[STDS-802-3-400G] FW: [802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet 4th Sponsor recirculation ballot results

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

Title: FW: [802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet 4th Sponsor recirculation ballot results

Dear Task Force Participants,

Please see message below from our Working Group Chair.

Regards,

John D'Ambrosia

Chair, IEEE P802.3bs 200GbE and 400GbE Task Force

-----Original Message-----
From: Law, David [mailto:dlaw@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 1:29 PM
To: STDS-802-3-DIALOG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet 4th Sponsor recirculation ballot results

Dear Colleagues,

The 4th Sponsor recirculation ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet closed successfully on 3rd October 2017. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The October 2017 IEEE P802.3bs Task Force teleconference interim meeting http://ieee802.org/3/interims/bstelecon_2_0917.html will consider the 12 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

 114 Approve

   1 Disapprove

   4 Abstain

 119 Ballots returned

 88% Response Rate (>= 75% required)

  3% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)

 99% 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