTE Power via the MDI (802.3 Clause
33), aka Power over Ethernet, aka PoE, has been a successful enhancement to the
802.3 standard that has opened new application spaces and eased the deployment
of network equipment. Since the publication of 802.3af in June 2003, PoE has
become the preferred power source for numerous network devices, most notably
WLAN access points, IP telephones, and networked security cameras. PoE has
played a significant role in extending Ethernet's reach beyond traditional
applications. As with any successful technology, the market is changing rapidly
and some of the market needs are not easily addressed by the present standard.
Consequently, companies are releasing nonstandard, non-interoperable devices to
address market needs. This has the unfortunate effect of diluting and even
endangering the standard. Also, other standards organizations are working on
overlapping power standards that have had the unintended effect of confusing the
market. This situation is not likely to improve without attention from the 802.3
Working Group.