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doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 2 Abstract Running record of Agenda, Minutes, Results and Motions for TGn LB97 MAC adhoc group from March 2007 meeting through the meeting during which MAC LB97 comment processing is completed.

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 3 MAC adhoc

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 4 TGN LB97 MAC adhoc agenda 03/14/07 03/14/07 – Wednesday – PM2 –Submission presentations –Step through “MAC discussion group” CIDs

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 5 MAC adhoc

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 6 TGN LB97 MAC adhoc agenda 03/13/07 03/13/07 – Tuesday – PM1 Review LB97 results –Congratulations! –~83% pass –3076 comments, 1635 Technical, 1441 Editorial Review LB97 MAC adhoc status –303 Technical comments –(MAC editorial comments all moved to Editor group) Review TGn MAC adhoc rules –Straw poll 75% [ yes/(all votes – abstain) ] to accept “proposed resolution” within adhoc for forwarding to TGn for official vote –5 minute initial discussion per CID – group may vote to extend (75% of voting non- abstain in order to extend, or no objection from group) Call for assignees Submission presentations Step through unassigned CIDs

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 7 Notes on comment database TGn is using a new comment database management tool Adhoc chairs will use the tool to process comments –Tool window on screen will look similar to spreadsheet –Comments still referenced by CID Excel spreadsheets will be created and distributed as before –Containing comment group sheets –Same resolution status designations Exception – “D” no longer used – see adhoc-status column where defer is indicated

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 8 MAC adhoc 07/03/13 PM1 Discussed organization of MAC comments Looked for assignees for comment groups Created new comment groups Assigned some names to inidividual (non-grouped) comments One new comment group is “MAC discussion group” –These comments are currently intended to be discussed individually by the group and they potentially do not require a submission, but may require a submission after initial MAC discussion

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 9 Assignee signup 1 AAD A-MSDU8 Brett A-MPDU7 Solomon A-MSDU7 Matt F Antenna Select misc21 Adrian backoff3 Tomoko BlockAck19 Solomon BlockAck delayed3 Matt F Dual CTS12 Menzo EDCA cleanup3 Menzo Frame Exchange Sequences20 Adrian HCCA4 Matt F HTC4 Solomon

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 10 Assignee signup 2 MGMT SAP8 Adrian NAV update3 Adrian Order bit masking4 Matt S Rate MCS Selection63 Yuichi Reverse Direction18 Adrian RIFS4 Matt F RIFS accuracy2 Matt F Security Classifications2 Matt F SMPS4 Srini STBC10 Jeremy WEP-TKIP3 Matt F

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 11 Straw polls –Question? YES - NO –

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 12 For better viewing Place text here

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 13 MAC Motion motion_example Set of x comments –Topic Relevant documents xxxxry General nature #xxx NOT REALLY A MOTION - Move to accept comment resolutions in 11-07/0338rX tab “motion_example” – PM2 TGn action xxxx

doc.: IEEE /0372r1 Submission March 2007 Matthew Fischer (Broadcom)Slide 14 References n-tgn-lb97-mac-adhoc-report.ppt –(this document) n-tgn-lb97-MAC-comments.xls –Comment spreadsheet n-tgn-MAC-LB84-Ad-Hoc- Operation.ppt –LB84 MAC adhoc rules