100 Gigabit Ethernet - Standardization Time Line

Standardization Time Line

IEEE standardization project history:

• Call for interest at IEEE 802.3 plenary meeting in San Diego – July 18, 2006
• First HSSG study group meeting – September 2006
• Last study group meeting – November 2007
• Task Force formally approved as P802.3ba by IEEE LMSC – December 5, 2007
• First P802.3ba task force meeting – January 2008
• IEEE 802.3 working group ballot – March 2009
• IEEE LMSC sponsor ballot – November 2009
• First 40 Gbit/s Ethernet Single-mode Fibre PMD study group meeting – January 2010.
• P802.3bg task force approved for 40 Gbit/s serial SMF PMD— March 25, 2010
• IEEE 802.3ba standard approved – June 17, 2010
• IEEE 802.3bg standard approved – March 2011
• IEEE 802.3bj 100 Gbit/s Backplane and Copper Cable Task Force PAR approval due – September 2011

P802.3ba Task Force draft release dates:

• Draft 1.0 – October 1, 2008
• Draft 1.1 – December 9, 2008
• Draft 1.2 – February 10, 2009
• Draft 2.0 – March 12, 2009 (for working group ballot)
• Draft 2.1 – May 29, 2009
• Draft 2.2 – August 15, 2009
• Draft 2.3 – October 14, 2009
• Draft 3.0 – November 18, 2009 (for sponsor group ballot)
• Draft 3.1 – February 10, 2010
• Draft 3.2 – March 24, 2010
• Final – June 17, 2010