IEEE 802 3 Ethernet Working Group November Plenary

IEEE 802. 3 Ethernet Working Group November Plenary Report 20 November 2009 David J. Law, Chair, IEEE 802. 3 David_Law@3 Com. com www. ieee 802. org/3 Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 1

IEEE P 802. 3 az Energy-Efficient Ethernet • IEEE P 802. 3 ba/D 2. 1 completed 1 st Working Group recirculation ballot – 81% Approval rate, 67% Return rate, 18% Abstention rate • Resolved comments on IEEE P 802. 3 az/D 2. 1 – Reviewed and processed 255 comments – Proceeding to 2 nd Working Group recirculation ballot – Ballot scope will be same as 1 st recirculation ballot • Other items – Chartered 10 GBASE-T fast link recovery ad-hoc • Next meeting at January 2010 interim meeting series – Respond to 2 nd Working Group recirculation ballot comments Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 2

IEEE P 802. 3 ba 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet • IEEE P 802. 3 ba/D 2. 3 completed 3 rd Working Group recirculation ballot – 97% Approval rate, 63% Return rate, 5% Abstention rate • Resolved comments on IEEE P 802. 3 ba/D 2. 3 – Reviewed and processed 77 comments • No new unresolved negative comment • No substantive changes to draft – Proceeding to sponsor ballot • Other items – Developed response to OIF liaison letter • Next meeting at January 2010 interim meeting series – Respond to initial sponsor ballot comments Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 3

IEEE 802. 3 Maintenance • IEEE P 802. 3 -2008/Cor 1(IEEE 802. 3 bb)/D 1. 2 Pause Reaction Delay Corrigendum completed initial sponsor ballot – Results • 100% Approval rate, 88% Return rate, 1% Abstention rate • No comments received – Approval to proceed to Rev. Com submittal • Review of outstanding maintenance requests • Developed response to interpretation request 1 -11/09 • Discussion of timing for next revision – Initial proposal is for post IEEE P 802. 3 az • Next meeting at January 2010 interim meeting series – Review of outstanding maintenance requests Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 4

IEEE P 802. 3. 1 Ethernet MIB • Continuing Task Force review of draft • Other items – Developing request to IANA for assignments • IANAif. Mau. Type. List. Bits textual convention • IANAif. Mau. Auto. Neg. Cap. Bits textual convention • dot 3 Mau. Type object identifier – Request to be completed at next interim • Next meeting at January 2010 interim meeting series – Review comments from Task Force review Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 5

Ethernet support for the IEEE P 802. 1 AS time synchronization protocol call for interest • IEEE P 802. 3 bf Media Access Control (MAC) service interface and management parameters to support time synchronization protocols draft PAR – Draft PAR approved for submittal to Nes. Com – Objective and 5 Criteria approved • Held joint session with IEEE 802. 1 AVB – Drafted response to ITU-T SG 15 liaison letter – Reviewed IEEE P 802. 3 bf draft PAR • IEEE P 802. 3 af Task Force formed on PAR approval • First meeting of Task Force at January 2010 interim – If PAR not approved Study Group will meet in January Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 6

40 Gb/s Ethernet Single-mode Fibre PMD Call for Interest • Vote to form Study Group passed – IEEE 802. 3 40 Gb/s Ethernet Single-mode Fibre Study Group • First meeting at January 2010 interim meeting series Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 7

Working Group information • Web site http: //www. ieee 802. org/3 • WG and TF documents on web site – – Presentations Minutes Reflector subscription information Rules, etc. • Interim TF and SG meeting details posted on web site – TFs and SG will meet 25 -28 January, New Orleans, LO, USA – Next WG plenary session, 15 -18 March, Orlando, FL, USA Version 1. 0 IEEE 802. 3 closing report – November 2009 Plenary Page 8