SFF MEETING AGENDA

                           Wednesday of T10 Week

 1. Opening remarks and introductions

 2. Approval of the agenda

 3. Distribute attendance sheet

 4. Administrative
      Approval of minutes
      Patent Policy (ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8060.TXT)
      Antitrust Guidelines (ftp://ftp.seagate.com/sff/SFF-8023.TXT)
      Meeting Agenda: http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/sff-agnd.htm

5. Action Items/Presentations
     EIA:  No news on SFF-8436 which is with EIA editor
           No news on SFF-8200/SFF-8300 which are EIA-720/EIA-740

     PCI SIG   Barry Olawsky

     IEEE      Informal communication re SFF-8024

     ITU       Informal communication re SFF-8472

     SFF-8024  What is a fanout?

     SFF-8461  Appendix A Matlab release received, spec posted to ftp

     SFF-8654  0.6mm 4/8X Unshielded I/O Connector

     SFF-8660  Variable Power Supply for Pluggable Modules/Hosts
                  Time to Cancel?

     INF-9401  SAS-4 Internal Connector Pinout Recommendations

     SFF-9639  Mark Myers to describe Rev 0.9 updates
                 - zaps SATA Express
                 - includes Quad PCIe Client

     Template  Sanitize 'Wipe' in Glossary to be generic to any connector
                 Paul Coddington to prepare figures

6. SSWG(s)

     SFF-9400  Universal 4/8X Pinouts

7. Projects

    SFF-8490  Multilane 4/8X 56 Gb/s Transceiver
    SFF-8601  Protocol Negotiation for Ethernet Drives
    SFF-8611  MiniLink 4/8X I/O Cable Assemblies
    SFF-8612  MiniLink 4/8X Unshielded Connector
    SFF-8613  Mini Multilane 4/8X Unshielded Connector
    SFF-8614  Mini Multilane 4/8X Shielded Cage/Connector
    SFF-8617  Mini Multilane 12X Shielded Cage/Connector
    SFF-8631  Serial Attachment 4/8X 24 Gb/s Unshielded Connector
    SFF-8645  Mini Multilane 4/8X 24 Gb/s Shielded Cage/Connector
    SFF-8647  Mini Multilane 12X 14 Gb/s Shielded Cage/Connector (CXP14)
    SFF-8648  Mini Multilane 12X 28 Gb/s Shielded Cage/Connector (CXP28)
    SFF-8654  0.6mm 4/8X Unshielded I/O Connector
    SFF-8655  0.6mm 4/8X 24 Gb/s Unshielded I/O Connector
    SFF-8660  Variable Power Supply for Pluggable Modules/Hosts
    SFF-8673  Mini Multilane 4/8X 24 Gb/s Unshielded Connector (HD24un)
    SFF-8674  Mini Multilane 4/8X 24 Gb/s Shielded Cage/Connector (HD24sh)
    SFF-9400  Universal 4/8X Pinouts
    INF-9401  SAS-4 Internal Connector Pinout Recommendations
    SFF-9639  Multifunction 6X Unshielded Connector Pinouts

8. Ballot(s)

9. Future schedule of SFF Meetings
     1500-xxxx  Form Factors and Connectors (Every T10 week)
     xxxx-1800  8xxx SSWG as needed
                Transceivers (every T11 week)

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Candidates to be expired from specifications published in 2008 (does not
include those specifications which have been standardized by EIA).

    8067  40-pin SCA-2 Connector w/Bidirectional ESI
    8142  54mm x 71mm Form Factor w/40-pin ATA Type Connector
    8144  54mm x 78.5mm Form Factor w/micro SATA Connector
    8146  54mm x 71mm Form Factor w/SATA Connector
    8434  SFP+ Gerber Files
    8473  Multilane 4/12X 20 Gb/s Shielded Connector (Copper)
    8552  5.25 inch Form Factor Optical Drive 9.5mm/12.7mm

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Subject:  Informal communication from IEEE 802.3by (25Gb/s Ethernet) to SFF
Date:     Mon  1 Jun 2015 14:49:07 +0000

Please find attached an informal communication to the SFF Committee from
the IEEE P802.3by Task Force (25 Gb/s Ethernet).  It is highlighting some
of the progress the  Task Force has made with regards to the specification
of 25 Gb/s Ethernet and highlighting some areas it would like to highlight
that would be beneficial to the industry for the SFF committee to be aware.

filename = h:\d-SFF\1507_ADD_IEEE.pdf

Transceiver SSWG updated SFF-8024 to Rev 3.2

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Subject: Liaison statement from ITU-T SG15 to SFF/SFP MSA Committee - SG15-LS245D
Date:    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:52:48

Please find the attached Liaison statement from ITU-T SG15 to SFF/SFP MSA
Committee:

   SG15-LS245: LS on RSSI information accuracy in optical modules

filename = h:\d-SFF\1507_ADD_ITU.pdf

Transceiver chair Dave Lewis responded:

Dear Mr Hiroshi Ota,

I was in attendance at the SG15 plenary last week and did note that this
question came up during the discussions.  I will add these questions to the
agenda of our next Transceivers SSWG (special subject working group) meeting
to be held in Salem, MA during the week of August 3rd.  I will prepare a
response to you after that meeting.

One point to note is that the SFF Committee has two active management
interface specifications:  SFF-8472 which is for serial modules such as
SFP+/SFP28; and SFF-8636 which is for 4-lane parallel modules such as
QSFP+/QSFP28 and also mini-multilane HD modules.  A change to accuracy
specifications would affect multiple groups of users so it would perhaps be
something to consider as an optional feature rather than a mandatory change.

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The Transceiver SSWG held webex/telecons to update SFF-8024, and a question
arose on 'fanout'. Here is an attempt at a description.

- a fanout cable is an assembly with a single connector at one end and more
  than one connector at the other
- a distribution cable is an assembly of individual fibres bundled in an
  outer sheath which uses a fanout kit to separate the fibres into jacketed
  fanout cables
- a breakout cable is an assembly of jacketed cables bundled in an outer sheath
  which uses a furcation to separate individual cables into fanout cables.

What is a fanout when there is no modifier?