WG Technical Editor’s Closing Report July 2007 November 2007 WG Technical Editor’s Closing Report Date: 2007-11-16 Authors: Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Abstract Announcements IEEE Publication Status Editors’ Meeting July 2007 November 2007 Abstract Announcements Editors’ Conference Calls 802.11 Assigned Numbers Authority IEEE Publication Status Editors’ Meeting Draft Development Snapshot Streamlining Projects Status Editor Contacts Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Editors’ Conference Call Announcement July 2007 November 2007 Editors’ Conference Call Announcement Announced via Administrative Calendar link on 802.11 web site http://www.ieee802.org/11/ Not on Admin Calendar yet Call #1 for Taipei: Monday Nov 26 noon ET / 9am PT Will announce logistics on editors reflector Will use audio conference and webex Call #2 for Taipei: cancelled because of year end Will use email on reflector instead Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

ANA Announcements Current ANA announced to group is 07/1942r10. July 2007 November 2007 ANA Announcements Current ANA announced to group is 07/1942r10. All new requests received by end of meeting will be uploaded as 07/1942r11 and announced via 802.11 WG reflector next week after this meeting Several requests have been received directly from editors this week and acted on in preparation for publishing next version. Others as may arise before close of WG meeting will be included Guidance ANA assignments should be done at the time of moving from WG LB to Sponsor ballot. If a resource number is not in the ANA Database, please use <ANA> in drafts! Editors to replace any ANA controlled resources numbers with <ANA> upon incorporation of material into drafts. Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

IEEE Publication Status July 2007 November 2007 IEEE Publication Status IEEE 802.11-2007 published and for sale on IEEE web Published in Jun 2007 Combines all existing amendments and includes maintenance work by TGma No other publications pending (that have been approved by REVCOM) Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Editor’s Meeting 100% attendance July 2007 November 2007 Editor’s Meeting 100% attendance Reviewed inter-editor coordination and timelines No new problems identified Reviewed and coordinated renumbering project of drafts to align with IEEE 802.11-2007. This project now completed. All baseline references should now be to IEEE 802.11-2007. Reviewed timeline order. See separate slide. Discussed Stable Numbering Proposals See separate slide. Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

