WG11 Snapshot March ‘12 Date: 09 -March-2012 Authors: Name Company doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0182r0 March 2012 WG11 Snapshot March ‘12 Date: 09 -March-2012 Authors: Name Company Address Phone email Bruce Kraemer Marvell 5488 Marvell Ln Santa Clara, CA 95054 +1 - 321 4 27 4098 bkraemer@ marvell .com Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Adrian’s Vice Chair report 11-12-0038 March 2012 802.11 Meeting Documents Agenda 11-12- 0181 Snapshots 11-12- 0182 Supplementary 11-12- 0183 Adrian’s Vice Chair report 11-12-0038 Jon’s Vice Chair report 11-12-0045 Treasury report 11-12-0043 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

PAR Expiration/Renewal Schedule March 2012 PAR Expiration/Renewal Schedule Project PAR Expiration Date MB 31-DEC-2011 S Revision 31-DEC-2012 AA AC AD AE 31-DEC-2013 AF AH 31-DEC-2014 AI Plan for Approval of New Revision PAR July 2012 Plan for Approval of Extension PAR July 2012 https://development.standards.ieee.org/pub/active-pars?n=22&o=1a0a2a3d Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

March 2012 Officers Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

WG11 Task & Study Group Officers – March 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0182r0 March 2012 WG11 Task & Study Group Officers – March 2012 Cat Group Chair Vice Chair Technical Editor Secretary WG WG11 Bruce Kraemer Jon Rosdahl Adrian Stephens Peter Ecclesine Stephen McCann TG Mb Dorothy Stanley Michael Montemurro AA Graham Smith Alex Ashley Ganesh Venkatesan AC Osama Aboul-Magd Menzo Wentink, Joonsuk Kim Robert Stacey David Yang AD Eldad Perahia Chris Hansen, James Yee Carlos Cordeiro -OPEN- AE Henry Ptasinski Matthew Fischer AF Richard Kennedy Zhou Lan AH Dave Halasz Yongho Seok Minyoung Park Joseph Teo Chee Ming AI Hiroshi Mano Marc Emmelmann Tom Siep Hitoshi Morioka SC WNG Clint Chaplin ARC Dave Bagby Mark Hamilton JTC1 Andrew Myles REG Smart G SG CMMW Xiaoming, Eldad ISD Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) NYRQ = Not yet required, nominations are not open OPEN = Candidate Nominations are open Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

WG11 Task & Study Group Officers – March 2012 adj doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0182r0 March 2012 WG11 Task & Study Group Officers – March 2012 adj Cat Group Chair Vice Chair Technical Editor Secretary WG WG11 Bruce Kraemer Jon Rosdahl Adrian Stephens Peter Ecclesine Stephen McCann TG Mb Dorothy Stanley Michael Montemurro AA Graham Smith Alex Ashley Ganesh Venkatesan AC Osama Aboul-Magd Menzo Wentink, Joonsuk Kim Robert Stacey David Yang AD Eldad Perahia Chris Hansen, James Yee Carlos Cordeiro -OPEN- AE Henry Ptasinski Matthew Fischer AF Richard Kennedy Zhou Lan AH Dave Halasz Yongho Seok Minyoung Park Joseph Teo Chee Ming AI Hiroshi Mano Marc Emmelmann Tom Siep Hitoshi Morioka SC WNG Clint Chaplin ARC JTC1 Andrew Myles REG Smart G SG CMMW Xiaoming, Eldad ISD Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) NYRQ = Not yet required, nominations are not open OPEN = Candidate Nominations are open Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

March 2012 Status Reports Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Current Membership Status March 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0182r0 March 2012 Current Membership Status November Status Number Aspirant 124 Potential Voter 59 Voter 298 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 Data from document 11-12-0038 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

March 2012 Meeting Registration Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline May 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/0483r0 March 2012 IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline 802.11z TDLS 802.11s Mesh 802.11 -2007 e QoS MAC 802.11u WIEN 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11V Network Management h DFS & TPC 802.11k RRM i Security 802.11ai FILS 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11Y Contention Based Protocol IDS f Inter AP 802.11ae QoS Mgt Frames Smart Grid j JP bands 802.11p WAVE 802.11mb Revision WNG g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz CMMW 802.11 ah 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11af TVWS 802.11 -2003 b 11Mbps 2.4 GHz 802.11ac VHT 5GHz 802.11ad VHT 60 GHz 802.11W Management Frame Security a 54 Mbps 5GHz d PHY 802.11 (’99) 2.4GHz Published Amendment Discussion Topics Study groups TG without Approved draft WG Letter Ballot Sponsor Ballot Published Standard Slide 10 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Page 10 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 Revisions March 2012 802.11 -2012 May 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/0483r0 March 2012 IEEE 802.11 Revisions 802.11z TDLS 802.11ai FILS 802.11s Mesh MAC 802.11 -2003 e QoS 802.11 -2007 802.11 -2012 802.11 -1999 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11ae QoS Mgt Frames 802.11u WIEN h DFS & TPC 802.11k RRM 802.11aa Video Transport i Security 802.11V Network Management f Inter AP 802.11Y Contention Based Protocol d Intl roaming j JP bands 802.11af TV Whitespace 802.11p WAVE 802.11ac Very High Throughput 6Gbps @ 5GHz a 54 Mbps 5GHz 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) b 11 Mbps 2.4GHz g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 802.11ad Very High Throughput 6Gbps @ 60GHz 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11ah <1GHz PHY Slide 11 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Page 11 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Type of Groups Type of Group Description WG Working Group TG March 2012 Type of Groups Type of Group Description WG Working Group TG Task Group SG Study Group SC Standing Committee Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Groups March 2012 Type Group Description Chair WG11 The IEEE 802.11 Working Group Bruce Kraemer TG MB Maintenance – Revision “mb” Dorothy Stanley AA Robust video Graham Smith AC Very High Throughput (<6 GHz bands) Osama Aboul-Magd AD Very High Throughput (60 GHz) Eldad Perahia AE QoS for Management Frames Michael Montemurro AF Operation in TV Whitespace bands Richard Kennedy AH Operation in 900 MHz bands Dave Halasz AI Fast Initial Link Setup Hiroshi Mano SG C60G China 60 GHz Eldad Perahia + Xiaoming Peng ISD Infrastructure Service Discovery Stephen McCann SC WNG Wireless Next Generation Clint Chaplin ARC Architecture Dave Bagby JTC1 ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC6 shadow committee Andrew Myles REG Regulatory Smart Grid Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

WG11 Editor Abstract / Agenda – Mar 2012 July 2007 March 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0990r1 WG11 Editor Abstract / Agenda – Mar 2012 Roll Call / Contacts / Reflector Go round table and get brief status report ANA Status / Process / What is administered Numbering Alignment process / Spreadsheet Amendment Ordering / Draft Snapshots Style Guide for 802.11 Editor succession REVmc Editor backup practices Slide 14 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Page 14 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Terry Cole (AMD)

WNG SC – March 2012 Review of objectives May 2008 WNG SC – March 2012 Review of objectives Discovery Simulation – Paul Lambert Key Centric Identity – Paul Lambert AC+ - Jim Lansford Page 15

802.11 ARC – March 2012 Administration Jan 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/1455r0 Mar 2012 802.11 ARC – March 2012 Administration Attendance Approve Agenda Policies 802 Overview & Architecture ballot Ballot status update 802 ballot closed Feb 4, comments found here: 11-12/0228r0 Comment resolution ongoing (this week, and off-line) Review status of 802.11’s comments Review others’ comments of interest Submit any comment resolution proposals Future sessions / SC activities Mark Hamilton, Polycom, Inc. David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

TGmb - March 2012 TGmb D12.0 Publication Editing in progress Month Year May 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0547r0 doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 March 2012 TGmb - March 2012 TGmb D12.0 Received Revcom Approval January 23, 2012 Received Standards Board Approval – February 6, 2012 Publication Editing in progress Editor and review team responding to publication editor questions Publication anticipated early-mid April 2012 Slide 17 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Page 17 John Doe, Some Company Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 TGaa – Waikoloa, March 2012 Oct 2011May 2008 May 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/xxxxr0 Mar 2012 IEEE 802.11 TGaa – Waikoloa, March 2012 Goals for the Meeting: Sponsor Ballot 4 received 100% approval with 0 comments. Joint Meeting with 802.1avb Update on EC and RevCom Graham Smith (DSP Group)) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11ac – March 2012 Passed WG letter ballot (LB 187) November 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 March 2012 IEEE 802.11ac – March 2012 Passed WG letter ballot (LB 187) A total of about 1500 comments were received. Focus of this meeting is on resolving comments received on D2.0. Comment spreadsheet is available at: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-0223-02-00ac-lb187-comment-tgac-d2-0.xls A TG Ad Hoc meeting was held in the Bay area during the period of March 7-9 with the objective to achieve progress on LB 187 comment resolution. Ad Hoc meeting Agenda is available in document11-12/0236. Agenda for this meeting is available in document 11-12/0237r0. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

TGad – March Meeting Goals Complete comment resolution on first sponsor ballot Start first recirculation sponsor ballot

IEEE 802.11 TGaa – Waikoloa, March 2012 Oct 2011May 2008 May 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/xxxxr0 Mar 2012 IEEE 802.11 TGaa – Waikoloa, March 2012 Goals for the Meeting: Sponsor Ballot 5 received 100% approval with 0 comments. Review any EC or RevCom comments Graham Smith (DSP Group)) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

TGaf – Meeting Goals March 2012 Approve meeting and teleconference minutes Approve the LB171 comment spreadsheet in 11-11/277r27 Approve speculative draft D1.06 Review the progress since January Complete PHY comments resolution with a submission to create a Clause 23 With comment resolutions completed, create Draft 2.0 and request a new WG Letter Ballot Review regulatory landscape Plan for May meeting and teleconferences Slide 22

Create draft text ad hoc sub groups Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 March 2012 IEEE 802.11ah March Snapshot Primary focus Continue work on the specification framework document. Continue work on, Requirements & eval. and channel model document Create draft text ad hoc sub groups Timeline review & Teleconference schedule David Halasz, Motorola Mobility David Halasz, Motorola Mobility

IEEE 802.11 FILS TGai – Hawaii, March 2012 May 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/xxxxr0 Mar 2012 IEEE 802.11 FILS TGai – Hawaii, March 2012 Goals for the Meeting: Approve minutes of past meeting and teleconference Spec text for specification framework documentation Creating Spec framework documentation Approve Timeline Approve Teleconference schedule Approve Plan for May Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

May 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0547r0 Mar 2012 IEEE JTC1 ad hoc – March 2012 The agenda items that will be addressed this week are: Review IEEE 802.11 WG liaisons to SC6 Latest liaisons of Sponsor Ballot drafts Review results of SC6 meeting in Feb 2012 Status of WAPI in SC6 (802.11i replacement) Status of proposed 802.1X/AE and 802.16 security replacements Status of N-UHT (proposed 802.11ac replacement) in SC6 Response to 802 plan for ISO/IEC 8802 standards Review liaison sent Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Regulatory Standing Committee Meeting Goals March 2012 The regulatory summaries Regulatory issues status FCC open issues and changes on the horizon Spectrum Bill National Broadband Plan update EU development of TVWS Harmonised Standard Ofcom 10-year spectrum planning Critical issues actions TBD

NIST Smart Grid PAP#2 Update Progress on rewrite of Chapter 4 & 5 March 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0182r0 March 2012 Smart Grid – March 2012 NIST Smart Grid PAP#2 Update Progress on rewrite of Chapter 4 & 5 Simulation parameters Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

China Millimeter Wave (CMMW) Study Group – March Meeting Goals PAR & 5 C development Task group logistics

Refine Scope of Study Group Presentations Liaison response from WFA March 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0 March 2012 IEEE 802.11 ISD SG – March 2012 Refine Scope of Study Group Presentations Liaison response from WFA Draft PAR & 5Cs Plans for May 2012 Agenda for this meeting is 11-12/0225r0. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

March 2012 Recent Ballots Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Recent Ballot History Year Inter meeting Period Ballots Completed WG March 2012 Recent Ballot History Year Inter meeting Period Ballots Completed WG Sponsor 2011 Jan - Mar 3 2 Mar - May May - July 4 July - Sept Sept - Nov 1 2011/2012 Nov - Jan 6 2012 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

March 2012 802.11 Ballot #187 was a 30 day Working Group technical Ballot asking the question "Should P802.11ac D2.0 be forwarded to Sponsor Ballot?". RESULTS: Ballot Opening Date: Thursday January 19, 2012- 23:59 ET Ballot Closing Date: Saturday February 18, 2012 - 23:59 ET 300 eligible people are in this ballot group. 223 affirmative votes 28 negative votes 19 abstention votes 1 negative vote without comments === 271 votes received = 90.3 % valid returns = 7.0 % valid abstentions APPROVAL RATE: 223 affirmative votes = 88.8 % affirmative 28 total negative votes = 11.2 % negative Motion PASSES. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)