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[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane 2nd IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot results



Dear Colleagues,

The 2nd IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3cb 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s Backplane closed successfully on 19th February 2017. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft and the IEEE P802.3cb Task Force interim meeting held today considered the 27 comments submitted. These comments, with their responses agreed to at the interim meeting, can be accessed at <http://www.ieee802.org/3/cb/comments/index.html>.

The ballot statistics are:

 212 Voters
 126 Approve
   2 Disapprove 
  35 Abstain
 163 Ballots returned

 76.89% Response Rate (> 50% required) 
 21.47% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 98.44% 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