[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE 802.3 November 2015 plenary meeting announcement
Dear Colleagues,
IEEE 802.3 will meet Monday 9th November through Thursday 12th November 2015 in Dallas, TX, USA. The IEEE 802.3 meetings are scheduled to occur in the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA. As always, the IEEE 802 LMSC session announcement, registration and current hotel information can be found through the 'Next IEEE 802 Plenary session notice' link on our home web page <www.ieee802.org/3>. To receive email updates and reminders for the plenary sessions, subscribe to the stds-802-ALL reflector <http://listserv.ieee.org>.
The IEEE 802.3 working group (WG) opening plenary meeting will begin at 10:00 on Monday 9th November, and the IEEE 802.3 WG closing plenary meeting will begin at 13:00 on Thursday 12th November. Task Force (TF), Study Group (SG), standing committee and any appropriate ad hoc meetings will be scheduled between the opening and closing IEEE 802.3 meetings as illustrated in our typical schedule also found on our web site <http://www.ieee802.org/3/plenary.html>. The draft agenda, as well as liaison letters received so far, are available in the minutes area <http://www.ieee802.org/3/minutes/nov15/index.html> and will be updated as required prior to the meeting. The agenda will be approved at the meeting.
We will gather two records of attendance, the attendance tracking tool and attendance books in each meeting. The attendance tool will be the only official record of attendance for building and maintaining WG membership. The meeting attendance books will be used to record the attendance in the minutes for each meeting and it is important that you review these minutes to make sure your attendance is recorded correctly as this will be the backup should there be an issue with the attendance tool.
Attendance credit toward membership requires attendance at three of the four days of the IEEE 802.3 session, independent of how long a particular TF or SG might be meeting. The attendance tracking tool will only allow sign in on Monday at the opening IEEE 802.3 plenary and on Thursday at the closing IEEE 802.3 plenary meeting (not during the Monday afternoon or Thursday morning meetings). A number of WG decisions are expected during the IEEE 802.3 meetings (most on Thursday during the closing meeting). Depending on the amount of discussion, the Thursday closing meeting may run beyond our target 18h00 ending time, so please plan your travel accordingly.
Additional subgroup information follows. Information for contacting Task Force chairs, and archival project information can be found on our web site: <www.ieee802.org/3>.
I look forward to seeing you in Dallas, TX, USA.
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Working Group
dlaw@xxxxxx
IEEE 802.3 Business
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Working Group Home page: http://www.ieee802.org/3/index.html
In addition to regular Working Group business, there will be Task Force and Study Group business based on the status below, as well as two Calls for Interest and one Industry Connection request.
Maintenance Task Force
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Task Force Home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/maint/index.html>
The Task Force will be considering new maintenance requests, reviewing the status of outstanding maintenance requests.
Questions about maintenance activities can be addressed to the Maintenance Task Force Chair, Mr Adam Healey.
IEEE P802.3bn EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bn/index.html>
This will be the twenty-first meeting of the IEEE P802.3bn EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Task Force. The EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 1st Working Group recirculation ballot of EPON Protocol over Coax (EPoC) draft D2.1 that is planned to close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Mark Laubach.
IEEE P802.3bp 1000BASE-T1 Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bp/index.html>
This will be the seventeenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bp 1000BASE-T1 Task Force. The 1000BASE-T1 Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the 1st Working Group recirculation ballot of 1000BASE-T1 draft D2.1 that will close prior to the meeting. The Task Force may also request conditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot based on the result of the recirculation ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Steve Carlson.
IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bq/index.html>
This will be the sixteenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T Task Force. The 25G/40GBASE-T Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 3rd Working Group recirculation ballot of 25G/40GBASE-T draft D2.3 that is due to close prior to the meeting. The Task Force may also request conditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot based on the result of the recirculation ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr David Chalupsky.
IEEE P802.3br Interspersing Express Traffic Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/br/index.html>
This will be the twelfth meeting of the IEEE P802.3br Interspersing Express Traffic Task Force. The Interspersing Express Traffic Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on the second 1st Working Group recirculation ballot of Interspersing Express Traffic draft D2.3 that is planned to close prior to the meeting. The Task Force may also request conditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot based on the result of the recirculation ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Ludwig Winkel.
IEEE P802.3bs 400Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bs/index.html>
This will be the tenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bs 400Gb/s Ethernet Task Force. The IEEE P802.3bs Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the 1st Task Force review of IEEE P802.3bs draft D1.0 that will close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr John D'Ambrosia.
IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force
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This will be the fourteenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force. The IEEE P802.3bt Task Force expects to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 7th Task Force review of IEEE P802.3bt draft D1.4 that is planned to close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Chad Jones.
IEEE P802.3bu 1-Pair Power over Data Lines (PoDL) Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bu/index.html>
This will be the fourteenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bu 1-Pair Power over Data Lines (PoDL) Task Force. The IEEE P802.3bu Task Force expects to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 6th Task Force review of IEEE P802.3bu draft D1.4 that is palnned to close prior to the meeting.
It is also expacted that IEEE P802.3bu draft D1.4 will be submitted for Working Group preview in preparation for a request to proceed to Working Group ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Dave Dwelley.
IEEE P802.3bv Gigabit Ethernet Over Plastic Optical Fiber Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bv/index.html>
This will be the sixth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bv Gigabit Ethernet Over Plastic Optical Fiber Task Force. The IEEE P802.3bv Task Force expects to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 4th Task Force review of IEEE P802.3bv draft D1.3 that will close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Bob Grow.
IEEE P802.3bw 100BASE-T Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bv/index.html>
With IEEE P802.3bw draft D3.3 on the 16th October 2015 revCom agenda the IEEE P802.3bw Task Force is not expected to meet.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Steve Carlson.
IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/by/public/index.html>
This will be the sixth meeting of the IEEE P802.3by 25 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force. The 25 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on a 2nd Working Group recirculation ballot of 25 Gb/s Ethernet draft D2.2 that is planned to close prior to the meeting. With the project near to completing Working Group ballot it is expected that the Task Force will request conditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Mark Nowell.
IEEE P802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE-T PHY Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bz/index.html>
This will be the fourth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE-T PHY Task Force. The IEEE P802.3bz Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the 3rd Task Force review of IEEE P802.3bz draft D1.1 that will close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr David Chalupsky.
IEEE 802.3 Next Generation Ethernet Passive Optical Network (NG-EPON) Study Group
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Study Group home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/NGEPONSG/index.html>
This will be the second meeting of the IEEE 802.3 Next Generation Ethernet Passive Optical Network (NG-EPON) Study Group. The Study Group has developed and approved the draft IEEE P802.3ca Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for 25 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Passive Optical Networks PAR, as well as supporting CSD and objectives. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives are pending IEEE 802.3 Working Group approval at this meeting prior to seeking approval of both the PAR and CSD by the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive committee. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives can be accessed as follows:
Draft PAR request: <http://ieee802.org/3/NGEPONSG/documents/P802_3ca_PAR_290915.pdf>
Draft CSD: <http://ieee802.org/3/NGEPONSG/documents/100gepon_CSD.pdf>
Draft objectives: <http://ieee802.org/3/NGEPONSG/documents/100gepon_objectives.pdf>
Since the submission deadline for the 4th December 2015 NesCom meeting (16th October 2015) occurs prior to the date of the November IEEE 802 EC meeting, I have pre-submitted the draft PAR to NesCom on the understanding that any changes to the draft PAR text resulting from the Plenary review process will be promptly communicated to the NesCom Administrator and should the IEEE 802.3 Working Group or the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive Committee not approve the submission, it will be removed from the NesCom agenda.
Questions about the Study Group can be addressed to the Study Group Chair, Mr Curtis Knittle.
IEEE 802.3 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane and Short Reach Copper Study Group
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Study Group home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/CU4HDDSG/index.html>
This will be the second meeting of the IEEE 802.3 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane and Short Reach Copper Study Group. The Study Group has developed and approved the draft IEEE P802.3cb Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation over Backplane and Copper Cables PAR, as well as supporting CSD and objectives. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives are pending IEEE 802.3 Working Group approval at this meeting prior to seeking approval of both the PAR and CSD by the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive committee. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives can be accessed as follows:
Draft PAR request: <http://ieee802.org/3/CU4HDDSG/P802_3cb_PAR_280915.pdf>
Draft CSD: <http://ieee802.org/3/CU4HDDSG/CU4HDD%20SG-CSD-v1-1.pdf>
Draft objectives: <http://ieee802.org/3/CU4HDDSG/CU4HDD%20SG%20Objectives-v1-1.pdf>
Since the submission deadline for the 4th December 2015 NesCom meeting (16th October 2015) occurs prior to the date of the November IEEE 802 EC meeting, I have pre-submitted the draft PAR to NesCom on the understanding that any changes to the draft PAR text resulting from the Plenary review process will be promptly communicated to the NesCom Administrator and should the IEEE 802.3 Working Group or the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive Committee not approve the submission, it will be removed from the NesCom agenda.
