IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

1. IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items Robert M. GrowChair, IEEE 802.3 Working Group bob.grow@ieee.org IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

2. HSSG Extension • Deadlock on 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s was broken • Very strong consensus for going forward with a single PAR for both speeds • Objectives, 5C and PAR approved by 802.3 • P802.3ba PAR will be on the EC November list of PARs to be considered • IEEE 802.3 motion: Y:83, N:0, A:3 Move that the HSSG requests that IEEE 802.3 extend the Higher Speed Study Group. IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

3. EEESG Extension • P802.3az PAR under consideration at this meeting • Objectives, 5C and PAR approved by 802.3 • No questions from other WGs • NesCom/SASB will meet after our interim meetings • IEEE 802.3 motion Y:83, N:0, A:3 Move that 802.3 extend the Energy Efficient Ethernet Study Group IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

4. P802.3az Energy-efficient Ethernet status • No questions from other WGs • Five Criteria approved by 802.3 • Move that 802.3 approve the EEE ________ Criterion per 0707_eeesg_close_report.pdf • Broad market potential Y:75, N:1, A:8 • Compatibility Y:78, N:1, A:6 • Distinct Identity Y:81, N:1, A:4 • Technical feasibility Y:77, N:0, A:8 • Economic feasibility Y:82, N:0, A:3 • PAR approved by 802.3 • Energy-efficient to be hyphenated per IEEE editorial staff (PAR and 5C will be updated) • 802.3 WG approve the 802.3az, Energy Efficient Ethernet, PAR (http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/eee_study/eee_par.pdf) and request EC approval for submittal to NesCom for consideration at the September meeting. Y:83, N:1, A:4 IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

5. EC Motion – P802.3az PAR approval • The EC approves the P802.3az PAR and Five Criteria; and PAR submittal to NesCom for September SASB consideration. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

6. P802.3ba Higher Speed Ethernet status (p.1) • No questions from other WGs • Five Criteria approved by 802.3 • Move that 802.3 approve the HSSG ____ Criterion per 0707_hssg_ closing _report.pdf • Broad market potential Y:80, N:1, A:4 • Compatibility Y:80, N:1, A:4 • Distinct Identity Y:85, N:1, A:3 • Technical feasibility Y:86, N:0, A:2 • Economic feasibility Y:85, N:0, A:4 IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

7. P802.3ba Higher Speed Ethernet status (p.2) • PAR approved by 802.3 • PAR submittal to be renumbered to 802.3ba • IEEE 802.3 motion #23Move that 802.3 approve the HSSG PAR, per par_0707.pdf (http://www.ieee802.org/3/hssg/public/july07/par_0707.pdf) Y:82, N:0, A:3 • IEEE 802.3 motion #25 Move that the 802.3 Working Group request that the LMSC Chair pre-submit the 802.3ba PAR to NESCOM for consideration at the December 2007 meeting, remaining on the agenda subject to November 802 EC approval. Y:81, N:0, A:3 IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

8. EC Motion – P802.3ba PAR pre-submittal • The EC approves the pre-submission of the P802.3ba PAR to NESCOM for consideration at the December 2007 SASB meeting, remaining on the agenda subject to November 802 EC approval. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

9. IEEE Std 1802.3 status • Reaffirmation is approved • Despite comment responses and cover letter request to vote disapprove… • Ratio only changed from 91% to 86% • What to do? • Could wait till administratively withdrawal • Should submit per IEEE-SA procedures then • Wait five years • Withdraw • Could withdraw now with approved ballot • IEEE 802.3 motion #28 Y: 31, N: 2, A: 20 Request the IEEE 802.3 chair progress 1802.3 to approval. Request that IEEE 802 EC request withdrawal of IEEE Std 1802.3 immediately after Standards Board approval. IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

10. Motion – P1802.3, 10BASE-T Conformance Tests, submit to RevCom then withdraw The LMSC EC grants approval to submit IEEE Std 1802.3 reaffirmation to RevCom, and further approves Sponsor withdrawl of IEEE Std 1802.3 after approval. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

11. P802.3, Revision status • 802.3 Motion #3 …IEEE 802.3 Working Group Chair request IEEE 802 EC grant conditional approval per IEEE 802 P&P Procedure 20 for IEEE 802.3ax (IEEE P802.3AX) Link Aggregation and IEEE 802.3ay (IEEE P802.3) revision to proceed to Sponsor Ballot. Y: 76, N: 0, A: 3 • 92% approval rate (7 negatives) • 11 unresolved D1.0 comments, 5 unresolved D1.1 comments – http://www.ieee802.org/3/axay/comments IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

12. EC Motion – P802.3, Revision conditional to Sponsor ballot The LMSC EC grants conditional approval per LMSC P&P Clause 20 for P802.3 (802.3ay) sponsor ballot. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

13. Link Aggregation status • 802.3 Motion #3 …IEEE 802.3 Working Group Chair request IEEE 802 EC grant conditional approval per IEEE 802 P&P Procedure 20 for IEEE 802.3ax (IEEE P802.3AX) Link Aggregation and IEEE 802.3ay (IEEE P802.3) revision to proceed to Sponsor Ballot. Y: 76, N: 0, A: 3 • 4 unresolved D1.0 comments, no new D1.1 disapprove comments: http://www.ieee802.org/3/axay/comments • 97% approval rate (3 disapproves) • Substantive changes will be recirculated (years on normative references) IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

14. Motion – P802.1AX, Link Aggregation conditional to Sponsor ballot The LMSC EC grants conditional approval per LMSC P&P Clause 20 for P802.1AX (802.3ax) sponsor ballot. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

15. Name of 802.3 working group • Multiple versions (802 web, 802.3 web, myProject) • EC has approved PARs with various names • IEEE 802.3 motion #6 Y: 83, N: 1, A: 0 IEEE 802.3 will use ‘Ethernet’ as the name of the IEEE 802.3 Working Group and request IEEE 802 EC affirmation of this. This motion has no effect on titles of standards. IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items

16. EC Motion – Name of IEEE 802.3 The LMSC EC affirms IEEE 802.3 working group using the name “Ethernet”; and that this change has no effect on titles of IEEE 802.3 standards. M: Bob GrowS: Tony Jeffree IEEE 802.3 Closing EC Items