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Re: [802SEC] Draft PAR/5C for P802.1AEbk



OK - so having had 3 offline messages pointing out that "bm" is an acronym
used in the US that has potentially unsavoury connotations, we will go
for P802.1AXbn,
which I believe is safe. Going once...

Regards,
Tony


On 16 October 2010 09:32, Tony Jeffree <tony@jeffree.co.uk> wrote:

> Geoff -
>
> You are of course right; slip of the brain there. However, we are also
> avoiding "j" in this instance, given that it would be prefixed by "b", and
> will similarly be avoiding "bs", which I guess most of us aspire to do
> anyway.
>
> So, let's make that P802.1AXbm, unless anyone can find any unacceptable
> innuendo attached to "bm".
>
> Regards,
> Tony
>
>
>
> On 16 October 2010 03:51, Geoff Thompson <thompson@ieee.org> wrote:
>
>>  Tony-
>>
>> The convention in 802.3 is not to use "i", "l" or "o" in project
>> designations.
>> I thought 802.1 was following the same convention.
>>
>> Geoff
>>
>>
>> On 15/10/10 3:28 AM, Tony Jeffree wrote:
>>
>> Colleauges -
>>
>> It has been pointed out to me that 802.1 has already used the "bk" suffix,
>> albeit on a different base standard (P802.1AXbk). As we prefer to keep these
>> suffixes unique regardless of base standard, we will use the next available
>> suffix (bl, making this P802.1AEbl) in the final version of this draft PAR;
>> this will get edited in along with any other changes that are agreed by
>> 802.1 in November as a result of any comments made.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> On 10 October 2010 22:01, Tony Jeffree <tony@jeffree.co.uk> <tony@jeffree.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>  Regards,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Tony Jeffree <tony@jeffree.co.uk> <tony@jeffree.co.uk>
>> Date: 7 October 2010 22:31
>> Subject: Draft PAR/5C for P802.1AEbk
>> To: 802-1 <STDS-802-1-L@listserv.ieee.org> <STDS-802-1-L@listserv.ieee.org>
>>
>>
>> Colleauges -
>>
>> I have posted a draft PAR and 5C here:
>> http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2010/new-seaman-AEbk-par-1010.pdf
>> http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2010/new-seaman-AEbk-5c-1010.pdf
>>
>> It is 802.1's intention to submit these to the closing EC meeting in
>> November for approval to forward to NesCom; I am therefore precirculating
>> the draft text to the EC under the procedure for PARs.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>>
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