TGac November 2012 Agenda Date: 2012-11-11 Authors: November 2012 September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 TGac November 2012 Agenda Date: 2012-11-11 Authors: Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

IEEE 802.11ac: VHT < 6 GHz Task Group November 2012 IEEE 802.11ac: VHT < 6 GHz Task Group San Antonio, TX November 11-16, 2012 Chair: Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Vice Chair: Menzo Wentink (Qualcomm) Vice Chair: Joonsuk Kim (Broadcom) Technical Editor: Robert Stacey (Apple) Secretary: David Yang (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Meeting Protocol Please announce your affiliation when you first address the group during a meeting slot Slide 3 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Register Indicate attendance Attendance November 2012 Attendance https://murphy.events.ieee.org/imat/attendance/index Register Indicate attendance See document 11-09-0517r0 for more details Slide 4 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Attendance, Voting & Document Status November 2012 Attendance, Voting & Document Status Make sure your badges are correct If you plan to make a submission be sure it does not contain company logos or advertising Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector, Documentation, member’s area see Adrian Stephens – adrian.p.stephens@intel.com Cell Phones Silent or Off Slide 5 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Patent Policy Following 5 slides November 2012 September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Patent Policy Following 5 slides Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Instructions for the WG Chair September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Instructions for the WG Chair The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the chair or a designee: Show slides #1 through #4 of this presentation Advise the WG attendees that: The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws; Early identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is strongly encouraged; There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development. Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting: That the foregoing information was provided and that slides 1 through 4 (and this slide 0, if applicable) were shown; That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) of which the participant is personally aware and that may be essential for the use of that standard Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom. The WG Chair shall ensure that a request is made to any identified holders of potential essential patent claim(s) to complete and submit a Letter of Assurance. It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual 6.3.5 and in FAQs 12 and 12a on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by incorporation or by reference. Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees with a PAR approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board. (Optional to be shown) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2 Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search Slide #1 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Patent Related Links Patent Policy is stated in these sources: September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Slide #2 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Call for Potentially Essential Patents September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted Slide #3 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. Technical considerations remain primary focus Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object. --------------------------------------------------------------- See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 5.3.10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details. Slide #4 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda Items for the Week November 2012 Agenda Items for the Week Approve minutes from September and November Ad Hoc meetings. Approve Telecon minutes. Status Report and Review from September and November Ad Hoc meetings. Ad Hoc group meetings Continue comment resolution on draft D4.0. TG motions Schedule Telecons times and ad hoc meeting. Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

General Flow of the Meeting September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 General Flow of the Meeting Monday November 12th, 16:00 – 18:00 IEEE IPR and Patent Policy Approve of September meeting minutes, November ad hoc meeting minutes, and telecons minutes. Editor Report. TG Motions Comment Resolution Tuesday November 13th 10:30 – 12:30 Ad Hoc Meeting Tuesday November 13th 16:00 – 18:00 TG Meeting Wednesday November 14th 08:00 – 10:00 Ad Hoc Group Meetings Presentations, Straw Polls, and Pre-Motions Wednesday November 14th, 08:00 – 10:00 Ad Hoc Group Meetings Presentations, straw polls, and pre-motions. Thursday November 15th, 10:30 – 12:30 Thursday November 15th, 16:00 – 18:00 TG Meeting Ad Hoc group reports and straw polls TG Motions Presentations Goals for NOvember 2012 Ad Hoc meeting and Conference calls Adjourn Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Monday, November 12th, 16:00 – 18:00 TG Meeting Patent policy, etc. Call for submissions Set agenda and Ad Hoc groups schedule. Editor Report. TG motions Approve minutes from the September meeting, November ad hoc meeting, and Telecon. Approve resolutions to comments considered during November ad hoc meeting Comment Resolution Recess Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Submissions (From The Ad Hoc) November 2012 Submissions (From The Ad Hoc) 11-12/1284, “LB190 Stephens Comment Resolutions:, Adrian Stephens 11-12/1292, “d4-0-sounding-comment-resolutions”, Yong Liu 11-12/1295, “LB 190 Annex B Comment Resolution”, Osama Aboul-Magd 11-12/1296, “LB190 PHY CIDs”, Eldad Perahia 11-12/1300, “D4.0 comment resolution misc PHY cids” Vinko Erceg Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Submissions 11-12/1316, “LB190 Comment Resolutions for Clause 9.12”, Eric Wong -- MAC 11-12/1318, “LB190 Comment Resolutions for Clause 10.39” Eric Wong 11-12/1370, “LB 190 Comments Resolutions for Sub-Clause 9.19” Allan Zhu -MAC 11-12/1371, “LB 190, MAC CIDs, Section 9.3” Reza Hedayat - MAC 11-12/1377, “LB190 PHY Comments” Youhan - PHY 11-12/1379, “D4 Comment Resolution, brianh, part 2” Brian Hart -- PHY 11-12/1380, “LB189-MU-Comment-Resolution” Nihar Jindal -- MU 11-12/1384, “LB190 resolution for comments on 10.2.1.4a”, Robert Stacey -- MAC Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

