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[802.3_DIALOG] IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet 1st IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation bal-lot results



Dear Colleagues,

The 1st IEEE 802.3 Working Group recirculation ballot on the amendment IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet closed successfully on 24th August 2017. The ballot exceeded the required 75% for consensus to approve the draft. The September 2017 IEEE P802.3cd Task Force interim meeting <http://www.ieee802.org/3/interims/index.html> will consider the 88 comments submitted and determine changes to the draft as appropriate. The availability of the comment database will be announced on the IEEE P802.3cd Task Force reflector.

An additional 3 comments were received after the ballot closed, these comments will be marked as 'late' in the comment report and will be considered by the IEEE P802.3cd Task Force if, based on a vote if necessary, there is no objection to do so.

The ballot statistics are:

 200 Voters
 128 Approve
   4 Disapprove 
  14 Abstain
 146 Ballots returned

 73.00% Response Rate (> 50% required)
  9.59% Abstain Rate (< 30% required)
 96.97% Approval Rate (>= 75% required)

Thank you to all that participated in this ballot. 

David Law
Chair, IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

Mark Nowell
Chair, IEEE P802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet Task Force