Thank you Duane,
One of the 5 Critters clearly states that we have to maintain compliance with 802 architecture. Here is a quote:
IEEE 802 defines a family of standards. All standards should be in conformance with the IEEE 802.1 Architecture, Management, and Interworking documents as follows: IEEE 802. Overview and Architecture, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, and parts of IEEE 802.1F. If any variances in conformance emerge, they shall be thoroughly disclosed and reviewed with IEEE 802.1.
Each standard in the IEEE 802 family of standards shall include a definition of managed objects that are compatible with systems management standards.
Compatibility with IEEE Std 802.3
Conformance with the IEEE Std 802.3 MAC
Managed object definitions compatible with SNMP
The part of interest is highlighted in red to make sure it is not missed. As you can see, we may have some leeway opening exception to compliance, but is a rough way if we chose to go. It would be a time consuming effort, with lots of questions asked at each turn of the way. In short, I suggest we maintain the compatibility with the necessary documents and look at how it could be achieved at the physical layer.
Marek
From: Duane Remein [mailto:Duane.Remein@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 May 2012 11:06
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] 802 Error rates for wired PHY
All,
In reviewing the EFM WEB site it appears that the task force was operating under a different set of objectives between approval of the TF in July 2001 and March 2002. The initial objectives approved by the WG did not appear to include any error rate requirement. The subsequent objectives including the error rate for the optical interfaces were not approved by the WG until the March.
My conclusion is that there is precedence for objectives without error rates.
That said I must agree with Marek in his observation that we must comply with the architecture doc.
Best Regards,
Duane
FutureWei Technologies Inc.
Director, Access R&D
919 418 4741
Raleigh, NC
From: Marek Hajduczenia [mailto:marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:09 AM
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [802.3_EPOC] 802 Error rates for wired PHY
Here is the excerpt from 802-2004 architecture document that puts bounds on how high in BER/PER we can go
Regards
Marek
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