Operating Rules of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group

IEEE 802.3 operates under the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Working Group (WG) Policies and Procedures (P&P), the IEEE 802 LMSC Operations Manual (OM), and the heirarchy of rules contained therein. These documents may be found at http://www.ieee802.org/devdocs.shtml. In addition, IEEE 802.3 maintains its own OM and a set of IEEE 802.3 Chair's guidelines as shown below.

• IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Working Group Operations Manual - Version 6.5, 18 November 2021.

• A set of IEEE 802.3 Chair's guidelines are also available to record common approaches used.

• Rules change history.
  
  
  • Version 6.5, Approved 18 November 2021.

    Revision 1-07/21 - Electronic meetings.

    
    
  • Version 6.4, Approved 18 July 2019.

    Revision 1-03/19 - Joint Task Force meetings.

    
    
  • Version 6.3, Approved 15 November 2018.

    Revision 1-07/18 - Define role of Task Force Vice-Chair.

    Revision 2-07/18 - Remove redundant item from Compatibility criterion.

    Revision 3-07/18 - TF/SG meetings during WG interim meeting series.

    
    
  • Version 6.2, Approved 16 March 2017.

    Revision 2-11/16 - Teleconference meetings.

    
    
  • Version 6.1, Approved 17 March 2016.

    Revision 1-07/15 - Align to changes in supervisory rules.

    
    
  • Version 6.0, Approved 17 July 2015.

    Revision 1-03/14 - Working Group interim meetings.

    
    
  • Version 5.9, Approved 17 July 2014.

    Revision 1-03/14 - Include 5 Criteria questions removed from IEEE 802.3 LMSC Operations Manual.

    Revision 2-03/14 - Reduce minimum duration of initial WG ballots to 30 days.

    
    
  • Version 5.8, Approved 19 March 2008.

    Revision 3-03/07 - Align IEEE 802.3 Five Criteria requirements with LMSC P&P.

    
    
  • Version 5.7, Approved 18 July 2007.

    Revision 1-03/07 - Membership.

    Revision 2-03/07 - Base document access for amendments and corrigenda.

    Revision 4-03/07 - Working Group name.

    
    
  • Version 5.6, Approved 17 March 2005.

    Revision 1-11/04 - Meeting notice.

    Revision 2-11/04 - Operation with Treasury.

    Version 5.6.1, 17 November 2005 - Editorial update.

    
    
  • Version 5.5, Approved 24 July 2003.

    Revision 1-03/03 - Attendance credit for Study Group meetings during a Working Group Plenary.

  
  
  • Version 5.4, Approved 11 July 2002.

    Revision 1-03/02 - Draft Standard Re-circulation Ballots Requirements.

  
  
  • Version 5.3, Approved 15 March 2001.

    Revision 1-11/00 - Working Group Plenary registration requirements.

    Revision 2-11/00 - Institution of Task Force membership rules.

    Revision 3-11/00 - Task Force Meetings and Participation.

    Revision 4-11/00 - Update of meeting week plan.

  
  
  • Version 5.2, Approved 11 March 1999.

    Revision 1-11/98 - Calls for Interest.

    Version 5.2.1, 11 Oct 1999 - Editorial update.

    Version 5.2.2, 07 Mar 2000 - Editorial update.

    
    
  • Version 5.1, Approved 12 November 1998 - Electronic notice and document distribution.