July 2007 November 2007 Amendment Ordering Changes from last report shown in red. Amendment numbering is editorial! No need to make ballot comments on these dynamic numbers! Data as of Nov 15 from chairs; official project timelines to be updated to the web See http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/802.11_Timelines.htm Amendment Number Task Group REVCOM Date 802.11 Amendment 1 TGk Mar 2008 (was Dec 2007) 802.11 Amendment 2 TGr Jun 2008 (was Mar 2008) 802.11 Amendment 3 TGy 802.11 Amendment 4 (was 5) TGw Mar 2009 802.11 Amendment 5 (was 4) TGn Jun 2009 (was Sep 2008) 802.11 Amendment 6 (was 7) TGu Sep 2009 (was May 2009) 802.11 Amendment 7 (was 10) TGz Sep 2009 (was Feb 2010) 802.11 Amendment 8 TGs Dec 2009 (was Aug 2009) 802.11.2 TGT 802.11 Amendment 9 (was 6) TGp Dec 2009 (was Mar 2009) 802.11 Amendment 10 (was 9) TGv Dec 2009 (was Sep 2009) 802.11 Revision 802.11mb Mar 2011 Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Draft Development Snapshot July 2007 November 2007 Draft Development Snapshot TG Rev Baseline Docs Source MEC Style Guide Editor Snapshot Date TGk D9.0 802.11-2007 Frame 7.2 Done 2006 Joe Kwak 15-Nov TGr D8.0 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D9.0 Frame 7.1 2005 Bill Marshall 13-Nov TGy D6.0 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D9.0 + P802.11r D8.0 2007 Peter Ecclesine TGw D3.0 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D8.0 + P802.11r D7.0 + P802.11y D4.0 + P802.11n D2.07 No Nancy Cam-Winget 18-Sept TGn D3.01 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D9.0 + P802.11r D7.0 + P802.11y D5.0 Adrian Stephens TGu D1.06 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D7.0 + P802.11y D2.0 + P802.11nD2.02 + P802.11wD2.0 Word Necati Canpolat TGs 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D7.0 + P802.11r D5.0 + P802.11y D2.0 + P802.11n D2.02 + P802.11w D2.0 Vacant 07-Aug TGT D1.0 n/a (standalone) Frame 6 Tom Alexander TGp 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D9.0 + P802.11r D7.0 + P802.11y D5.0 + P802.11n D3.0 Wayne Fisher 14-Nov TGv D1.01 802.11-2007 + P802.11k D8.0 + P802.11r D5.0 + 802.11y D4.0 + P802.11n D2.05 + 802.11w D2.0 Emily Qi TGz has adopted draft 0.1, and TGmb does not yet have a draft. Changes from last report shown in red. Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Editorial Streamlining (1) July 2007 November 2007 Editorial Streamlining (1) Focus is on consistency across all TGs: Stable Sub-Clause Numbering We had down selected from 3 candidate proposals to 2: “correct” and “sticky”. See 07/2308r1. We established many criteria for evaluation: reader and voter clarity, REVCOM approval risks, editor labor Goal was to select method in November. Discussion Don’t want to number definitions correctly – perceived to be a waste of time Editors occasionally will use “sticky” technique (IEEE numbering style to insert material before other draft material) Motion: Our goal is to use correct numbering, except in definitions. Unanimously approved Stable numbering investigation now concluded. Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Editorial Streamlining (2) July 2007 November 2007 Editorial Streamlining (2) Focus is on consistency across all TGs: Redlined draft naming convention requested by Vice Chair Extends already existing naming convention for clean drafts Reviewed with IEEE staff, CAC, editors, IEEE SA rules and Stds Companion. Clean draft naming convention: (by example) Draft P802.11aa_D1.0.pdf Redlined Draft naming convention: (by example) 11-07-4777-00-0000 Redlined Draft P802.11aa_D2.0.pdf Short form implies comparison to previous ballot Draft P802.11aa_D1.0.pdf -OR- 11-07-2999-00-0000 Redlined Draft P802.11aa_D1.0 Compared to Draft P802.11aa_D0.41.pdf Unanimously approved Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Editorial Streamlining (3) July 2007 November 2007 Editorial Streamlining (3) Focus is on consistency across all TGs: Completed Streamlined ANA processes – 07/0827r0 Consistent format for REDLINE contributions across TGs – 07/0788r0 Consistent process for editorial comment resolution across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/2050r0 Guideline for technical vs. editorial, sample editorial comment responses Format for comment reporting across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/1990r0 (tool in 07/2116r0) Stable numbering method (See previous slide) Consistent naming of redlines (See previous slide) Under Construction (in priority order) Recover the editor’s guideline (now requested by chair in Word) Draft templates for FRAME (no Word) to help train new editors more rapidly MIB element numbering and compiling Guideline on non-technical front matter Guideline describing expected editorial development and maturity of draft through stages in 802.11 for consistency across TGs Guidelines for primitives Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)

Volunteer Editor Contacts July 2007 November 2007 Volunteer Editor Contacts TGk – Joe Kwak– joekwak@sbcglobal.net TGn – Adrian Stephens – adrian.p.stephens@intel.com TGp – Wayne Fisher – wfisher@arinc.com TGr – Bill Marshall – wtm@research.att.com TGs – Steven Conner – Now vacant TGT – Tom Alexander – tom@veriwave.com TGu – Necati Canpolat – necati.canpolat@intel.com TGv – Emily Qi – emily.h.qi@intel.com TGw – Nancy Cam-Winget – ncamwing@cisco.com TGy – Peter Ecclesine – pecclesi@cisco.com TGz – Not yet determined TGmb – Not yet determined Terry Cole (AMD) Terry Cole (AMD)