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RE: Clause 48 comments




What is the expected schedule for revision 1.01 of the 802.3ae draft?
Thx.,
Boaz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Taborek [mailto:rtaborek@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 5:09 PM
> Cc: 802.3ae
> Subject: Re: Clause 48 comments
> 
> 
> 
> Ben,
> 
> I realize that a response to this note is long overdue, but 
> I'm finally
> getting back to it. Here are my responses to your clause 48 comments.
> 
> Ben Brown wrote:
> > 
> > Rich,
> > 
> > Just a few comments regarding clause 48. Sorry if these were
> > already brought up last week.
> > 
> > 48.1.4 - page 128
> >   I thought clause 47 was for XAUI and this clause was for
> >   LAN WWDM. I'm confused by the statement on line 48 talking
> >   about this being a chip-to-chip interface.
> 
> You are correct in which clause does what. However, the LAN 
> WWDM PCS and
> PMA constitute a chip-to-chip interconnect as does XAUI. It's 
> up to the
> LAN WWDM PMD to turn the electrons into photons. 
>  
> > 48.1.6 - page 129, line 11
> >   Change "map onto to the" to "map onto the"
> 
> Done.
>  
> > 48.2.2 - page 131, line 54
> >   Change "PCS Receive process" to "PCS Deskew process"
> 
> Done.
>  
> > 48.2.4.3 - page 135, figure 48-5
> >   Under Code_Sel decodings, 0 should be used to indicate /K/
> 
> Done.
>  
> > 48.2.4.3.2 - page 135, line 46
> >   Change "initiator" to "transmitter"
> 
> Done.
>  
> > 48.2.4.3.3 - page 21, line 21
> >   Change "many" to "may"
> 
> Done.
>  
> > General
> >   Change "single-code groups" to "single-code code-groups"
>  
> Done. 2 occurrences.
> 
> > 48.2.5.1.3
> >   - rx_even=TRUE for both cgbad and cggood makes me think
> >     this hasn't been updated yet from clause 36
> 
> Correct. Revised in rev 1.01.
> 
> >   - rx_code-group - line 22 - Change "all three lanes" to
> >     "all four lanes"
> 
> Done.
>  
> > 48.2.5.2.1
> >   Page 141, figure 48-6 - If /T/ is lost, the next packet
> >     is also lost. Should there be some detection of /I/ that
> >     returns the machine to XGMII_IPG?
> 
> Yes. The State Diagrams are being revised to reflect earlier /I/
> detection. 
> 
> >   Page 142, figure 48-7 - Should this state machine describe
> >     how to pad octets after /T/ with /K/?
> 
> I'd rather do this with a function rather than a state diagram.
> 
> >   Page 143, line 3 - Reference to Figure 48-5 should be Figure
> >     48-8
> 
> Done.
>   
> > 48.2.5.2.2 - page 143, line 25
> >   Reference to Figure 48-8 should be Figure 48-9
> 
> Done.
>   
> > 48.2.5.2.3 - page 143, lines 45-49
> >   This, also, looks like Clause 36 stuff.
> 
> Correct. Revised in rev 1.01.
> 
> > 48.3.2 - page 149, line 32
> >   The note references clauses 38 & 39. This should be
> >   clause 54 (I think).
> 
> Done.
>   
> > 48.3.2.3 - page 150
> >   I would have expected some discussion of comma alignment
> >   in this section. Is this done somewhere else?
> 
> Correct. Revised in rev 1.01.
> 
> > 48.3.4 - page 150, lines 42
> >   Do you expect this reference to Annex 36A for test patterns
> >   to change or will Annex 36A change to reflect that these
> >   test patterns also support 10GBASE-X (and XAUI?)?
> 
> I expect the reference to change. Editor's note inserted.
>  
> > Ben
> > 
> > --
> > -----------------------------------------
> > Benjamin Brown
> > AMCC
> > 603-798-4115 - Home
> > bbrown@amcc.com
> > -----------------------------------------
> 
> -- 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Rich
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