[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE-T 1st IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot results
Dear Colleagues,
The 1st IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE-T closed successfully on 12th April 2016. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The April 2016 IEEE P802.3bz Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 40 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bz Task Force reflector.
The ballot statistics are:
208 Voters
142 Approve
0 Disapprove
14 Abstain
156 Ballots returned
75.00% Response Rate (> 50% required)
8.97% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
100.00% 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 P802.3bz 2.5G/5GBASE-T Task Force