[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T 3rd IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot results
Dear Colleagues,
The 3rd IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T closed successfully on 31st October 2015. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The November 2015 IEEE P802.3bq Task Force plenary week meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 148 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bq Task Force reflector.
The ballot statistics are:
274 Voters
133 Approve
7 Disapprove
30 Abstain
170 Ballots returned
62.04% Response Rate (> 50% required)
17.65% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
95% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)
Thank you to all that participated in this ballot.
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
David Chalupsky
Chair, IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T Task Force