Transition from 5 GHz Study Group to Wireless LAN Next Generation (WNG) Standing Committee (SC) Joint Study Group (ETSI-BRAN, IEEE 802.11, MMAC) Purpose Merge 5 GHz Standards Goal to Generate a PAR and 5 Criteria to spawn a TG IEEE 802.11 Standing Committee Search for a Single Next Generation WLAN Global Standard Goal to Advise WG Chair

WNG SC Charter: This SC is formed as an advisory committee on Next Generation WLANs to the IEEE 802.11 chair Interface with ETSI-BRAN, MMAC and other standards bodies at the request of the IEEE 802.11 chair Operating Rules – as defined by Robert’s Rules on Committees, Section 50 Committee life time – review on annual basis Decision Making – per 802.11 rules Membership – open Leadership - chairman, vice-chairman, secretary Logistics – requested meeting hours (approximately 8 hours at discretion of Chair) at interim and plenary WG meetings

Deliverables: Documents that describe the recommended requirements of WNG Recommended Standards Project Plan Schedule – first draft of requirements in March 2002

WLAN Next Generation (WNG) Standing Committee Mission – synthesize industry inputs for the next generation WLAN and recommend a global† standard initiative. The SC is a forum for extended discussion of new ideas. Recommended Requirements and Standards Plan External Market and WG Req’ts => synthesize => Mission of IEEE 802.11 Standing Committee (SC) † – e.g., ETSI-BRAN, IEEE 802.11, MMAC

Move that the IEEE 802.11 WG chair form a Wireless LAN Next Generation standing committee. Mover: Bruce Kraemer Second: T K Tan Result: 13,0,0

Committees Sect. 50 Roberts Rules – 10th Ed – p471-485 A committee is a body of one or more persons assembled to consider, investigate, or take action on certain matters or subjects. The term committee commonly applies to a relatively small number of persons appointed to give a task more detailed attention than is possible is a body the size of the assembly. Ordinary committees may be of the types “standing” or “special” Standing committees have a continuing existence and do not go out of existence after the completion of a specified task. If the committee is to do more than report its findings or recommendations to the assembly, it may be empowered to act for the society only on specific instructions In the absence of special conditions appointment of committees by the chair is the usually the best method in large assemblies Members of a standing committee are appointed for a term corresponding to that of the officers.