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[802.3_DIALOG] 11.5th hour request to submit P802.3bn ballot response, ballot closes tonight AOE



Dear IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group members,

 

The ballot for P802.3bn closes at AOE tonight.    I would like to thank those that have submitted ballot responses.

However, we are still short by about 6 or so ballot responses of the minimum number of responses needed for a valid ballot.

 

If you do have some last minute ability and you haven’t submitted a ballot response for P802.3bn as of this time, please consider submitting ASAP before tonight AOE.


Thank you for your consideration of this last minute request, David’s instructions are below.

 

Yours truly,

Mark Laubach, Chair

IEEE P802.3bn EPoC PHY Task Force

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Law, David [mailto:dlaw@xxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 3:24 PM
To: STDS-802-3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [STDS-802-3] +++ 802.3 WG INITIAL BALLOT: IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) D2.0 ballot

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

This is the announcement of the electronic IEEE 802.3 Working Group Initial ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC). Remember that voting, as well as attendance, is a requirement to maintain your IEEE 802.3 member (voter) status. Instructions for accessing the draft, casting your ballot and submitting comments follow this announcement. The ballot group for this draft is the IEEE 802.3 voting membership as of Friday 17th July 2015.

 

BALLOT SCOPE:

As a Working Group initial ballot, the scope of the ballot is the complete IEEE P802.3bn draft.

 

FIVE CRITERIA:

One of the responsibilities as a balloter is to ensure that draft is consistent with the 5 Criteria responses which are available at <http://ieee802.org/3/bn/5Criteria.pdf>. An Approve vote indicates your agreement that the draft is consistent with the 5 Criteria responses.

 

BALLOT OPEN:

Wednesday 22nd July 2015

 

BALLOT CLOSE:

Thursday 20th August 2015 23:59 AOE

 

The Project Authorization Request for this Amendment is available at <http://ieee802.org/3/bn/P802.3bn.pdf> and includes the following:

 

TITLE:

IEEE Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax

 

SCOPE OF PROJECT:

The project is to amend IEEE Std 802.3 to add physical layer specifications and management parameters for symmetric and/or asymmetric operation of up to 10 Gb/s on point-to-multipoint Radio Frequency (RF) distribution plants comprising either amplified or passive coaxial media. It also extends the operation of Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON) protocols, such as MultiPoint Control Protocol (MPCP) and Operation Administration and Management (OAM).

 

NEED FOR THE PROJECT:

The project is applicable to environments served with hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) networks. This project would allow the expansion of the addressable Ethernet market in the access space by running the EPON protocol over Coax. The project enables service providers to offer EPON services over HFC networks, which currently can only be provided on a fiber network.

 

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 Laubach

Chair, IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Task Force

Phone: +1 650 996 2219

Email: laubach@xxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR BALLOTING ON: IEEE P802.3bn draft D2.0

 

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 P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) draft D2.0 may be downloaded from:

 

URL: http://www.ieee802.org/3/bn/private/Drafts/P802d3bn_d20.pdf

 

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

 

<http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html>

 

 

HOW TO CAST YOUR BALLOT

 

To assure your ballot is counted, please:

 

1) Send your ballot to: stds-802-3-ballot@xxxxxxxx

 

2) Paste the following line into the subject field:

 

IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) D2.0 ballot

 

This can be done with this link <mailto:stds-802-3-ballot@xxxxxxxx?subject=IEEE%20P802.3bn%20Ethernet%20Passive%20Optical%20Networks%20Protocol%20over%20Coax%20(EPoC)%20D2.0%20ballot>

 

3) Paste into the message body and complete the ballot form below:

 

-----CUT AND PASTE TEXT BELOW THIS LINE ONLY PLEASE--------

 

IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) D2.0 ballot

 

Your Name:___________________________

 

 

 ___ APPROVE ALL WITHOUT COMMENT

 

 ___ APPROVE ALL WITH COMMENTS on SOME

       (All comments are non-binding)

 

 ___ DISAPPROVE

       (Some or all comments are binding; a voter must attach specific comments for remedy)

 

 ___ ABSTAIN, Lack of Expertise

 

 ___ ABSTAIN, Lack of Time

 

 

-----------------------end ballot form--------------------

 

HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS

 

Acceptable comment types:

 

E = Editorial

ER = Editorial Required (a binding comment that is part of a DISAPPROVE vote, therefore only appropriate for an IEEE 802.3 voting member) T = Technical TR = Technical Required (a binding comment that is part of a DISAPPROVE vote, therefore only appropriate for an IEEE 802.3 voting member)

 

1. Prepare your comments in one of the following two ways:

 

a. You are STRONGLY REQUESTED to use the comment tool at the URL:

 

<http://www.ieee802.org/3/WG_tools/filemaker/Generic_Commenting_Tool.zip>

 

To use the tool, extract all components into a folder and do not move any component from that folder as this will cause the executable to not work correctly. The tool is:

 

Comment_Tool_Generic_Solution.exe

 

b. To submit comments in text (ASCII) form, please use the form below. This will make it possible for the editor to properly record and track all submissions. Make as many copies of the template as necessary and submit as an ASCII text file or as part of your e-mail.

 

PLEASE NOTE: The ASCII method involves a manual transcription, hence you are recommended to check your comments to ensure accurate transcription when the comment file is made available. Please use the comment tool above if possible.

 

 ------CUT AND PASTE TEXT BELOW THIS LINE ONLY PLEASE--------

 

CommentID: (Leave Blank)

CommenterName:

CommenterEmail:

CommenterPhone:

CommenterCellPhone:

CommenterCompany:

Clause:

Subclause:

Page:

Line:

CommentType: (E, ER, T, or TR)

Comment:

CommentEnd:

SuggestedRemedy:

RemedyEnd:

 

--------------------end comment template------------------

 

2. Send your comments to: stds-802-3-ballot@xxxxxxxx and paste into the subject line:

 

IEEE P802.3bn Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Protocol over Coax (EPoC) D2.0 comments

 

This can be done with this link <mailto:stds-802-3-ballot@xxxxxxxx?subject=IEEE%20P802.3bn%20Ethernet%20Passive%20Optical%20Networks%20Protocol%20over%20Coax%20(EPoC)%20D2.0%20comments>