Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria for EPoC - Presentation for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Marek and all,
I just want to make an observation with respect to the objective of this ad-hoc, and make a plead to how we work together to achieve each other's goals.
In the Email thread below, you stated "a valuable contribution, but adopting such requirements without even knowing if they are achievable, is at least premature".
But, the objective of this ad-hoc is precisely to establish requirements that the final solution must support in order to be useful. This is precisely, I think, what Bill is doing: define a service requirement for EPoC. If we wait until we know what EPoC can do and support, how do we know that we designed what was intended. There are and will be other such requirements that EPoC must support in order to be useful as a technology for MSOs, which in the end are the ones that will buy and deploy this equipment.
I mention this because I've struggled myself with making the point that we don't have precise objectives for EPoC. We have the objectives defined during the Study Group phase, but those are very high-level and almost strictly to get approval without controversy. But there are many other things that we want EPoC to be able to do, which are not being brought up as requirement for multiple reasons.
As an MSO, I'm not used to this approach. We normally define very clear service requirements up-front, and then start the spec process. Instead, this almost seems to be the exact opposite.
And, while I'm at it, another thing I hear constantly is "let's keep EPoC simple, like Ethernet is". Well, that works well for most, maybe all, the applications of Ethernet where the standard defines the medium, etc. That's not the case here, where the standard will need to work in the most efficient way possible in the media that exists (i.e., the HFC network and the capacity allocated within it). I agree that this won't result in the most cost effective equipment possible to implement, but it will result in something that is deployable and is the most cost effective from a service deployment perspective.
I guess we still have a ways to go to culturally and technically educate each other. We will all have to learn to compromise more than we are used to perhaps. As for myself, I'm trying to do that. But in addition I have so far really learned that this is a very challenging process, but likely will be an equally rewarding effort.
Best regards,
Jorge
----- Original Message -----
From: Marek Hajduczenia [mailto:marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 06:24 PM
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Subject: Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria for EPoC - Presentation for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Thank you David,
For those interested in more details, please look at the presentation on
.3bf given already to this TF in March 2012 (link:
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/epoc/public/mar12/hajduczenia_01_0312.p
df). Note the persistent lack of the word "time stamp" in this document as
well as in 802.3-2012, Clause 90. We do not do any time stamping in 802.3bf.
Marek
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From: Law, David [mailto:dlaw@xxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 23:14
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria
for EPoC - Presentation for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Hi Marek,
I believe that your description of the operation IEEE Std 802.3bf-2011 -
which now can be found in Clause 90 'Ethernet support for time
synchronization protocols' of IEEE Std 802.3-2012 - is entirely correct. As
stated in subclause 90.2 'Overview', 'The goal of this clause is to provide
an accurate indication of the transmission and reception initiation times of
all packets, as required to support various time synchronization protocols,
e.g., IEEE Std 1588-2008, and IEEE Std 802.1AS.'.
As stated in subclause IEEE Std 802.3-2012 subclause 90.7 'Data delay
measurement', 'The transmit path data delay is measured from the input of
the beginning of the SFD at the xMII to its presentation by the PHY to the
MDI. The receive path data delay is measured from the input of the beginning
of the SFD at the MDI to its presentation by the PHY to the xMII.'.
PHY registers provided maximum transmit path data delay, minimum transmit
path data delay, maximum receive path data delay and minimum receive path
data delay (for example see IEEE Std 802.3-2012 subclauses 45.2.1.104
through 45.2.1.106) which allow the calculation of the transmit and receive
path data delay variation. The critical value is this delay variation - not
the absolute delays. The greater the variation - these lower the accuracy of
the time synchronization.
Any proposal - such as the proposals we were talking about on today's call -
will have to be evaluated in respect to transmit and receive path data delay
variation to determine the accuracy of the time synchronization it will
provide.
Best regards,
David
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From: Marek Hajduczenia [mailto:marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx]
Sent: 08 January 2013 22:05
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [STDS-802-3-EPOC] [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria
for EPoC - Presentation for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Bill,
If I recall correctly, 802.3bf does not deal with time stamping, especially
not with MPCP time stamping. All it does it provides indication of passage
of packets through the xMII, which can be then correlated with transmission
of selected packets across PHY. That combined with information on PHY delay
stored in 802.3bf registers provides enough information to calculate precise
residence time for the station.
So, I am confused what is really meant by "using a timestamping mechanism
for MPCP packets over EPoC similar to the method described in both 802.3bf
and 802.1as Clause 13". I think there is some misunderstanding as to what
802.3bf provides and misconception that it is a specification competitive to
802.1as (which it is not, it complements 802.1as as much as 1588v2).
Marek
From: Bill Powell [mailto:bill.powell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 21:40
To: Marek Hajduczenia
Cc: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria for EPoC -
Presentation for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Marek,
Thanks for the review and comments. I agree, we have not proven yet that we
can meet this criteria, especially the time transfer error criteria on slide
17. However, due to industry requirements for MBH, and competing
technologies (GPON) that can provide even lower time transfer error
performance, I think we need to be aiming at architecting EPoC to try to
meet the goals in this presentation. Having a goal in this area will help
us when we start comparing potential implementations.
Note that on Slide 17 the time transfer error performance is labeled as
tentative, which in my mind would depend on physical limitations of what we
do in the MAC<->PHY layer for EPoC.
I agree that we will need to use a timestamping method for MPCP packets
described in 802.3bf. I discussed the differences between 802.3bf and
802.1as (the protocol for MPCP counter synchronization between the EPON OLT
and EPON ONU) with Geoff Garner at our last meeting in San Antonio. Geoff
mentioned that the timestamping method in 802.1as Clause 13 was essentially
similar to the MPCP timestamping criteria in 802.3bf, and the reason that
802.1as did not refer to 802.3bf directly is that 802.3bf was not completed
when 802.1as was balloted.
So, the intent here is to propose using a timestamping mechanism for MPCP
packets over EPoC similar to the method described in both 802.3bf and
802.1as Clause 13. I intentionally left off this level of
802.1as-vs-802.3bf detail in this presentation, as I thought it would not be
beneficial to the overall goal of:
(1) presenting a system level analysis relative to current MBH and CES
timing requirements, and
(2) propose specific Eval criteria for EPoC to support these requirements.
Regards,
Bill
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Subject:
RE: [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria for EPoC - Presentation for
Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Date:
Tue, 8 Jan 2013 21:13:46 +0000
From:
Marek Hajduczenia <marek.hajduczenia@xxxxxx>
To:
'Bill Powell' <bill.powell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Bill,
My two cents on that would be simple - a valuable contribution, but adopting
such requirements without even knowing if they are achievable, is at least
premature. We do not have any working models that would allow to estimate
whether such stringent requirements are achievable.
Furthermore, despite multiple indications from my side, the support for IEEE
Std 802.3bf is being still ignored. Without it, I do not know how you can
even think of getting to the level of precision you're suggesting. The delay
through each layer in the EPoC PHY needs to be known if we can ever hope to
get 1588v2 to the precision level you're showing.
Regards
Marek
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Powell [mailto:bill.powell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 20:30
To: STDS-802-3-EPOC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [802.3_EPOC] Synchronization Eval Criteria for EPoC - Presentation
for Jan. 8 Eval Criteria Ad Hoc Call
Hello All,
I've attached a presentation that I plan to present during the Eval Criteria
ad hoc call tomorrow (Jan. 9). Some of you may have seen most of this
presentation in a different forum, but I'm bringing this into 802.3bn
through the Eval criteria Ad Hoc for further discussion, with a recommended
performance limit for time and frequency transfer error over the EPoC link
on Slide 17 (new slide).
If the group thinks that it would be useful to present to the whole 802.3bn
group, I can also submit it for presentation for the upcoming Phoenix or a
future 802.3bn meeting.
Regards,
Bill
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