[EFM] Moving forward on extended temperature range optics
Piers and all
I gave my self the action to help move forward the outstanding issue
regarding extended temperature ranges for P2P and P2MP optics
We have an objective to include in our specification of PHYs, support for
extended temperature range optics
The task force has in the past passed motions to specify EFM optics at -40
to +85 C
Network operators have on multiple occasions communicated the requirement
for extended temperature solutions.
As recently as the Vancouver meeting, several box vendors (including me)b
communicated the requirement for extended temperature range optics. We need
to agree on a path to move forward.
So if interested parties want to forward to me their email addresses, I
will host a conference call next week dedicated to this issue. I think we
need to focus on a test specified in each PMD clause, to agree on the
ranges for OLT and ONU optics, to consider the possible special case of
bidis that include 1550 nm DFBs, and to identify any PMD that might only
need to be supported at standard, commercial temperatures.
thanks
Bruce Tolley
Cisco Systems
At 04:11 PM 1/8/2003 +0100, piers_dawe@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>G.983.3 refers to ETS 300 019. This is a very readable series of
>documents from the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, giving
>a classification of environmental conditions, e.g. weatherprotected
>locations, non-weatherprotected, underground. It uses four classes of
>climatic conditions:
> "applies to most of Europe"
> extended
> extremely cold
> extremely warm dry
>
>And even better, up-to-date drafts are available on the web, e.g. at
>http://webapp.etsi.org/action%5COP/OP20030321/en_3000190104v020101o.pdf .
>
>It is not the business of 802 to pick between these classes but we can
>refer the readers of our standard to this information.
>
>ITU-T and ANSI T1 do not have similar documents.
>
>Both G.983.3 and refer to IEC 60721, classification of environmental
>conditions.
>
>IEC 60721-3-4 - Ed. 2.0 Classification of environmental conditions - Part
>3: Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their
>severities - Section 4: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected
>locations 1995-01 is available for CHF99 at
>https://domino.iec.ch/webstore/webstore.nsf/artnum/019208 .
>
>Piers
Bruce Tolley
Senior Manager, Emerging Technologies
Gigabit Systems Business Unit
Cisco Systems
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