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RE: [802.3ae] FW: **Formal Announcement WG Recirculation P802.3ae/D3.1, 10 Giga bit Ethernet




The section titled "check_end" on page 371 in D3.1 is partially "change
bared". Is it commentable or one should wait for D4.0 in order to comment
(Its Technical).

Boaz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Thatcher 
> [mailto:Jonathan.Thatcher@worldwidepackets.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 8:05 PM
> To: HSSG_reflector (E-mail)
> Cc: stds-802-3@ieee.org
> Subject: [802.3ae] FW: **Formal Announcement WG Recirculation 
> P802.3ae/D3.1, 10 Giga bit Ethernet
> 
> 
> 
> A couple of clarifications on the announcement on WG Recirculation 1.
> 
> 1. All comments SHALL be written against the change bar 
> version of draft
> 3.1. References to any other version will at very least cause great
> confusion! 
> 
> 2. If you are not a voting member of the WG, and have a 
> comment that you
> wish to have considered, send it to me by the 1st of July. I 
> will "sponsor"
> it and compile it into my comments.
> 
> 3. We do not have much preparation time between the closure of the
> recirculation and meeting in Portland. Let's help Brad and 
> the editors out
> as much as we can (especially since many of you really want to be done
> before the 4th of July holiday anyway, right :-)
> 
> 4. While we will probably consider comments against the draft 
> which are not
> specifically tied to changes from draft 3.0, WE ARE NOT 
> REQUIRED to do so.
> So, if you stumble across something that is an obvious 
> mistake that is not
> part of the changes, please do not ignore it just because the 
> process says
> that the recirculation is to be focused on the changes, only. 
> Do not assume
> that this means that the entire document is open to review. 
> Do the rational
> thing.
> 
> jonathan
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geoff Thompson [mailto:gthompso@nortelnetworks.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 7:44 PM
> > To: stds-802-3@ieee.org
> > Cc: Jonathan.Thatcher@worldwidepackets.com; bradley.booth@intel.com;
> > davel@pdd.3com.com; David_Law@3mail.3com.com; bob.grow@intel.com;
> > l.sibilia@ieee.org; thompson@ieee.org
> > Subject: **Formal Announcement WG Recirculation P802.3ae/D3.1, 10
> > Gigabit Ethernet
> > 
> > 
> > Dear IEEE P802.3 Voters & Participants:
> > 
> > This e-mail is to advise you of the Working Group 1st 
> > recirculation and 
> > electronic ballot for IEEE P802.3ae (10 Gigabit Ethernet), 
> Draft 3.1 
> > otherwise known as:
> > 
> > Information Technology - Local & Metropolitan Area Networks 
> - Part 3:
> > Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
> > Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications -
> > Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers
> > and Management Parameters for 10 Gb/s Operation
> > 
> > The electronic ballot officially opens on:
> > 	Tuesday, 19 June 2001
> > and closes on:
> > 	Wednesday, 4 July 2001 at 12:00 midnight Pacific time.
> > 
> > A copy of this draft (and previous drafts) can be found at 
> > the following 
> > password-protected website (URL):
> > 
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private
> > 
> > 	The UserID is:	XXXXXXXXX
> > 	Password:	XXXXXXXXX
> > 
> > The UserID and password are case sensitive.
> > 
> > The draft is posted in Adobe "pdf" document format and can 
> be viewed 
> > online, or, preferably downloaded and printed if desired.
> > 
> > Included in this directory are:
> > 
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/P802_3ae_D3_1.pdf
> > 	contains all the clauses
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/P802_3ae_D3_1.gz
> > 	contains a compressed version of the pdf
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/P802_3ae_D3_1_cb.pdf
> > 	contains the change bar version all clauses
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/P802_3ae_D3_1_cb.gz
> > 	contains the compressed version of the change bar
> > http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/Unresolved_D3_0_TR.pdf
> > 	Unresolved Technical Required
> > 
> > as well as the ballot and comment forms. Please return both 
> these as 
> > instructed below.
> > 
> > Comment only against the portions of the draft that have been 
> > changed since 
> > D3.0. These are indicated by the change bar version!!! Please also 
> > familiarize yourself with the unresolved technical required 
> > comments from 
> > draft 3.0 which are part of this recirculation package.
> > 
> > A significant portion of the text is shown as change 
> > instructions to the 
> > existing Standard. You should also have a copy of the current 
> > Standard 
> > (IEEE Std. 802.3 2000 Edition or ISO/IEC 8802-3:2000) handy 
> > when you do 
> > your review. The current Standard may be downloaded at no 
> > charge via the 
> > "Get IEEE 802"(TM) Home Page at:
> > 	http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/
> > 
> > You will need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader (3.0 or 
> > higher) to view or 
> > print the draft. It is available for free downloading from Adobe at:
> > 	http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
> > 
> > This draft is copyrighted by the IEEE and is for your review 
> > for balloting 
> > purposes only. It should not be copied or otherwise distributed.
> > 
> > The comment executable is available at:
> > 	http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/10GigBallot.zip
> > 
> > The comment executable is designed for systems capable of 
> > running Windows 
> > based programs. Please read the comment instructions carefully.
> > 
> > Those with systems unable to open and use the comment 
> > executable, an ASCII 
> > version of the comment form for use with e-mail is appended 
> > to the end of 
> > this message.
> > The ASCII version is also available at:
> > 	http://www.ieee802.org/3/ae/private/d3.1/10GigComment.txt
> > 
> > Please submit ballots and comments electronically to the 
> > P802.3ae chief 
> > editor, Brad Booth at:
> > 	bradley.booth@intel.com.
> > 
> > If you should have any questions, problems or comments 
> please contact:
> > 
> > Geoffrey Thompson
> > Chair, IEEE 802.3 Working Group
> > Office: 408-495-1339  Fax: 408-495-5615
> > gthompso@nortelnetworks.com
> > 
> > Jonathan Thatcher
> > Chair, IEEE P802.3ae Task Force
> > Office: 509.242.9228  Fax: 509.242.9001
> > jonathan@wwp.com <mailto:jonathan@wwp.com>
> > 
> > Brad Booth
> > Chief Editor, IEEE P802.3ae Task Force
> > Office: (512) 407-2135  Fax: (512) 422-6708
> > bradley.booth@intel.com <mailto:bradley.booth@intel.com>
> > 
> >   -------------------------------------------------------------
> > IEEE P802.3ae/D3.1 Working Group Ballot June, 2001
> > (Supplement to CSMA/CD, 10 Gigabit Ethernet)
> > 
> > BALLOT RESPONSE:
> > 
> > PLEASE RESPOND NO LATER THAN July 4, 2001
> > RETURN ALL BALLOTS & COMMENTS BY E-MAIL TO:
> > Brad Booth
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> > 
> > PLEASE E-MAIL THIS FORM (cut and paste line below)
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> > 
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> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > ----- Cut and paste text below this line only please --------
> > 
> > 
> > IEEE P802.3ae/D3.1 Working Group Ballot June, 2001
> > (Supplement to CSMA/CD, 10 Gigabit Ethernet)
> > 
> > 
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> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > 
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> > RemedyEnd:
> > |=========================================|
> > | Geoffrey O. Thompson                    |
> > | Chair IEEE 802.3                        |
> > | Nortel Networks, Inc.  M/S SC5-02       |
> > | 4401 Great America Parkway              |
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