RE: [EFM] PMD timing parameters (3 options revisited) [CORRECTED]
In comparison chart, by mistake FEC overhead was taken to be 6.3%
instead of 7.3%. My bad. Here is the corrected version.
Glen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-3-efm@majordomo.ieee.org
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-3-efm@majordomo.ieee.org] On Behalf
> Of Glen Kramer
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 6:55 PM
> To: Thomas.Murphy@infineon.com; stds-802-3-efm@ieee.org;
> piers_dawe@xxxxxxxxxxx; Vipul_Bhatt@xxxxxxxx;
> wdiab@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EFM] PMD timing parameters (3 options revisited)
>
>
> All,
>
> Here is a comparison chart for overhead associated with
> options A, B,
> and C (per
> http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/efm/public/nov02/opti
> cs/bhatt_gener
> al_1_1102.pdf ).
>
> The difference with what was presented in
> http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/efm/public/nov02/opti
> cs/murphy_opti
> cs_1_1102.pdf is that here we take into account the
> effects of P2MP
> protocol as well as timing parameters of the three
> options.
>
> It seems that the difference in utilization becomes a
> negligible factor
> and should not influence the choice of PMD values. Any
> comments?
>
> Glen
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-stds-802-3-efm@majordomo.ieee.org
> > [mailto:owner-stds-802-3-efm@majordomo.ieee.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of Thomas.Murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 10:25 AM
> > To: stds-802-3-efm@ieee.org; piers_dawe@agilent.com;
> > Vipul_Bhatt@xxxxxxxx; wdiab@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [EFM] Minutes from PON Optics Telephone
> > Conference - 27th November
> >
> >
> > Attendees
> > ----------------------------------
> >
> > Lior Khermosk
> > Bob Deri
> > Mike Wirtz
> > Vincent Bemmel
> > Francois Fredricx
> > Haim Ben-Amram
> > Raanan Ivry
> > Morris Reintjes
> > Vipul Bhatt
> > Meir Bartur
> > Trement Miao
> > Tom Murphy
> > Glen Krammer
> >
> > Reset required for Rx options
> > ----------------------------------
> >
> > As already stated in a number of reflector e-mails, the
> > feeling of the
> > majority
> > of people on the call was that a Reset signal is not
> > required for Rx side
> > (for Option A, or others).
> > The point was made that if Reset is required in
> particular
> > designs, then the
> > Option A
> > values cannot be achieved due to timing uncertainties
> and
> > this point should
> > be reflected in presenting
> > variants. An attempt was made to decouple the Reset
> > discussions from the
> > 'PMD' discussions and
> > allow the P2MP people to answer the question if it is
> > possible and how much
> > effort is
> > required. No decision was reached that Reset is not
> > required.
> >
> > PON Timing
> > ----------------------------------
> >
> > The idea was floated of saying that irrespective of
> their
> > exact values,
> > burst-mode TRx timing parameters for all 4 options
> > would be upper limit starting points which would be
> > negotiated allowing
> > shorter implementation values. There was opposition to
> > this
> > mainly as it could lead to a situation of several PMDs
> > being demanded to
> > meet the same spec - single non-negotiable
> > value - single PMD. It should be noted that negotiation
> > features are already
> > in place in the protocol, the question here
> > is whether to use them or not. The point was also made
> > that this feature
> > makes more sense for the CDR as here
> > larger variations are to be expected in practical
> > implementations. This
> > issues needs to be raised again
> > when more definite timing parameters are on the table.
> > I.e. if consensus is
> > for looser timing values, it perhaps
> > makes more sense to allow negotiation to accommodate
> > future faster
> > designs...
> >
> > Moving forward
> > ----------------------------------
> >
> > For now, the group will stay with discussing and
> refining
> > the four options
> > as presented by
> > Vipul. Aim would of course be to reach a single option
> > agreed upon by the
> > group
> > and present this in January. However, this may not
> happen
> >
> > Next Meeting
> > ----------------------------------
> >
> > Next Thursday 5th December. Probably at 08:00 Pacific,
> > Dial-in to be
> > confirmed
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
PMD_overhead_Ver2.xls