TGac Schedule in a Glance November 2012 TGac Schedule in a Glance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday AM1 TGac (MU + MAC) AM2 TGac (PHY then MAC) TGac MAC PM1 PM2 (MAC) (MU) Evening Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Editor Report Robert Stacey 11-12/1184r7 November 2012 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Status report The agenda for the November ad hoc meeting is available at: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1275-01-00ac-november-2012-tgac-ad-hoc-meeting-agenda.ppt Comment Spread sheet is available at: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-01-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls About 65 CIDs passed straw poll during the ad hoc meeting last week. Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Approval of Minutes (September 2012 Meeting, November 2012 ad hoc Meeting, and Telecons Minutes) Move to approve September Meeting Minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1221-00-00ac-tgac-meeting-minutes-palm-springs-sep-2012.doc Telecon Minutes 20121102 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1278-00-00ac-tgac-teleconference-minutes-20121102.doc November Ad Hoc Meeting Minutes https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1307-01-00ac-tgac-ad-hoc-meeting-minutes-20121108.doc Move: David Second: Robert Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #43 (PHY) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #43 (PHY) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls PHY20121109 Move: Youhan Second: Menzo Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #44 (MU) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #44 (MU) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls MU20121109 Move: Brian Second: Menzo Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #45 (MAC) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #45 (MAC) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls MAC20121109 Move: Matt Second: Menzo Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Polls SP #1: Do you agree to the resolution of CIDs 7353 in doc 11-12/1284r2? – y/n - 12/1 SP passes SP #2: Do you agree to the resolution of CIDs 7400, and 7013 in doc 11-12/1284r2? y/n – 9/2 SP passes Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #3 Do you agree to resolutions to CIDs, 7209, 7225, 7215, 7137 in doc 11-12/1371r1? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Tuesday November 13th, 10:30 – 12:30 TGac Meeting Republic A Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #4 Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7376, 7104, 7265, 7184, 7185, 7088, 7187, 7174, 7375, 7280 in doc 11-12/1377r1? Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #5 Do you agree o resolutions of CIDs 7170, 7035, 7036, 7311, 7037, 7261, 7038, 7040, 7312, 7039, 7041, 7042, 7344, 7262, 7313, 7222, 7085, 7043, 7045, 7048, 7083, 7177 in doc 11-12/1379r0? No objection Pending CIDs 7260 and 7044 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #6 Do you agree to the resolution of CID 7105 in doc 11-12/1300r2? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #7 Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7098, 7357, 7358, 7220, 7289, 7290 in doc 11-12/1370r0? Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Tuesday, November 13th, 16:00 – 18:00 September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Agenda for Tuesday, November 13th, 16:00 – 18:00 Task Group Meeting Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #8 Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7126, 7372, 7309, 7245, 7239, 7241, 7242, 7243, 7216, 7068, 7067, 7275, 7276, 7066, 7250, 7274, 7061, 7062, 7064, 7065, in doc 11-12/1380r1? Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Wednesday, November14th, 08:00 – 10:00 TGac Meeting Comment Resolution Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #9 Do you agree to the resolution of CIDs 7205 and 7206 in doc 11-12/1384r1? Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #10 Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7218, 7015, 7016 in doc 11-12/1380r2? Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #11 Do you agree to resolutions to CIDs 7098, 7357, 7358, 7220, 7289, 7290 in doc 11-12/1370r1? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Polls SP #12: SP on 7251 proposed resolution in 11-12/1371r2 – y/n – 17/1 SP passes. SP #13: Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7137, 7391, 7374, 7390, 7283, 7252, 7251 in doc 11-12/1371r2? No objection. Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Wednesday, November14th, 16:00 – 18:00 TGac Meetin 11-12/1316 – Eric Wong – for Thursday AM2 CID 7353 – Adrian Stephens CIDs 7260 and 7044 – Brian Hart Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #14 Do you agree to the resolution of CID 7353, 7400, 7013 in doc 11-12/1284r6? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #15 Do you agree to resolutions of CIDs 7260 and 7044 in doc 11-12/1379r2? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Agenda for Thursday, November 15th, 10:30 – 12:30 September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Agenda for Thursday, November 15th, 10:30 – 12:30 TG Meeting 11-12/1316r0 – Eric Wong TG Motions Goals for January 2013 Ad Hoc Meeting(s) Conference calls AoB Adjourn Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

