[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T 2nd Sponsor recirculation ballot results

["Law, David" <dlaw@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleagues,

The 2nd Sponsor recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3bq 25G/40GBASE-T closed successfully on 6th April 2016. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft, there were no new negative votes, and no new required comments. The April 2016 IEEE P802.3bq Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 8 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:

 128 Voters
 104 Approve
   3 Disapprove 
   4 Abstain
 111 Ballots returned

 86.72% Response Rate (>= 75% required)
  3.60% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 97.20% 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