Summary of Unresolved General Comments for 2/14 TGs Telecon February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Unresolved General Comments for 2/14 TGs Telecon Date: 2007-02-14 Authors: Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.11. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.11. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures <http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf>, including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair <stuart.kerry@philips.com> as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at <patcom@ieee.org>. Steven Conner Steven Conner

February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Abstract Summary of unresolved General comments (based on 07/0023r19) for discussion on 2/14 TGs telecon Steven Conner Steven Conner

General Comment Statistics as of end of the Hillsboro Ad-Hoc February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 General Comment Statistics as of end of the Hillsboro Ad-Hoc Total Open Comments: 739 (including duplicates) Proposed Resolutions: Accept/Counter: 397 (54%) Reject 58 ( 8%) Defer: 284 (38%) Note: All deferred comments have been categorized with issue identifiers Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Deferred General comments February 2007 Summary of Deferred General comments Category Topic IDs Frame Formats G9, G11, G13, G14, G16, G21, G22, G23, G28 Terms and Definitions G10 MIB Variables G8 Clause 5 G20 Annex A G7 UCG G15, G18, G25 Misc G17, G24, G27, G29, G30 Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with Frame Formats February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Issues with Frame Formats Issue Identifier Description CID Count G9 Details of MAC Frame Format, Body Size 24 G11 New extended frame type vs. reusing existing frame types vs. SNAP header 23 G13 Mesh Management Frame and Mesh Action Data Unit 20 G16 Incomplete frame definitions 10 G14 Peer capacity value needs to be clarified in Mesh Capability IE 7 G21 Draft defines too many IEs 4 G22 Issues with action encapsulation frame 2 G23 Remove SSID from beacons sent by non-AP MPs 1 G28 Combine fields in Mesh Capability IE to reduce IE length Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with Terms and Definitions February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 Summary of Issues with Terms and Definitions February 2007 Issue Identifier Description CID Count G10 Need to clean up terms and definitions 91 Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with MIB Variables February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Issues with MIB Variables Issue Identifier Description CID Count G10 Many missing MIB variables in Annex D Define new variables to facilitate description of MPs that support different functions 38 Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with Clause 5 February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Issues with Clause 5 Issue Identifier Description CID Count G20 Need to clean up the introductory/overview text in Clause 5 19 Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with Annex A February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Issues with Annex A Issue Identifier Description CID Count G7 Annex A is Missing from the Draft 17 Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Issues with Unified Channel Graph February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Issues with Unified Channel Graph Issue Identifier Description CID Count G15 Need to introduce regulatory class in addition to channel number in UCG Channel Switch and harmonize with 11REVma and 11k 12 G25 Suggestion to remove UCG from the draft 3 G18 Clarify behavior of UCG channel switch protocol for multiple PHYs and cases where an MP cannot switch to the indicated channel 2 Steven Conner Steven Conner

Summary of Misc Issues February 2007 Issue Identifier Description doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 Summary of Misc Issues Issue Identifier Description CID Count G27 Update figure s110 and associated text for consistency with current draft 6 G24 Clarify constraints on active mesh profiles 2 G17 Insufficient normative text 1 G29 Assign variable names to timers G30 Add state machine showing interaction between peer link protocols, routing, frame transport, etc. Steven Conner Steven Conner

February 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0250r0 February 2007 References doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0023r19 – Resolution of comments received during IEEE 802.11 Letter Ballot 93 Steven Conner Steven Conner