Submission Title: [802.11 TGn liaison report] 13 November 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/XXXr0 17 November 2006 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [802.11 TGn liaison report] Date Submitted: [17 November 2006] Source: [James P. K. Gilb] Company [SiBEAM] Address [555 N Mathilda Ave Ste 100, Sunnyvale, CA 94085] Voice: [+1 408 245 3120], FAX: [+1 408 245 3120], E-Mail: [last name at ieee dot org] Re: [] Abstract: [Liaison report of 802.11 TGn status] Purpose: [Contribution to 802.15 working group at November 2006 meeting] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. 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 acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Dr. James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM

The good, the bad and the ugly 17 November 2006 The good, the bad and the ugly The good All ~12k comments have proposed resolutions Vast majority are editorial or duplicates ~3 k unique The bad There are still objections to a large number of the comments The ugly 40 MHz channels in 2.4 GHz band threatens unit “Send it as is” creates roll-call vote hell Dr. James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM

Status of comments At the beginning of the week At the end of the week 17 November 2006 Status of comments At the beginning of the week 3077 unique technical comments 1863 approved and included 624 resolution prepared 590 resolution not completed At the end of the week All comments have written resolutions ~200 without broad acceptance (yet) Dr. James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM

Obligatory inflammatory slide 17 November 2006 Obligatory inflammatory slide TGn is an express train that is within sight of the station. However, a train wreck is threatening 40 MHz channels in 2.4 GHz Large majority wants to forbid 40 MHz channels in 2.4 GHz band Large majority has agreed to a compromise that “fix” current procedure for using 40 MHz channels in 2.4 GHz band Large majority is happy with 40 MHz channels in current draft None has 75% majority Dr. James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM

Only slightly inflammatory slide 17 November 2006 Only slightly inflammatory slide At the end of the week, suggestion to send the draft “as-is” to letter ballot. This led, of course, to roll call votes Sufficient number of roll call votes delayed any action until the week expired. Dr. James P. K. Gilb - SiBEAM