| Thread Links | Date Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thread Prev | Thread Next | Thread Index | Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index |
|
Steve, I agree that was the form in 802.3cd. But here we would like some latitude regarding whether we will need to define a PHY or just a PMD. If we specify a PHY in the objectives, I think it does not preclude
reuse of the PCS and PMA (and FEC) defined already in other clauses, nor does it preclude us from defining something new in these upper layers. If that is true, then this form is acceptable because it provides the desired latitude.
If it is not true, then I’d prefer the third option.
Here the PHY terminology is replaced by something more generic that I think could be fulfilled with either a PHY or a PMD project.
I believe the goal in both cases is the same. So to make the optimal selection, a ruling from the leadership of 802.3 on the any differences (between PHY and physical layer) would be helpful.
Regards, Paul From: Swanson, Steven E [mailto:SwansonSE@xxxxxxxxxxx]
I think option 1, “Define a 400Gb/s PHY for operation over fewer than 16 pairs of MMF with channel lengths up to at least 100 m” is how we have specified objectives in the past, e.g.,
see 802.3cd: “Define 200 Gb/s PHYs for operation over MMF with lengths up to at least 100m” Best regards, Steve Steven E. Swanson Senior Standards Manager Distinguished Associate Global Technology & Industry Standards MT&E Corning Optical Communications 800 17th Street NW Hickory, NC 28603-0489 t 828-901-5328 t 607-974-5757 m 607-725-1129 Standards are a bridge between markets and technologies; whoever controls the bridge controls the future… From: Lingle, Robert L (Robert) [mailto:rlingle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! Please consider several options for the form of objectives that will be produced by the Study Group for “Next-Gen 200 & 400 Gb/s PHYs over fewer MMF pairs than Existing Ethernet Projects & Standards.” These
differences arise from 1) different forms of objectives in recent projects plus 2) whether we should choose the number of fiber pairs for a speed in Study Group vs. Task Force. (I only included single-pair and even numbers of fiber pairs, since those are the
practical choices.) Historically we have not specified that a specific grade of MMF was required to meet the objective. I show a 400 Gb/s example below, but the options would apply to a 200Gb/s objective as well. Q. What are the pro’s and con’s of these options? Which do you prefer?
Let us have a healthy discussion in advance of the 1/11 telecon, so we can begin to write down draft objectives. Warm regards, Robert Robert Lingle, Jr., Ph.D. Director, OFS Systems & Technology Strategy
2000 Northeast Expy | Norcross, GA 30071 |