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[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot results



Dear Colleagues,

The initial IEEE 802.3 Working Group ballot on the Amendment IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane closed successfully on 1st September 2016. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The September 2016 IEEE P802.3cb Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 357 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3cb Task Force reflector.

The ballot statistics are:

 212 Voters
 100 Approve
  12 Disapprove 
  29 Abstain
 141 Ballots returned

 66.51% Response Rate (> 50% required)
 20.57% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 89.29% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)

Thank you to all that participated in this ballot. 

David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

Dan Smith
Chair, IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane Task Force