RE: WAN PHY name
Rich,
Now you gave me an idea. How about SONET Integrated PHY (SI-PHY) :-)
jt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Taborek [mailto:rtaborek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:06 PM
> To: HSSG
> Subject: Re: WAN PHY name
>
>
>
> Jonathan,
>
> Seto just gave me an idea. How about simply: SONET PHY? Since
> this would be an
> IEEE 802.3 PHY it's already distinguishable from true SONET.
>
> Best Regards,
> Rich
>
> --
>
> "Seto, Koichiro" wrote:
> >
> > [Date: 04/01/2000 From Seto]
> >
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > How about 'SONET Framing PHY'?
> > It seems to me what so-called 'WAN PHY' folks are wanting
> is SONET framing.
> >
> > SONET friendly PHY sounds OK, but there is another 'SONET
> friendly PHY' proposal
> > that does not use SONET framing, i.e. XGENIE proposal from
> Osamu Ishida of NTT.
> > If we use XGENIE, we can achieve most of the things that
> SONET signaling is
> > serving for. It seems to me this, too, is a SONET friendly
> proposal.
> >
> > Seto
> >
> > >
> > > I have been thinking about this a great deal and have yet
> to find what is
> > > really loveable.
> > >
> > > I recommend that we don't want the "word" WAN anywhere in
> the definition. To
> > > include it implies that we believe that WAN and SONET are
> in some way
> > > equivalent. While some people may in their hearts believe
> this, a number
> > > would be quite adverse....
> > >
> > > If we remove "WAN" as an option, we are pretty much left
> with "SONET" as a
> > > key qualifier (or "Telecom"). What I remember seeing so far:
> > >
> > > SONET Friendly PHY
> > > SONET Compatible PHY
> > > PHY with SONET framer
> > > SONET-compliant PHY
> > > Telecom PHY
> > >
> > > A number of people voiced dislike for use of the words
> "compatible" and
> > > "compliant." I remember the arguments being something
> like: how can it be
> > > compatible and not compliant and how can it be compliant
> and not SONET.
> > > Sigh.
> > >
> > > This leaves:
> > >
> > > SONET Friendly PHY
> > > PHY with SONET framer
> > > Telecom PHY
> > >
> > > Any more ideas?
> > >
> > > jonathan
>
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