November 2012 Straw Poll #16 Do you agree to the resolutions of CIDs 7140, 7254, and 7348 in doc 11-12/1316r1? No objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #46 (PHY) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #46 (PHY) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls PHY20121114 PHY20121113 Move: Youhan Second: Eldad Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #47 (MU) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #47 (MU) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls MU20121114 MU20121113 Move: Menzo Second: Vinko Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Comment Resolution Motion #48 (MAC) November 2012 Comment Resolution Motion #48 (MAC) Move to approve resolutions of comments: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls MAC20121114pm MAC20121114am, except CID 7346 MAC20121113pm MAC20121113am Move: Menzo Second: Matt Accepted with no objection Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Goals for January 2013 Complete comment resolution on draft D4.0. November 2012 Goals for January 2013 Complete comment resolution on draft D4.0. Request WG approval to go to a 15-day recirculation ballot. Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

January 2013 Ad Hoc Meeting Passed in September November 2012 January 2013 Ad Hoc Meeting Passed in September Authorize TGac to hold an ad-hoc meeting on January 10-11, 2013 in the Bay Area for the purpose of working on comment resolution. Hosted by Intel. TG agreed to have a 2-day ad hoc meeting. Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Timeline January - D5.0 Recirc March – April May Wednesday D6.0 November 2012 Timeline January - D5.0 Recirc March – Wednesday D6.0 Friday – EC request for SB Conditional approval April Unchanged D6.0 May SB – start of May Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Motion for Ad Hoc Meeting November 2012 Motion for Ad Hoc Meeting Authorize TGac to hold an ad-hoc meeting on March 13-15 in Bay Area, for the purpose of advancing comment resolution.   [Moved by <name> on behalf of <group> TGac vote: Moved: Brian hart, Seconded: Eldad Perahia, Result: 11-1-0] Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

Conference call times Dec. 13 (Cancelled) – 10:00 – 12:00 ET September 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 November 2012 Conference call times Previously Approved Dec. 6 20:00 – 22:00 ET Nov. 29 10:00 – 12:00 ET Dec. 13 (Cancelled) – 10:00 – 12:00 ET Dec. 13, Jan 24 Dec 20, Jan. 3, Jan. 31 Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies) Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)