Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hpcupt1!hprnd!pat From: pat@hprnd.HP.COM (Pat Thaler) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Twisted Pair Ether query Message-ID: <2230023@hprnd.HP.COM> Date: 12 Aug 89 00:02:57 GMT References: <507@oblio.UUCP> Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division Lines: 32 Mark Darby writes: > > The new schedule of target dates for 10BASE-T includes a second letter ballot > for the end of this year, with the presenting of voting results to IEEE 802.3 > by March 1990. Assuming no delays in the entire schedule, including > submitting draft to the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE review board, the > draft could be sent to ANSI for submission to ISO by 4Q90. This assumes > all submissions will result in approvals every step of the way. > Any disapproval along the way could delay the progress of the draft further. > Actually, the draft goes to the Technical Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) and the IEEE Standards board after 802.3 approval. Depending on whether it needs a full reballot or only a reconfirmation ballot in 802.3 it could get approval as an IEEE/ANSI standard sometime between 2Q and 4Q90. As I explained in a previous posting, NO voters have the opportunity to change their votes as we respond to the comments on the ballot. Therefore, the result of the ballot can change. Assuming that we satisfy the NO voters, a reconfirmation ballot gives all the voters on the origional ballot a chance to see any changes we made in resolving the ballot and to confirm that they still find the draft acceptable. The balloting of a draft is a concensus process, not a simple 75% passes and less than that fails. Efforts are made to resolve all negative votes. I expect the draft to be submitted to ISO to start the balloting process there at the same time the TCCC ballot is conducted. I'm not sure how long it will take to complete ISO balloting. Pat Thaler Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the 10BASE-T task force.