doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx Terry Cole AMD Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 802.11 WG Assigned Numbers Terry Cole AMD Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 Purpose Several sets of ID numbers or numbered resources are used in 802.11. Examples: element IDs capability information field bits management action frame action codes Spectrum management classes Many others, one each per tab of the ANA database (spreadsheet) Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

ANA Mechanisms Database Administrator Mechanism for requesting numbers Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 ANA Mechanisms Database ANA database is an Excel Spreadsheet made available as a contribution Administrator Chair appoints the ANA who administers the ANA database Mechanism for requesting numbers Mechanism for adding a new resource Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

Requesting Allocation Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 Requesting Allocation Request is made By an editor on behalf of a TG, by way of editor’s reflector, editor’s meetings, or telecons By a TG or the WG, by way of a motion Outside body such as 802.15.2 would make a request by asking the WG chair to sponsor the motion to request Request may ask for a specific number Not necessarily be honored by the ANA Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

Request Allocation (Continued) Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 Request Allocation (Continued) Conflicts are checked by ANA Last item of any resource will never be assigned – always automatically designated “escape bit/number” ANA is responsible for bringing exhaustion of any resource to the attention of the immediately following WG plenary session Response will be made Response to reqeuster and editor’s reflector Indicating assigned number(s) Sent to the editor’s reflector for inclusion in the next applicable draft(s) Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 Revoking Allocations Owner (recorded in ANA database) of an assigned number may request revocation TG or WG by motion TG Editor by email to editor’s reflector Request made in same way as for assignment, but may only by the owner of the assigned number (or a higher level body which has authority for the owner). Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company

Month 1998 doc.: IEEE 802.11-98/xxx May 2007 Adding Resources Assigned resources are shown each on a different tab of the ANA Additional resources may be added by a request to the ANA. Resource additions will be announced to the editor’s reflector. Terry Cole, AMD John Doe, His Company