[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE 802.3 March 2017 plenary meeting announcement
Dear Colleagues,
IEEE 802.3 will meet Monday 13th March through Thursday 16th March 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The IEEE 802.3 meetings are scheduled to occur in the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada. As always, the IEEE 802 LMSC session announcement, registration and current hotel information can be found through the 'Next IEEE 802 Plenary session notice' link on our home web page <www.ieee802.org/3>. To receive email updates and reminders for the plenary sessions, subscribe to the stds-802-ALL reflector <http://listserv.ieee.org>.
The IEEE 802.3 Working Group (WG) opening plenary meeting will begin at 10:00 on Monday 13th March, and the IEEE 802.3 WG closing plenary meeting will begin at 13:00 on Thursday 16th March. Task Force (TF), Study Group (SG), standing committee and any appropriate ad hoc meetings will be scheduled between the opening and closing IEEE 802.3 meetings as illustrated in our typical schedule also found on our web site <http://www.ieee802.org/3/plenary.html>. The detailed schedule will be posted by IEEE 802 closer to the meeting. The draft agenda, as well as liaison letters received so far, are available in the minutes area <http://www.ieee802.org/3/minutes/mar17/index.html> and will be updated as required prior to the meeting. The agenda will be approved at the meeting.
We will gather two records of attendance, the attendance tracking tool and attendance books in each meeting. The attendance tool will be the only official record of attendance for building and maintaining WG membership. The meeting attendance books will be used to record the attendance in the minutes for each meeting and it is important that you review these minutes to make sure your attendance is recorded correctly as this will be the backup should there be an issue with the attendance tool.
Attendance credit toward membership requires attendance at three of the four days of the IEEE 802.3 session, independent of how long a particular TF or SG might be meeting. The attendance tracking tool will only allow sign in on Monday at the opening IEEE 802.3 plenary, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Thursday at the closing IEEE 802.3 plenary meeting (not during the Monday afternoon or Thursday morning meetings). A number of WG decisions are expected during the IEEE 802.3 meetings (most on Thursday during the closing meeting). Depending on the amount of discussion, the Thursday closing meeting may run beyond our target 18h00 ending time, so please plan your travel accordingly. Additional subgroup information follows.
Please note that both the IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force and the IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force will hold co-located interim meetings. The IEEE P802.3bs co-located interim meeting will be on Sunday 12th March 2017 from 13h00 to 20h00. The IEEE P802.3cd co-located interim meeting will be on Monday 13th March 2017 from 08h00 to 10h00 immediately prior to the IEEE 802.3 opening plenary meeting.
I look forward to seeing you in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Working Group
dlaw@xxxxxxx
+44 1631 563729
IEEE 802.3 Business (Mon morning & Thu afternoon)
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Working Group Home page: http://www.ieee802.org/3/index.html
In addition to regular Working Group business, there will be Task Force and Study Group business based on the status below.
Maintenance Task Force
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Task Force Home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/maint/index.html>
The Task Force will be considering new maintenance requests, reviewing the status of outstanding maintenance requests. In addition, with the 1st Sponsor recirculation ballot on the corrigendum IEEE P802.3-2015/Cor 1 (IEEE 802.3ce) Multilane timestamping closing with 100% approval and no comments, it is expected that the Task Force will request unconditional approval to submit this project to RevCom.
Questions about maintenance activities can be addressed to the Maintenance Task Force Chair, Mr Adam Healey.
IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bs/index.html>
This will be the nineteenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force. The 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the initial sponsor ballot of 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Ethernet draft D3.0 that is due to close prior to the meeting.
Please note that the IEEE P802.3bs Task Force will be holding a co-located interim meeting on Sunday 12th March 2017 from 13h00 to 20h00 immediately prior to the plenary meeting week.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr John D'Ambrosia.
IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/bt/index.html>
This will be the twenty-second meeting of the IEEE P802.3bt DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force. The DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the 3rd Working Group recirculation ballot of DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair draft D2.3 that is due to close prior to the meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Chad Jones.
IEEE P802.3ca 25 Gb/s, 50 Gb/s, and 100 Gb/s Passive Optical Networks Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/ca/index.html>
This will be the eighth meeting of the IEEE P802.3ca 25 Gb/s, 50 Gb/s, and 100 Gb/s Passive Optical Networks Task Force. The IEEE P802.3ca Task Force continues to work on selection of a set of baseline proposals to satisfy the project objectives, progressing towards a technically complete draft for working group ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Curtis Knittle.
IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation over Backplane Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cb/index.html>
This will be the tenth meeting of the IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation over Backplane Task Force. The 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation over Backplane Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 3rd Working Group recirculation ballot of 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Operation over Backplane draft D2.3 that is planned to close prior to the meeting. With the project near to completing Working Group ballot it is expected that the Task Force will request unconditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Dan Smith.
