Project: IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [TGn Liaison Report] Date Submitted: [20Jan2006] Source: [John Barr] Company [Motorola] Address [1303 E. Golf Road, Schuamburg, IL 60196] Voice:[+1 847 576-8706], FAX: [+1 847 576-6758], E-Mail:[John.Barr@Motorola.com] Re: [] Abstract: [Liaison report to inform 802.15 WG of actions taken by 802.11n.] Purpose: [Information Exchange] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE 802.15. 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 802.15. July 2004 doc.: IEEE 802.15-04/0395r0 Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola John Barr, Motorola

Summary Joint proposal completed. Confirmation approved: July 2004 doc.: IEEE 802.15-04/0395r0 Summary Joint proposal completed. Confirmation approved: YES: 184 (100%) NO: 0 ABSTAIN: 4 (2%) Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola John Barr, Motorola

Joint TGn Proposal The Joint Proposal team has completed its work and has generated a complete proposal which meets all TGn requirements The proposal has been posted 802.11-05/1102r4 JP PHY Technical Spec. 802.11-05/1095r4 JP MAC Technical Spec. The supporting documents: 802.11-06/0046r0 JP FRCC Compliance 802.11-06/0067r0 TGn JP PHY Results 802.11-05/1266r1 TGn JP MAC Results 802.11-05/1267r1 TGn JP MAC Simulation Methodology 802.11-05/1268-70 TGn JP MAC results (detailed) Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola

Recap of Architecture Encoder Puncturer Parser Interleaver QAM Mapper Antenna Mapper iFFT Window & GI RF Pilot Preamble Agreed upon Under discussion Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola

Scalable PHY Architecture Mandatory Optional Robustness Enhancement Open Loop SDM Closed Loop Tx BF STBC Robustness Enhancement Conv. Coding LDPC Throughput Enhancement 1or 2 Spatial Streams 4 Spatial Streams Throughput Enhancement 20 MHz 40 MHz 150 Mbps  600 Mbps Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola

MAC Features – November 2005 July 2004 doc.: IEEE 802.15-04/0395r0 MAC Features – November 2005 Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola John Barr, Motorola

Proposed MAC Features July 2004 doc.: IEEE 802.15-04/0395r0 Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola John Barr, Motorola

Joint Proposal Timeline Hawaii Final Joint Prop Confirmation Vote Draft Owned by TGn F2F San Fran F2F Anaheim F2F Vancouver F2F JAP F2F EUR F2F Weekly Conference Calls between F2F Meetings JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN 2005 2006 Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola

Significant January Votes Motion to proceed with Step 17 - unanimous Confirmation Vote – 184/0/4 Technical Editor Election – Adrian Stephens Instruct editor to prepare draft – unanimous Form ad hoc to draft text for MIB & PICS – unanimous Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 11:00 am ET. Ad hoc chair – Adrian Stephens Form ad hoc to draft CA document – unanimous Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 16:00pm ET. Ad hoc chair – Sheung Li Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola

Proposed Agenda Plan for Mar 6-10 ’06 (Denver) July 2004 doc.: IEEE 802.15-04/0395r0 Proposed Agenda Plan for Mar 6-10 ’06 (Denver) Between now and March Prepare specification for letter ballot Prepare MIB , PICS & CA Teleconference calls for MIB/PICS ad hoc & CA ad hoc Post by 1 week prior to meeting (Feb 27) March Meeting Plan (3 hours ad hoc + 16 hours) Presentation of draft & discussion Presentation of CA discussion, vote? Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion , vote to incorporate in draft? Review timeline Ready to release draft to letter ballot or steps remaining Dr. John R. Barr, Motorola John Barr, Motorola