Consortium for On-Board Optics
Consortium for On-Board Optics FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING APRIL 14, 2015 @ ARISTA NETWORKS 2 Agenda Welcome and Introductions Review of Organization Structure and Goals Planning/Formation of Working Groups Funding and Timeline Meeting Planning Discussions and Q&A Working Group Formation (Members Only) COBO Meeting April 2015 3 Welcome! COBO Meeting April 2015 4 Thank You! To the Members for their incredible response! To Arista Networks for hosting our first meeting To the team that has gotten COBO where it is today. COBO Meeting April 2015 When Legal Creates the Name – Board Mounted Optical Modules COBO Meeting April 2015 5 6 COBO Value Proposition Member contribution driven organization to develop specifications and recommendations for optics and optical modules for mounting on printed circuit boards. COBO Meeting April 2015 7 Organization Goals Develop COBO Specifications and associated documentation Electrical interfaces Pin-outs and board layout Thermals and airflow Board-mounted or socketed Propose technical requirements or direction for additional COBO Specifications Engage in other strategic and development activities Liaisons with other standards bodies COBO Meeting April 2015 8 COBO Operations Member driven contributions (bottom-up) Re-use or reference other industry specifications where appropriate Working Groups can focus on target market applications Datacenter client optics vs. transport line side optics Server vs. switch optics Development of white papers or technical recommendations Ability to take approved specifications to other organizations Develop interoperable and interchangeable solutions COBO Meeting April 2015 9 Organization Structure Steering Committee Chair Secretary Brad Treasurer Christophe General Working Group 1 Chair COBO Meeting April 2015 General Working Group 2 Chair Technical Working Group 1 Chair Technical Working Group 2 Chair Steering Committee Arista Networks Broadcom Cisco Juniper Mellanox Microsoft 10 Working Groups Currently no working groups formed Recommended initial focus/efforts Use Cases Investigate potential use cases such as datacenter, telecom, industrial, etc. Determine areas to focus work such as pin-out, thermal, electrical, etc. Use to initiate technical working groups to create specifications Liaisons Which organizations are co-travelers? IEEE, OIF, T11, etc. Conference calls to support efforts COBO Meeting April 2015 11 Funding Many models used throughout the industry Typical expenses Executive/Managing Director Administrative, technical administration/support, legal Website creation and support Fees based on membership level and revenue Budget Cover startup costs Build/hire services as need to support the work of the volunteers COBO Meeting April 2015 12 Membership Founding members: 17 Steering members: 6 Associate members: 11 Since launch on March 23, 2015 Associate members: 6 Pending members: 4 Investigating: 10+ Growth is very encouraging to support funding the organization COBO Meeting April 2015 13 Industry Reaction Multiple press articles issued across the industry OSA offer for a panel at OFC 2016 EETimes, Network World, Lightwave, etc. Organizer to contact us in June during planning phase Michael Lebby reached out about coordination with new DoD consortium Not many details at this point in time as contact occurred yesterday COBO Meeting April 2015 14 Meeting Planning Next meetings (members only) Targeting the week of June 15th for a full-day meeting in Seattle, WA USA Looking to possibly co-locate August and October meetings with OIF meetings in Ottawa and Shanghai, respectively Goal is to try to have meetings coincide with other industry related events Meeting locations will rotate globally to be as fair as possible Members are welcome to host a meeting Conference calls to be used to help progress the work between meetings COBO Meeting April 2015 15 Next Steps Formalize working groups Treasurer and team will work on the budget and fee structure Finalize details for June meeting Liaise with other organizations COBO Meeting April 2015 16 Discussion Q&A COBO Meeting April 2015 17 Thank You! Next Meeting: Week of June 15th in Seattle, WA COBO Meeting April 2015
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