1. John D’Ambrosia, Dell 18 March 2013

2.  A form of activity within IEEE 802 to develop output other than standards – ◦ individual-based process ◦ Provides all normal protection to participants  Use of ICCOM is appropriate for the following ◦ Report or white paper ◦ Pre-Study Group Activity (i.e. roadmapping, etc) ◦ Presentations  It is not appropriate to replace normal study group function.  Broad & Flexible ◦ You define the scope ◦ You define the output

3. IEEE IC / 802 Structure IEEE-SA Standards Board IEEE-SA Standards Board IEEE 802 Sponsor Group IEEE 802 Sponsor Group IEEE 802.x Working Group IEEE 802.x Working Group IC Activity IC Activity Standards Process Approval Process Activity IC Process IEEE-SA Standards Association ICCom Industry Connections Committee ICCom Industry Connections Committee

4.  ICCOM Seeks Endorsement from Sponsor of Industry Connections Activity Initialization Document (ICAID) for proposed Industry Connections Activity. ◦ See References for URL  The ICAID is required and subject to EC Review  Approval procedures to follow study group policies in Exec Committee Operations Manual, except chartered for the requested duration of the ICAID. ◦ Rules / Processes to be formalized.

5. Idea Call for Support 802.X Form IC 802 EC Form IC Yes ICCOM Approve SASB Approve Approved IC Yes No Check Point Check Point RIP No Check Point Yes Note: At "Check Point", either the activity is ended, or there may be various options that would allow reconsideration of the approval.

6.  IEEE 802.3 IC Bandwidth Assessment Ad hoc ◦ Output: IEEE 802.3 BWA Assessment Report ◦ http://www.ieee802.org/3/ad_hoc/bwa/BWA_Report.pdf http://www.ieee802.org/3/ad_hoc/bwa/BWA_Report.pdf  IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus Ad hoc ◦ Output: Meeting Records: http://www.ieee802.org/3/ad_hoc/hse/index.html http://www.ieee802.org/3/ad_hoc/hse/index.html ◦ Results: March 2013 400 GbE Call-for-Interest, http://www.ieee802.org/3/cfi/request_0313_1.html http://www.ieee802.org/3/cfi/request_0313_1.html

7.  IEEE branding of effort  Flexibility to define the effort  Indemnification  Publicity  Transparency  Archive of Effort

8.  Background and Purpose During the IEEE P802.3ba 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s Ethernet project, it was observed that core networking and computing applications were growing at different rates, driving the need to develop the two new wireline Ethernet speeds. The focus of this IC activity will be to perform an appraisal of future “Ethernet Wireline Bandwidth Needs” of applications within the Ethernet eco-system. Related Standard – IEEE Std 802.3-2008 and IEEE Std 802.3ba-2010 Related Sponsor – IEEE 802  Charter and Scope The scope of this IC will focus on gathering information that will enable an evaluation of the bandwidth needs for Ethernet wireline applications, including, but not limited to, core networking and computing. This evaluation will then enable the generation of a white paper(s) and related presentations on the future bandwidth needs of Ethernet wireline applications, which can then be used for future reference by an appropriate related standards activity.  Proposed Deliverables This evaluation will then enable the generation of a white paper(s) and related presentations on the future bandwidth needs of Ethernet wireline applications, which can then be used for future reference by an appropriate related standards activity. 8

9.  HSE ICAID: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/12/ec-12-0033-01-00EC-higher-speed- ethernet-icaid.pdf https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/12/ec-12-0033-01-00EC-higher-speed- ethernet-icaid.pdf  Background and Purpose The completion of the IEEE 802.3 Industry Connections Ethernet Bandwidth Assessment Ad hoc has demonstrated that the bandwidth requirements of multiple application spaces are continuing an exponential climb with the forecasted growth in 2020 to reach a level 100x the bandwidth required in 2010. The purpose of the IEEE 802.3 Industry Connection’s Higher Speed Ethernet Consensus activity will be to build consensus related to initiating a new effort targeting the next speed of Ethernet for wireline applications, which will be used for the evaluation and possible development of a Call-For- Interest for the next IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group. Related Standard – IEEE Std 802.3-2008 and IEEE Std 802.3ba-2010 Related Sponsor – IEEE 802  Charter and Scope ◦ The scope of this IC activity will focus on building consensus related to the next speed of Ethernet for wireline applications, which will be used for the evaluation and possible development of an IEEE 802.3 Call-For-Interest for the next Higher Speed Study Group. The requested duration for this Industry Connections activity is 12 months.  Proposed Deliverables ◦ The proposed deliverables will be the historical records, i.e. meeting notes & presentations, of the meetings held by this Industry Connections activity.

10.  Contact: James Wendorf, Ph.D. IEEE-SA Director of Industry Connections  Industry Connections: standards.ieee.org/industryconnections standards.ieee.org/industryconnections  Industry Connections Committee: http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/iccom/index.html http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/iccom/index.html  ICAID: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/icaid_form.doc http://standards.ieee.org/develop/indconn/icaid_form.doc