FW: PMD Compromise
-----Original Message-----
From: Mick Seaman
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 2:11 PM
To: 'Roy Bynum'
Subject: RE: PMD Compromise
I want to be able to use standard interfaces for long distances.
While I do not want to compromise performance/cost over the 5 k.m. to 40
k.m. spread I will have a frequent need to run to 80 k.m. I care far less
about distances over 100 k.m.
What is required of a standard is that it best serve the industry.
Mick
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roy Bynum
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 3:28 AM
To: Mick Seaman; 'P802.3ae Task Force Reflector'
Subject: Re: PMD Compromise
Mick,
You are very correct in the lack of a need for transducers. Also, you are
not using tight tolerance lasers. I may be mistaken, but
I believe that you are also not using standard interfaces for the longer
distances. I could be wrong, but I think you are probably
using a single vendor's data switch for your implementation.
I see no reason for there not to be those vendors that want to be able to
supply very expensive proprietary interfaces with high
power lasers to do so for the customer base that wants them. It does not
require a standard to do that. This is also the same
comment that has been made about proprietary same vendor very short reach
interconnections. What is required of a standard is
minimal implementation interoperability to achieve specific goals.
Thank you,
Roy Bynum
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mick Seaman" <Mick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'P802.3ae Task Force Reflector'" <stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: PMD Compromise
>
> Roy,
>
> As a service provider (www.telseon.com) I wish to support Vipul's view. I
am
> sure there are some carriers who feel as you argue, equally I disagree (I
> was going to say strongly disagree, but what is the point when I am simply
> stating a deployment fact) with most of what you say. I do not have to use
> transducers of the sort you speak of today with 1 Gb/s, and do not want to
> at 10 Gb/s in most deployment cases.
>
> Mick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roy Bynum
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 3:58 AM
> To: vipul.bhatt@xxxxxxxxxxx; P802.3ae Task Force Reflector
> Subject: Re: PMD Compromise
>
>
>
> Vipul,
>
> In conversations that I have had with "carrier" people (more than just my
> company) the perceptions were that 1500nm lasers would be
> tight tolerance and on the ITU grid. I do not believe that standardizing
on
> a high power, tight tolerance lasers at one of the ITU
> grid frequencies is what the P802.3ae TF had in mind.
>
> There was also the perception that the data switches would replace the LTE
> network elements. This is a mistake that we (the service
> providers) made with POS. I was part of that at the time and will readily
> admit that I, and many others were wrong. A normal,
> customer data switch is not, can never be, and should never be perceived
as
> an active carrier network element. There are carrier
> network element systems that are in the works that will have 802.3
switching
> functionality in them, that are designed specifically
> to be network elements, using full SONET (EoS). One vendor already has
one
> on the market. The P802.3ae TF has not assumed the
> charter to standardize on this type of equipment.
>
> True, 1300nm does not lend itself to EDFA amplifiers. By the time that
> someone is paying for amplifiers, they are operating at a
> cost factor way out of the range of what I believe the TF invisions. As
> such, amplifiers will be owned by the service or fiber
> providers not the enterprise customer. The service provider will want a
> transducer between the customer and his fiber plant in
> order to support any SLAs that are in place. The transducer will move the
> 1300nm Ethernet WAN signal to the 1500nm, ITU grid space.
> 1500nm lasers are not necessary for the Ethernet WAN PHY to operate in the
> very long reach systems. This is true of a lot of legacy
> OC48 transmission equipment today. The transducer/amplifier scenario is
> exactly what happens today in the case of the older
> transmission network elements that have 1300nm lasers.
>
> The miss-perception on the part of service providers is natural when you
> consider that 1500nm lasers are more in the domain of
> "carrier" space than anywhere else. By not having 1500nm in the
> specification, the perception would be that the systems defined by
> the P802.3ae specification are not carrier type network elements. If a
> vendor wants to enter the carrier network element market
> space with an P802.3ae data switch, that vendor would then fall under T1X1
> specifications, not IEEE.
>
> I think that we need to make a clear distinction between the T1X1 based
EoS
> proposed standard and the P802.3ae proposed standard.
> One of the simplest ways to do that is by making the 40km specification at
> 1300nm, not 1500nm. If system vendors want to provide
> 1500nm lasers at power specifications beyond 40km, then they are free to
do
> that outside of the standard, just as several vendors do
> today with GbE.
>
> Thank you,
> Roy Bynum
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vipul Bhatt" <vipul.bhatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "P802.3ae Task Force Reflector" <stds-802-3-hssg@xxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 7:52 PM
> Subject: RE: PMD Compromise
>
>
> >
> > Jay,
> >
> > Jay Hoge wrote:
> > > Upon reflection, I agree with you on the 1.3u vs.
> > > 1.55u smf issue. If people want to go truly long
> > > haul in native Ethernet, there needs are
> > > outside the scope of this standard.
> >
> > No, I think that would be a mistake! This standard can't afford to
> > ignore a sizeable market need - how useful is a standard that fails
> > to specify a version many people want? Please allow me to argue in
> > favor of keeping 1550 nm link on the table.
> >
> > Ethernet backbone over dark fiber is appealing. It is a fast and
> > affordable alternative to SONET, enabling cost-effective high
> > bandwidth connectivity to data centers and Internet. Market is
> > changing; so should change the scope of a new standard. Metro links
> > are increasingly in demand, and we can't be sure that >40 kms will
> > be an insignificant piece of that market. If anything, we are
> > getting the opposite message from the market - sales of 80-km GBICs
> > are increasing at a rapid rate. We can't afford to ignore these
> > trends when drafting a new standard.
> >
> > The 1550 nm PMD will be expensive by LAN standards, but it will be a
> > bargain compared to SONET monthly rates. As volumes build up, prices
> > will drop further.
> >
> > In the near future, when we consider 40G operation, a 4:1 WDM of 10G
> > Serial links will be one of the major options. Compatibility with
> > 1550 nm WDM devices and amplifiers will be required then. I know we
> > are not obliged to take this future event into account, but why not
> > think about it?
> >
> > By refusing to standardize a significant market need, we will be
> > depriving the market of some key lubricants - interoperability,
> > competition and lower cost. The market will prevail despite us, but
> > magazine articles for years to come will keep reminding us of what a
> > poor decision we made.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vipul
> >
> > vipul.bhatt@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > (408)542-4113
> >
> > =====================
> >
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