IEEE 802.3bc Covers Ethernet Organizationally Specific TLVs
October 2, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved IEEE 802.3bc, an amendment to IEEE 802.3, which covers Ethernet organizationally specific type, length and values (TLVs).
"IEEE 802.3at, which was also just approved, was contingent upon the approval," said Wael William Diab, vice-chair of IEEE 802.3 Working Group and chair of the IEEE 802.3 Maintenance Task Force that developed IEEE 802.3bc.
"IEEE 802.3bc enables IEEE 802.3at's enhanced power-management features," he said. "Another standard, IEEE P802.3az, which is in development, is currently planning to use 802.3bc for its enhanced power-saving modes."
The amendment's full title is IEEE 802.3bc - Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements Part 3: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications - Amendment: Ethernet Organizationally Specific Type, Length, Values (TLVs).
IEEE 802.3bc was developed by the Ethernet Working Group of the IEEE Computer Society's Local and Metropolitan Area Networks Committee.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA).