802.11 Working Group Opening Report September 2017 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 802.11 Working Group Opening Report September 2017 Authors: Date: 2017-09-11 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

September 2017 Introduction This presentation, together with the reports cited on the next slide, forms the opening report of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group for September 2017. Subgroup status is reported in the “Snapshots” submission (see documents slide for link). This is incorporated by reference into this opening report. “Mx.y.z” terminology indicates that the item was on the tentative agenda for the Monday 802.11 plenary, and was agenda item x.y.z. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

September 2017 M1.3 Meeting Decorum % Photography or recording by permission only (December 2014 IEEE-SA Standards Board Ops Manual 5.3.3.2) Press (i.e., anyone reporting publicly on this meeting) are to announce their presence (December 2015 IEEE-SA Standards Board Ops Manual 5.3.3.3) Laptop speakers, cell phone / tablet ringers off Wear your badges at all times in meeting areas Help the hotel security staff improve the general security of the meeting rooms Laptops HAVE BEEN STOLEN at previous meetings DO NOT assume that meeting areas are secure Please observe proper decorum in meetings Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M2.3.1 Summary of Liaisons - Incoming September 2017 M2.3.1 Summary of Liaisons - Incoming Liaison statement from Wi-Fi Alliance to 3GPP on Coexistence Tests for LTE-LAA https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1247-00-0000-liaison-statement-from-wi-fi-alliance-to-3gpp-on-coexistence-tests-for-lte-laa.doc Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M2.5 802 EC and IEEE-SA Standards Board decisions September 2017 M2.5 802 EC and IEEE-SA Standards Board decisions On 2017-07-14 The EC Approved 802.11ah press release (11-17/934r1) Formation of the “Light Communications” (LC) study group Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M2.6 – IEEE-SA Press Releases September 2017 M2.6 – IEEE-SA Press Releases IEEE Std 802.11ah-2016 press release http://standards.ieee.org/news/2017/ieee802.11ah.html Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M3.1 802.11 Working Group Session Documents September 2017 M3.1 802.11 Working Group Session Documents WG Session Reports   WG Agenda https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1167 Opening report https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1168 Snapshots https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1200 1st vice chair https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1266 2nd vice chair https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1201 Treasurer https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1265 Chair's Supplementary Material https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1169 Motions https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1202 Closing report https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1203 Previous Session Minutes https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11-17-1035 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M3.2 Joint meetings and Reciprocal Credit September 2017 M3.2 Joint meetings and Reciprocal Credit Reciprocal credit is provided to 802.11 voters for attendance at: 802.18, 802.19, 802.24, 802.1** Reciprocal credit for 802.1 is for 801.1Qbz, 802.1CF, 802E, 802c ** When meeting Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M4.1.1 Type of Groups Type of Group Description Sept 2016 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 M4.1.1 Type of Groups Type of Group Description WG Working Group SC Standing Committee TG Task Group SG Study Group TIG Topic Interest Group Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M4.1.1 Groups September 2017 Type Group Description WG WG11 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 Type Group Description WG WG11 The IEEE 802.11 Working Group SC AANI Advanced Access Networking Interface (AANI) ARC Architecture PAR PAR review WNG Wireless Next Generation 802 SC JTC1 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 TG AJ China Milli-Meter Wave (CMMW) AQ Pre-association Discovery (PAD) AK General Link (GLK) AX High Efficiency Wireless LAN (HEW) AY Next Generation 60 GHz (NG60) AZ Next Generation Positioning (NGP) BA Wake-up Radio MD Revision (REVmd) SG LC Light Communication SG Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

M4.1.2 PAR Expiration/Renewal Schedule September 2017 M4.1.2 PAR Expiration/Renewal Schedule Project PAR Expiration Date AJ 31-DEC-2018 AK AQ AX AY 31-DEC-2019 AZ BA 31-DEC-2020 802.11 (REVmd) 31-DEC 2021 http://www.ieee802.org/11/PARs/index.html Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

