[STDS-802-3-400G] IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet 2nd Sponsor recirculation ballot results

["John D'Ambrosia" <jdambrosia@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleagues,

 

The 2nd Sponsor recirculation ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet closed successfully on 23rd June 2017. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The July 2017 IEEE P802.3bs Task Force plenary week meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 65 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bs Task Force reflector.

 

The ballot statistics are:

 

134 Voters

102 Approve

   9 Disapprove

   4 Abstain

115 Ballots returned

 

85.82% Response Rate (>= 75% required)

  3.48% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)

91.89% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)

 

Thank you to all that participated in this ballot.

 

David Law

Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

 

John D'Ambrosia

Chair, IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force