Re: (SSIG) Taking the winning route
[Date: 04/09/2000 From Seto]
I personally believe that the ability of using the same PCS for different PMAs
promoted the success of 100BASE-X and 1000BASE-X. Both have the inexpensive
PMA/PMD option. Also, notably, there were the same arguments whether we should
require new infrastructure to customers when we tried to standardized 100BASE-TX on
newly developed Cat.5 UTP cable. (But look at the world we are living in today!)
I'm not saying that we don't need WWDM optics. But I would love to have a short-
wave-length option for 64B/66B PCS.
Seto
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> 850nm VCSELs for 10 GE require customers to deploy new high-bandwdith MMF.
> I would recommend that PMD solutions are based on installed base MMF or SMF.
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> Specifying a PMD that implies a brand new MMF infrastructure is not
> consistent with the goal of using existing technology wherever possible.
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> Of all the MM-fiber PMD proposals, only the 850nm serial VCSEL solution over the
> new high-performance fibers has so far been shown to work under stressed systems
> conditions, with Bit Error Rate measurements and careful analysis of the systems
> impairments to support that, and working with VCSELs from many vendors. The
> suggestions below are highly puzzling to me...
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> Martin
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> Rich Taborek wrote:
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> > Vipul, Rob,
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> > It should be pointed out that a Serial 850nm solution only partially meets one
> > HSSG distance/cable plant objective: 300m on MMF. However, this MMF must be the
> > new, enhanced MMF. The Serial 850nmsolution addresses no SMF objectives
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> > WWDM meets all HSSG MMF objectives as well as SMF objectives to 10km.
> >
> > I agree with Vipul's choice of 3 PMDs as the best possible PMD set to address
> > HSSG HSSG distance/cable plant objectives.
> > Best Regards,
> > Rich
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> > Vipul Bhatt wrote:
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> > > Rob,
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> > > Rob Marsland wrote:
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> > > > Finally, I hate to be annoying, but this is the SERIAL sig. Since when is
> > > > WWDM a serial solution?
> > > >
> > >
> > > There is nothing annoying about your question. I should answer. I believe it
> > > is in our (the Serial SIG's) best interest to rise above our Serial focus and
> > > recognize that an "all Serial" set of solutions that meets all the distance
> > > objectives is not something our customers are willing to sign up for. By
> > > proposing a set of three solutions - two of which are Serial - I am proposing
> > > a set that has the highest chance of being accepted by our customers and the
> > > majority of 802.3ae members. I understand you disagree, and I respect your
> > > opinion.
> > >
> > > Vipul
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