IEEE P802.3cc 25 Gb/s Ethernet over Single-Mode Fiber Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/cc/index.html>
This will be the eighth meeting of the IEEE P802.3cc 25 Gb/s Ethernet over Single-Mode Fiber Task Force. The 25 Gb/s Ethernet over Single-Mode Fiber Task Force is expected to be in comment resolution on comments received on the 2nd Working Group recirculation ballot of 25 Gb/s Ethernet over Single-Mode Fiber draft D2.2 that is planned to close prior to the meeting. With the project near to completing Working Group ballot it is expected that the Task Force will request unconditional approval to proceed to Sponsor ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr David Lewis.
IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/cd/index.html>
This will be the sixth meeting of the IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force. The IEEE P802.3cd Task Force will be in comment resolution on comments received on the 3rd Task Force review of IEEE P802.3cd draft D1.2 that will close prior to the meeting. The IEEE P802.3cd draft D1.2 will also be submitted for Working Group preview in preparation for a request to proceed to Working Group ballot.
Please note that the IEEE 802.3cd Task Force will be holding a co-located interim meeting on Monday 13th March 2017 from 08h00 to 10h00 immediately prior to the IEEE 802.3 opening plenary meeting.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr Mark Nowell.
IEEE P802.3.2 (IEEE 802.3cf) YANG Data Model Definitions Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/cf/index.html>
This will be the third meeting of the IEEE P802.3.2 (IEEE 802.3cf) YANG Data Model Definitions Task Force. The IEEE P802.3.2 (IEEE 802.3cf) Task Force continues to work on selection of a set of baseline proposals to satisfy the project objectives, progressing towards a technically complete draft for working group ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Ms Yan Zhuang.
IEEE 802.3cg 10 Mb/s Single Twisted Pair Ethernet Task Force
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Task Force home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/cg/index.html>
This will be the second meeting of the IEEE P802.3cg 10 Mb/s Single Twisted Pair Ethernet Task Force. The IEEE P802.3cg Task Force continues to work on selection of a set of baseline proposals to satisfy the project objectives, progressing towards a technically complete draft for working group ballot.
Questions about the Task Force can be addressed to the Task Force Chair, Mr George Zimmerman.
IEEE 802.3 Multi-Gig Automotive Ethernet PHY Study Group
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Study Group home page: <http://ieee802.org/3/NGAUTO/index.html>
This will be the third meeting of the IEEE 802.3 Multi-Gig Automotive Ethernet PHY Study Group Study Group. The Study Group has developed and approved the draft IEEE 802.3ch Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer Specifications and Management Parameters for greater than 1 Gb/s Automotive Ethernet PAR, as well as supporting CSD and objectives. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives are pending IEEE 802.3 Working Group approval at this meeting prior to seeking approval of both the PAR and CSD by the IEEE 802 LMSC Executive committee. The draft PAR, CSD and objectives can be accessed as follows:
Draft PAR request: <https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/17/ec-17-0008-00-00EC-ieee-p802-3ch-draft-par.pdf>
Draft CSD: <https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/17/ec-17-0009-00-00EC-ieee-p802-3ch-draft-csd.pdf>
Draft objectives: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/NGAUTO/NGAUTO_OBJ_01a_0117.pdf>
Questions about the Study Group can be addressed to the Study Group Chair, Mr Steve Carlson.
IEEE 802.3 New Ethernet Applications Industry Connections Ad Hoc
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Ad Hoc home page: <http://www.ieee802.org/3/ad_hoc/ngrates/index.html>
This will be the second meeting of the newly chartered IEEE 802.3 New Ethernet Applications (NEA) Industry Connections Ad Hoc. The IEEE 802.3 NEA Ad Hoc will hold two session during the plenary week, one in relation to Next-Generation multimode Fibre (MMF) PMD and one in relation to 100Gb/s Electrical Signaling Over Copper. These will take place on Tuesday 14th March from 19h00 to 22h00.
Questions about the Ad Hoc can be addressed to the Ad Hoc Chair, Mr John D'Ambrosia.
Project Authorization Requests (PARs)
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The following are the PARs from other Working Groups for consideration at the plenary. Comments are due by 18:30 on Tuesday so if there is any interest in reviewing an Ad Hoc will have to be chartered to generate and submit the comments. Participants are invited to discuss any concerns about the below PARs on the IEEE 802.3 Dialog reflector prior to the plenary meeting.
Revision PAR:
IEEE P802.11 IEEE Standard for Information technology--Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks--Specific requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications
Draft PAR: <https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-0004-01-0000-revision-par-proposal-tgmd.doc>
IEEE P802.15.4 IEEE Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Networks
Draft PAR: <https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0106-01-0000-802-15-4-par-revision-d.pdf>
IEEE 802.3 Rules
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At the November 2016 plenary we discussed two proposed revisions to the IEEE 802.3 operating rules. It is expected that a vote will occur at the IEEE 802.3 closing plenary to decide if the change should be accepted, rejected or sent out for a Working Group ballot. The first proposed revision relates to calls for interests <http://www.ieee802.org/3/rules/updates/prop_change_1_1116.pdf>, the second to teleconference meetings <http://www.ieee802.org/3/rules/updates/prop_change_2_1116.pdf>.
Tutorials
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At this time the IEEE 802 Tutorials planned for the March 2017 plenary have not been announced. I will send an update when the information becomes available.