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Re: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting



Marek, Jorge, Hal, the TF (YES!) members,

I would like to propose the following term for consideration:

- OCN (optical coax Node)
- FCN (Finer coax Node)

I believe 'Node' is more appropriate to refer to such a remote field device in an HFC plant. 

With 'Node', it also clearly differentiate from CLT and CNU, thus we have

- CLT as a 'Terminal' where all EPoC protocols must be 'terminated' on one side
- OCN (or FCN) as a 'Node' where it provides physical or MAC layer processing between CLT and CNUs WITHOUT affecting IOP
- CNU as a 'Unit' for subscriber access to an EPOC network

'Terminal', 'Node', 'Unit' would distinguish the functions better.

Also 'Node' does not contain potentially offending characters and can refer to either a repeater, a bridge, or anything in between or even above.

I would also like to comment that in certain network scenario, this remote device may not exist - where CLT is in the node location for example.

Best and have a good weekend
Rick  



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On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:09 PM, "Marek Hajduczenia" <marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Jorge, Hal, 
> 
> I will record two suggestions and we will simply take a straw poll at the
> meeting to see which option has majority preference. This will not change
> the definition of the term, just the acronym for it. 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Marek
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Salinger, Jorge [mailto:Jorge_Salinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 20 July 2012 20:49
> To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting
> 
> Hal,
> 
> I agree that Optical and Coax are not parallel terms. We discussed this
> quite extensively when coming up with the name several months back in a
> pretty long Email exchange. At the time we also discussed other options.
> Fiber-Coax are parallel terms, and so are Optical-RF. At the time when we
> discussed it we just concluded that OCU sounded better (i.e., had a better
> ring to it) than FCU or ORU.
> 
> Like Marek, I'm not opposed to changing it. Could you make some suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!
> Jorge
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Roberts <Hal.Roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: Hal Roberts <Hal.Roberts@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, July 20, 2012 10:53 PM
> To: EPoC Study Group <STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting
> 
>> Marek,
>> 
>> The term has been in common use only in the study phase. We are moving 
>> to the working group phase. I assumed the purpose of your email (which 
>> I
>> applaud) was to tighten the acronyms and definitions.  Of course the 
>> definition is what matters most but terminology (acronyms) also matters 
>> as people don't always have access to the definition. We have this one 
>> opportunity to get it right before it becomes cast in concrete.
>> 
>> If my reasoning below is wrong then please explain why. If FCU is more 
>> accurate than OCU then why not use it?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Hal
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marek Hajduczenia [mailto:marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx]
>> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 3:20 PM
>> To: Hal Roberts; STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting
>> 
>> Hal,
>> 
>> I think you're reading too much into the name of the element. It is the 
>> definition that matters primarily to me. I am OK changing it into 
>> anything that is acceptable to the community, while OCU was proposed as 
>> the term used most commonly until now.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Marek
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Hal Roberts [mailto:Hal.Roberts@xxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 20 July 2012 10:58
>> To: Marek Hajduczenia; STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting
>> 
>> Marek,
>> 
>> OCU - Optical Coax Unit mixes terminology.  Optical is analogous to RF 
>> (both electromagnetic waves), Fiber is analogous to Coax (both physical 
>> layer media).  OCU compares an electromagnetic wave with a physical 
>> media.
>> 
>> So the device should be more properly called an ORFU Optical RF Unit or 
>> RFOU RF Optical Unit  (both clunky terms) or alternatively FCU - Fiber 
>> Coax Unit or CFU Coax Fiber Unit.  CFU has the unfortunate 'FU' embedded.
>> FCU is pronounceable, short (3 letters) and (as far as I know) does 
>> not have another pre-existing acronym in a related technology 
>> associated with it that could be confused with Fiber Coax Unit.
>> 
>> Hal
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marek Hajduczenia [mailto:marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 2:49 PM
>> To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [802.3_EPOC] Action items for September 2012 meeting
>> 
>> Dear colleagues,
>> 
>> Following the discussion in the morning, focused on the preparation for 
>> September 2012 meeting, I would like to start discussion on terminology 
>> for EPoC, as attached to this email. What I did so far, was to go 
>> through the contributions discussed so far, to collect the terms which 
>> were used most commonly in presentations and discussions, with the 
>> special focus on terms generating heated discussions (infamous PHY). 
>> The content is colour
>> coded:
>> 
>> - a term in green indicates that we have already a solid definition in 
>> 802.3, which ought to be reused without changes
>> - a term in yellow indicates a term which is specific to EPoC, and I 
>> felt sufficiently capable to propose the pass at the definition
>> - a term in red indicates a wording which I collected from one of 
>> contributions, but it requires either further discussion, clarification 
>> or confirmation whether it is needed at all.
>> 
>> In the first pass through the list, please indicate whether any 
>> critical terms are missing or unnecessary. My intent at this time is to 
>> collect a complete list of terms, before we plunge into producing 
>> missing definitions.
>> Please keep all discussion on the reflector so that we do not talk past 
>> each other or repeat proposals. I will try to keep the list updated as 
>> frequently as needed.
>> 
>> Given that definitions are critical for technical discussions on 
>> individual proposals, I'd suggest we complete the phase of collecting 
>> terms by the 28th of July, at which time I will move to generating 
>> individual missing definitions.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Marek
>> 
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