[802.3_100G-OPTX] IEEE P802.3cu/D2.1 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength Working Group 1st recirculation ballot

["Mark Nowell (mnowell)" <00000b59be7040a9-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Task Force Participants,

    With this e-mail, I'd like to announce the start of the IEEE P802.3cu/D2.1 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength Working Group 1st recirculation ballot.

    Open date: Saturday 25th April 2020
    Close date: Sunday 10th May 2020 23:59 AOE

    As stated in the attached announcement, the ballot group for this draft is the IEEE 802.3 voting membership as of Tuesday 28th January 2020. All comments received before the close of ballot will be considered, the one limitation however is that if you are not a member of the balloting group, and therefore cannot cast a ballot, you cannot designate comments as TR or ER since you cannot cast a Disapprove ballot.

    Best regards,
    Mark Nowell
    Chair, IEEE P802.3cu 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength Task Force 

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    Dear Colleagues,

    This is the announcement of the electronic IEEE 802.3 Working Group 1st recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3cu 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength. Remember that voting, as well as attendance, is a requirement to maintain your IEEE 802.3 member (voter) status <http://ieee802.org/3/rules/member.html#DOT3>. Instructions for accessing the draft, casting your ballot and submitting comments follow this announcement. Please review the commenting instructions below to ensure you are using the most up to date tools.

    The ballot group for this draft is the IEEE 802.3 voting membership as of Tuesday 28th January 2020.

    Because this is a recirculation ballot, YOU ONLY NEED TO CAST A BALLOT IF YOU WISH TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE FROM THAT WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE INITIAL BALLOT OR LAST RECIRCULATION. If you voted previously and your vote has not changed, the last ballot cast will be carried over to this ballot and you do not need to cast a new ballot.

    BALLOT SCOPE:
    During this IEEE 802.3 Working Group 1st recirculation ballot, the scope of the ballot is the substantive changes between IEEE P802.3cu/D2.0 and IEEE P802.3cu/D2.1 and the unsatisfied negative comments.

    CRITERIA FOR STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT:
    One of the responsibilities as a balloter is to ensure that draft is consistent with the criteria for standards development (CSD) responses which are available at <https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/19/ec-19-0062-00-ACSD-p802-3cu.pdf>. An Approve vote indicates your agreement that the draft is consistent with the CSD responses.

    BALLOT OPEN:
    Saturday 25th April 2020

    BALLOT CLOSE:
    Sunday 10th May 2020 23:59 AOE

    The Project Authorization Request for this Amendment is available at <http://ieee802.org/3/cu/P802_3cu_PAR.pdf> and includes the following:

    TITLE:
    Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Operation over Single-Mode Fiber at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength

    SCOPE OF PROJECT:
    This project is to specify additions to and appropriate modifications of IEEE Std 802.3 to add PHY specifications and Management Parameters for 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet optical interfaces for reaches up to 10 km based on 100 Gb/s per wavelength optical signaling

    NEED FOR THE PROJECT:
    The continual growth of bandwidth demand has driven evolution of higher Ethernet speeds, including 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet. To meet this growth, ongoing advancement in optical technology enables the opportunity to develop higher density or lower cost optical interfaces using 100 Gb/s per wavelength optical signaling with greater than 500 m reach.

    Thank you for your participation in this ballot and careful review of the draft.

    David Law
    Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
    Phone: +44 1631 563729
    Email: david_law@xxxxxxxx 

    Mark Nowell
    Chair, IEEE P802.3cu 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength Task Force
    Phone: +1 613 852 7290
    Email: mnowell@xxxxxxxxx

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    INSTRUCTIONS FOR BALLOTING ON: IEEE P802.3cu draft D2.1

    Instructions for accessing the ballot documents, casting your ballot and submitting comments follow.

    HOW TO ACCESS THE DRAFT
    The draft is posted for your review for balloting purposes only, and neither the draft nor access information should be copied or redistributed to others in violation of document copyrights.

    The IEEE P802.3cu 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength draft D2.1 may be downloaded from:

    URL: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cu/private/8023cu_D2p1.pdf>
    Username: [IEEE 802.3 or IEEE P802.3cu username]
    Password: [IEEE 802.3 or IEEE P802.3cu password]

    Please submit comments against the above draft.

    A comparison file between IEEE P802.3cu 100 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s over SMF at 100 Gb/s per Wavelength draft D2.0 and D2.1 is also provided to both focus and ease your review. Please DO NOT comment on this comparison document. This draft may be downloaded from:

    <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cu/private/8023cu_D2p1_compare.pdf>

    Please DO NOT submit comments against the above document.

    Unsatisfied negative comments, and their dispositions may be downloaded from:

    <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cu/comments/8023cu_D20_comment_unsatisfied_by_ID.pdf>

    All comments, and their dispositions, from the initial ballot may be downloaded from:

    <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cu/comments/8023cu_D20_final_comment_responses_by_clause.pdf>

    These documents are posted in Adobe "pdf" document format and can be downloaded and printed if desired. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is available for free downloading from:

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