IEEE 802.3bj took 3.5 years to standardize 100G backplane PHY specs
jwt0625 · x · 2026-10-18
jwt0625 shared the IEEE P802.3bj task force timeline, noting that the PHY specs for 100 Gbps electrical backplanes and twinaxial copper cables took about 3.5 years from study group formation to final standard.
Key milestones in the chart: study group formed Nov 2010, PAR approved and task force formed Sep 2011, last new technical proposal May 2012, WG and sponsor ballots through 2013, and final standard in 2014. Such history is often cited in debates about the pace of today's AI interconnect standards.
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