Questions about the Study Group can be addressed to the Study Group Chair, Mr Yong Kim.
Single lane 50 Gb/s, next generation 100 Gb/s and 200 Gb/s Ethernet call for interest
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CFI page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cfi/request_1115_1.html>
The following request for agenda time for a Single lane 50 Gb/s, next generation 100 Gb/s and 200 Gb/s Ethernet call for interest has been received from Mr Mark Nowell.
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Ethernet has a successful track record of reusing technology in order to enable new cost-optimized solutions for broad market adoption. Recently, the IEEE 802.3bs 400 Gb/s Ethernet project has begun development of new higher rate optical and electrical signaling technologies beyond 25 Gb/s. Hyper-scale data centers, being aggressive adopters of cost effective solutions for both switch and server applications, are looking to enable the next generation of higher speed solutions, such as new 50 Gb/s Ethernet, a new 200 Gb/s Ethernet, and a denser 100 Gb/s Ethernet solutions.
Two areas of study exist. One to study single lane 50 Gb/s Ethernet applications, and one to study 100 Gb/s and 200 Gb/s Ethernet applications. This Call For Interest is a request for the formation of these two study groups to jointly study the market requirements to address these server and switch applications and to provide the appropriate Ethernet specifications. It is expected that the study groups will work together to generate the appropriate project documentation to address market needs.
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The call for interest will take place during the IEEE 802.3 Opening Plenary on the morning of Monday 9th November. A call for interest consensus building meeting has been scheduled to occur from 19:00 to 20:00 on the evening of Tuesday 10th November. The vote to determine if a Study Group will be formed will take place at the IEEE 802.3 Closing Plenary on the afternoon of Thursday 12th November.
25Gb/s single mode fibre call for interest
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CFI page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cfi/request_1115_2.html>
The following request for agenda time for a 25Gb/s single mode fibre call for interest has been received from Mr David Lewis.
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The IEEE 802.3by Task Force is developing standards that utilize 25 Gb/s technology for cost optimized serial solutions. As adoption of ASIC IO becomes more common across networking silicon, the opportunity to leverage low-cost serial technologies extends beyond the large scale data centers and into enterprise applications. A gap exists in the family of 25 Gb/s Ethernet PMDs which would be needed to fully address the enterprise application and the inclusion of single-mode fiber PMD(s) are needed. There is growing interest from enterprise and cloud services providers in extending 25 GE serial technology to reaches greater than 100 m for applications such as metro network access and building-to-building interconnects.
This Call For Interest is a request for the formation of a study group to 1) explore the development of new 25 Gb/s Ethernet single mode fiber PMDs, and 2) evaluate the market requirements supporting the longer-reach 25 Gb/s Ethernet interface.
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The call for interest will take place during the IEEE 802.3 Opening Plenary on the morning of Monday 9th November. A call for interest consensus building meeting has been scheduled to occur from 20:00 to 21:00 on the evening of Tuesday 10th November. The vote to determine if a Study Group will be formed will take place at the IEEE 802.3 Closing Plenary on the afternoon of Thursday 12th November.
Proposed IEEE 802.3 Next Generation Enterprise/Campus/Data Center Ethernet Industry Connections Activity
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A draft IEEE-SA Industry Connections Activity Initiation Document (ICAID) form in relation to a proposed IEEE 802.3 Industry Connections activity for Next Generation Enterprise/Campus/Data Center Ethernet can be accessed at <http://www.ieee802.org/3/email_dialog/pdfw5_rCwQx5o.pdf>.
Based on past practice an ICAID requires the endorsement of both the IEEE 802.3 Working Group and the IEEE 802 Executive Committee and follows the same process as that for a Call for Interest for consideration on our plenary agenda. Based on this, this proposed Industry Connections activity will be announced during the IEEE 802.3 Opening Plenary on the morning of Monday 9th November. A consensus building meeting has been scheduled to occur from 18:00 to 19:00 on the evening of Tuesday 10th November. The vote to endorse the ICAID will take place at the IEEE 802.3 Closing Plenary on the afternoon of Thursday 12th November.
Project Authorization Requests (PARs)
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The following are the PARs from other Working Groups for consideration at the plenary. Comments are due by 18:30 on Tuesday so if there is any interest in reviewing an Ad Hoc will have to be chartered to generate and submit the comments. Participants are invited to discuss any concerns about the below PARs on the 802.3 Dialog reflector prior to the plenary meeting.
New Projects:
Title: IEEE P802.15.4u Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Amendment for use of the Indian 865-867 MHz band.
Draft PAR: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/pdfjs7dVc1qHB.pdf
Draft CSD: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/docc2LwaxHnSv.doc
Title: IEEE P802.15.4t Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Amendment for a High(er) Rate Physical (PHY) Layer Draft PAR: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/pdff0kV1SarUG.pdf
Draft CSD: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/docrI9LlojwHt.doc
Title: IEEE P802.15.3d High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Amendment for a 100Gbps wireless switched point-to-point physical layer Draft PAR: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/pdfeNmBrX66Es.pdf
Draft CSD: http://www.ieee802.org/secmail/docKPu_DrnZBV.doc
Title: IEEE P802.16s Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access Systems: Amendment for Fixed and Mobile Wireless Access in Channel Sizes up to 1.25 MHz Draft PAR and CSD: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.16/dcn/15/16-15-0038-01.docx
IEEE 802.3 Rules
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A set of proposed changes has been submitted to update a number of references, modify the text to make it consistent with these updated references, and correct a number of grammatical and spelling errors. This set of proposed changes can be found at <http://www.ieee802.org/3/rules/updates/prop_change_1_0715.pdf>. A rules meeting will be scheduled to review the proposed changes.
Tutorials
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IEEE 802 Tutorials web page: <http://www.ieee802.org/Tutorials.shtml>
Session #1, Monday 18:00 to 19:30
Title: A Quick Walk Around the Block with PoDL
Abstract: IEEE P802.3bu 1-Pair Power over Data Lines (PoDL) is a new draft power delivery standard for Ethernet that complements the single-twisted-pair Ethernet PHYs, 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1. After two years of work, the IEEE P802.3bu PoDL Task Force has a technically complete draft and intends to request IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot. Since power delivery is a relatively esoteric subject in IEEE 802, the IEEE P802.3bu PoDL Task Force chair would like to take this opportunity to walk interested parties quickly through the document and summarize the interesting parts. The goals are to make the IEEE 802 community aware of PoDL and assist with review the PoDL draft.
Session #2, Monday 19:30 to 21:00
Title: Perspectives on IEEE 802.11 in NGMN/5G
Abstract: The planned format for this section will consist of panelists from different parts of the WLAN/cellular industry, each of whom will give a brief presentation, followed by questions and discussion from the audience.
Session #3, Monday 21:00 to 22:30
Title: IEEE802.15.7r1 – Expanding User Experiences
Abstract: Spectrum sharing offers a potential leap forward on how the frequency spectrum is accessed and utilized. In the unlicensed bands, uncoordinated spectrum sharing, often called wireless coexistence, occurs between the range of technologies and products that access that particular spectrum. One common example of coexistence is the interaction between IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth). However, there are other standard and non-standard wireless technologies that raise coexistence concerns. For example, radio frequency personal alert safety systems for emergency responders utilize ISM bands but are not based on the dominant industry protocols. In addition, technologies such as LTE are now being considered for deployment in the unlicensed bands.
In this tutorial, we provide an introduction on the implications of spectrum sharing in the unlicensed frequency bands from a practical deployment perspective. The need and benefits of coexistence test methods for industries such as medical, energy (i.e. Smart Grid), automotive, and emergency response are discussed. We will review several wireless coexistence test methods in-practice and proposed for industry standards such as ANSI C63.27. The test methods include conducted and radiated setups, and utilize a range of technologies at various levels of sophistication, including consumer electronics, laboratory grade test equipment, and anechoic test chambers. Some key parameters associated with the testing environments are outlined, and the benefits and limitations of the different test methods are discussed. Research ideas needed to reconcile the outputs from the various tests are explored along with efforts to generalize coexistence testing so that proposed spectrum access s!
chemes can be validated in a general framework.
Finally, we will provide background on the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network (NASCTN) and its role in promoting spectrum sharing. Established earlier this year by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), NASCTN is focused on developing robust test processes, facilitating access to test facilities, and validating the measurement data necessary to accelerate the development, evaluation and deployment of spectrum sharing technologies that can increase access to spectrum by both Federal agencies and non-federal spectrum users. We provide an introduction to this new capability and describe how industry can propose and participate in spectrum-sharing projects.