[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot results
Dear Colleagues,
The initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair closed successfully on 27th August 2016. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The September 2016 IEEE P802.3bt Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 542 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3bt Task Force reflector.
The ballot statistics are:
212 Voters
85 Approve
22 Disapprove
22 Abstain
129 Ballots returned
60.85% Response Rate (> 50% required)
17.05% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
79.44% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)
Thank you to all that participated in this ballot.
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
Chad Jones
Chair, IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force