Re: WAN PHY name
Rich,
There is only one problem, it is not a SONET PHY. It is a 'SONET Lite' as
well as a 'SDH Lite' PHY.
Thank you,
Roy Bynum
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Taborek <rtaborek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: HSSG <stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 12:05 AM
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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