PAR updates in process P802.11ax – modification request September 2017 PAR updates in process P802.11ax – modification request PAR update in https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-0913-02-00ax-par-modification-to-support-6-ghz-band.docx has been approved by the WG. After discussion on the 802 EC reflector, it was determined that TGax needs to review and approve the 5C, and ask the WG to approve it. P802.11az – modification request Expect motions out of this meeting to approve a PAR modification request, and to update (if necessary), review and approve the CSD. Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M4.1.3 802.11 WG Appointed positions September 2017 M4.1.3 802.11 WG Appointed positions WG Secretary – Stephen McCann Treasurer – Jon Rosdahl ANA Authority – Robert Stacey WG Technical Editors – Robert Stacey, Peter Ecclesine Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Yunsong YANG Eunsung PARK Nikola SERAFIMOVSKI (pro tem) M4.1.3 Officers Sept 2016 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 Cat Group Chair Vice Chair Technical Editor Secretary WG Adrian STEPHENS Jon ROSDAHL Dorothy STANLEY Robert STACEY Peter ECCLESINE Stephen MCCANN SC AANI Joseph LEVY Roger Marks ARC Mark HAMILTON Coex Andrew MYLES PAR Michael MONTEMURRO WNG Jim LANSFORD Lei WANG TG MD Emily QI Edward AU (subeditor) AJ Jiamin CHEN Haiming WANG Shiwen HE (subeditor) Open AK Donald EASTLAKE Norm FINN AQ Yunsong YANG Lee ARMSTRONG AX Osama ABOUL-MAGD Simone MERLIN Ron PORAT Yasuhiko INOUE AY Edward AU Sang Kim Carlos CORDEIRO Jeorge HURTARTE AZ Jonathan SEGEV Carlos ALDANA CC WANG Roy WANT BA Minyoung PARK Yunsong YANG Eunsung PARK Leif WILHELMSSON SG LC Nikola SERAFIMOVSKI (pro tem) Changed in last session Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 Revisions September 2017 May 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/0483r0 September 2017 802.11 -2016 11aa Video Transport 11ae QoS Mgt Frames 11ac -VHT >1 Gbps @ 5GHz 11ad - VHT >1 Gbps @ 60GHz 11af TV Whitespace 802.11 -2012 11w Management Frame Security 11k RRM 11r Fast Roam 11v Network 11s Mesh 11u WIEN 11y Contention Based Protocol 11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 11z TDLS 11p WAVE 802.11 -2007 11g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 11e QoS 11i Security 11h DFS & TPC 11j JP bands 11f Inter AP 802.11 -2003 11a 54 Mbps 5GHz 11b 11 Mbps 2.4GHz 11d Intl roaming MAC IEEE Std 802.11 -1997 PHY & MAC Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Page 15 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline May 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/0483r0 September 2017 IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline 802.11 -2016 MAC 802.11 REVmd 802.11aq PAD 802.11az NGP 802.11ak GLK 802.11ai FILS 802.11ba WUR WNG Light Comms (LC) SG 802.11ax HEW 802.11ah < 1Ghz 802.11ay NG60 802.11aj CMMW MAC & PHY Discussion Topics Published Amendment Published Standard TIG/Study groups TG without Approved draft Sponsor Ballot WG Letter Ballot Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation 16 Page 16 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

M4.1.5 Summary of ballots and comment collections Sept 2016 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 M4.1.5 Summary of ballots and comment collections Type Label Group Opened (mm-dd) Dur (d) # Comments Ballot Group Approve Disapprove + invalid Abstain Return % Approve % Result SR SR3 TGaq 07-19 10 47 125 106 2 88 97 P SR2 TGaj 07-25 15 140 121 3 100 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M4.1.6 Current Membership Status Sept 2016 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 M4.1.6 Current Membership Status Status Number Aspirant 119 Potential Voter 19 Voter 316 Ex Officio Voter 13 Definitions: Aspirant: a member who has attended 1 qualifying meeting Potential Voter: a member who has attended 2 qualifying meetings and will become a voter at the start of the next plenary they attend Ex Officio Voter: a voter who has voting rights by virtue of their membership of the 802 EC and has requested to be recorded as an ex officio voter in 802.11 Data as of 2017-05-15 Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

M4.1.6 Recent voting member history Sept 2016 doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/1066 September 2017 M4.1.6 Recent voting member history Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

September 2017 background data Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Membership by Country and Region September 2017 Membership by Country and Region Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Members by Affiliation September 2017 Members by Affiliation Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Meeting Attendance – Historic Data September 2017 Meeting Attendance – Historic Data Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

Membership – Historic Data September 2017 Membership – Historic Data Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation