June 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r0 November 2010 802.11 Revision extension under IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2 Date: 2010-11-11 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)

November 2010 Motion Request RevCom extend P802.11 by two years, as described in the IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2, and as supported by the schedule described in document IEEE 802.11-10/0705r2. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

November 2010 Introduction This document presents the schedule and background information for P802.11** and seeks approval of the IEEE 802 EC to request IEEE RevCom to allow the 2-year extension. ** Note, P802.11 is a revision project with a PAR expiration date of December 31, 2011. The output of this is known as P802.11REVmb. It includes maintenance changes from project P802.11mb. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

P802.11 Rationale for Extension November 2010 P802.11 Rationale for Extension IEEE STD 802.11-2007 was published in June 2007 Amendments 802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11y, 802.11w, 802.11n, 802.11p and 802.11z have been approved since then. Revision project P802.11 has rolled in k,r,y,w, n & p. 802.11z has been published and will be rolled in shortly. Amendments 802.11v and 802.11u are expected to be approved by the SASB in Feb 2011 using the continuous process and to be rolled into the published revision. According to the IEEE-SA Operations Manual (subclause 8.1.2), it is necessary to get approval of a 2-year extension to allow these amendments to be considered by RevCom, as their approval will be sought after the initial 3-year period. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

P802.11REVmb Schedule November 2010 June 2010 May 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0503r4 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r0 November 2010 P802.11REVmb Schedule May 2008 – Issue Call for Comment/Input July 2008 – begin process input and old Interpretation requests Acknowledge previous Task Group referrals Sept 2008 – PAR revision process started Nov 2008 – close receipt of new input Nov 2008 – WG/EC approval of PAR Revision Dec 2008 – NesCom/SASB approval PAR Revision May 2009 – First WG Letter ballot Nov 2009 – Recirc WG Ballot Nov 2010 – Initial Sponsor Ballot completed Future Items Dec 2010 – Roll in .11z Feb 2010 – Sponsor 1st Recirc Feb 2011 – Standards Board approval of .11v & .11u. Mar 2011 – Sponsor 2nd Recirc, Roll in .11v Jun 2011 – Sponsor 3rd Recirc, Roll in .11u Aug 2011 – Sponsor 4th Recirc Sept 2011 – Sponsor 5th Recirc (unchanged draft) Oct 2011 – EC Final Approval Dec 2011 – RevCom/SASB Approval Slide 5 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion Page 5 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Background Information November 2010 Background Information Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE-SA Operations Manual November 2010 IEEE-SA Operations Manual Subclause 8.1.2 – Amendments & Corrigenda Up to three amendments can be approved before the standard shall be revised, unless the base standard has been approved or reaffirmed within the past three years. In the latter case, multiple amendments may be added until the base standard is three years old or three years have elapsed since the most recent reaffirmation of the standard. After the three-year period, RevCom shall defer consideration of additional amendments or corrigenda until a revision or a two-year extension request is approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board. The standard shall not be reaffirmed if three or more amendments to the base standard exist. If, for any extenuating circumstances, an exception to these rules is required, the Sponsor shall take its request for a two-year extension to RevCom. A project plan outlining the rationale for the request, as well as a schedule for the revision, also shall be submitted. RevCom will review the request and make a recommendation to the IEEE-SA Standards Board. Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

802.11 Revision Project – Sponsor Ballot November 2010 802.11 Revision Project – Sponsor Ballot Draft Opened Closed Days Ballot Type Pool Approve Disapprove Abstain Return #Cmnt D6.00 21/09/2010 05/11/2010 45 Technical 186 122 87% 18 comments 10% 9 6% 149 80% 454 1 w/o comments Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline November 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/1193r1 November 2010 IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline 802.11z TDLS 802.11s Mesh 802.11 -2007 MAC 802.11r Fast Roam e QoS 802.11u WIEN 802.11k RRM h DFS & TPC 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11V Network Management 802.11Y Contention Based Protocol FIA i Security Smart Grid f Inter AP 802.11ae QoS Mgmt Frm 802.11p WAVE 802.11mb Maintenance 802.11 ah a 54 Mbps 5GHz 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11af TVWS g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 802.11ac VHT 5GHz 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11ad VHT 60GHz 802.11b (’99) 11 Mbps 2.4GHz PHY Published Amendment Discussion Topics Study groups TG without draft WG Letter Ballot Sponsor Ballot Published Standard Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

Scope of revision November 2010 Maintenance November 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/1193r1 November 2010 Scope of revision 802.11z TDLS 802.11 -2007 MAC 802.11r Fast Roam e QoS 802.11s Mesh 802.11u WIEN 802.11k RRM h DFS & TPC 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11V Network Management 802.11Y Contention Based Protocol FIA i Security Smart Grid f Inter AP 802.11ae QoS Mgmt Frm 802.11p WAVE 802.11mb Maintenance 802.11 ah a 54 Mbps 5GHz 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11af TVWS g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 802.11ac VHT 5GHz 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11ad VHT 60GHz 802.11b (’99) 11 Mbps 2.4GHz PHY Published Amendment Discussion Topics Study groups TG without draft WG Letter Ballot Sponsor Ballot Published Standard Bruce Kraemer (Marvell) Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

November 2010 802.11 Revision Process KEY PAR – Nescom approval B0 – Initial WG ballot BF – Final WG ballot S0 – Initial Sponsor ballot SF – Final Sponsor ballot - Publication date History Forecast 802.11-1999 (528p) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 PAR B0 BF S0 SF MA 802.11-2007 (1232p) PAR B0 BF S0 SF MB 802.11-2011 (2250p est) PAR MC Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)