Re: [802.3BA] 802.3ba XR ad hoc next step concern

[Bruce Tolley <btolley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geoff and Steve,

 

For customers wanting TP links further than 100 meters, I thought we pointed them to ISO 11801 and TIA568B which recommend fiber :)) for such runs.

 

Bruce

 

 

 

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From: Geoff Thompson [mailto:gthompso@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:40 AM
To: STDS-802-3-HSSG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [802.3BA] 802.3ba XR ad hoc next step concern

At 06:35 PM 8/25/2008 , Swanson, Steven E wrote:
> What should we tell our customers who have 
>   link lengths longer than 100m and want (or require) a standardized 
>   solution?

We should tell them the same thing that we tell 
our twisted pair customers.


That would be that their market is not 
large enough to:
  - Warrant a separate solution in the 
standard.
  - Burden the 100 meter solution with the extra costs 
required to meet their needs


There is nothing terrible or onorous 
about this. A line has to be drawn for all volume products. For passenger 
automobiles, the standard is clearly 5 passengers. Does a car salesman have to 
make excuses that the bulk of his product line only has a 5 passenger capacity? 
Of course not. Do some car companies think they can make money with larger 
vehicles? Of course.