Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Dallas 802.11e/802.15 Liaison Report. Date Submitted: 16 May, 2003 Source: Jay Bain Company: Fearn Consulting Address: 703 Owens Drive, Huntsville AL 35801 Voice: 256 539 4778 , FAX: 256 539 7335, E-Mail: jbain@ieee.org Abstract: Purpose: For information 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

Review of TGe (QoS for 802.11) Recent activity up to the May meeting Consensus on reduced content draft reached in Kauai Ballot of draft 4.0, LB 51, completed 8 January 2003 Ballot passed with 83% approval Returned were 93% There were 1819 comments Comment resolution in January 189 resolved with approx 170 being technical

Review of Tge (con't) Comment resolution during February ad hoc 240 technical comments resolved Comment resolution during March Plenary meeting 130 technical comments resolved Comment resolution during April Adhoc 125 (approx) technical comments resolved Comment resolution during May Interim meeting 140 (approx) technical comments resolved

Going forward Remaining unresolved 270 (approx) technical 648 editorial Ad hoc meeting to resolve comments between meetings – Boulder CO , June 23 to 26 Teleconferences to be held on Wednesdays – 12:00 to 2:30 ET Intend to continue comment resolution at the July 2003 meeting It is possible to proceed to recirculation after the July 2003 meeting. However, several of the remaining comments are not low hanging fruit. Is it a reasonable expectation to proceed to sponsor ballot from the November 2003 meeting?

TGe documents for May Dallas 11-02-592r3-E-WME.doc 11-03-018r0-E-Normative-Text-for-TSActivation.doc 11-03-020r7-E-Merged_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls 11-03-049r3-E-Proposed DLP Mods.ppt 11-03-063r5-E-LB51_Comment_Resolution_Clause_7.xls 11-03-107r2-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Simplified_APSD_.doc 11-03-149r1-E-AIFS--Revisited.ppt 11-03-276r5-E-Minutes-of-Tge-ad-hoc-teleconference.doc 11-03-292r1-E-EDCF Access During HCF Polling.ppt 11-03-293r0-E-CFB-Deletion.doc 11-03-294r0-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Transmission_of_Traffic_Streams_using_Contenti on_Based_Channel_Access.doc

TGe documents con't 11-03-294r1-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Transmission_of_Traffic_Streams_using_Contenti on_Based_Channel_Access.doc 11-03-306r0-E-Enhanced_APSD.ppt 11-03-312r0-E-Normative_Text_for_Multicast.doc 11-03-324r0-E-Minutes-of-April-May-TGe-Ad-Hoc.doc 11-03-328r2-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.doc 11-03-328r2a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.ppt 11-03-329r2-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.doc 11-03-329r2a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.ppt

TGe documents con't 11-03-330r1-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.doc 11-03-330r1a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.ppt 11-03-332r0a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.ppt 11-03-332r1-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.doc 11-03-332r1a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.ppt 11-03-335r0-E-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.ppt 11-03-335r1-E-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.ppt 11-03-335r1-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.doc

TGe documents con't 11-03-339r1-E-LB_51_Comment_Resolution_Clause_9.1.xls 11-03-341r0-E-Concerns_on_EDCF_Admission_Control.ppt 11-03-384r2-E-About_the_Surplus_Bandwidth_Allowance.ppt 11-03-385r1-E-Revised_Normative_Text_for_SBA_in_Clause_73215.doc 11-03-412r0-E-Proposed_normative_text_for_EDCA.doc 11-03-414r0-E-WME_LB51_comment_resolutions.xls 11-03-415r2-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_per_stream_schedules.doc 11-03-415r2a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_per_stream_schedules.ppt 11-03-422r0-E-Yellow_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls 11-03-433r0-E-Red_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls 11-03-435r0-E-DLP_Probe_Comments.xls

TGe documents con't 11-03-XXX-E-Minutes-of-April-May-TGe-Ad-Hoc.doc 11-03-XXXr0a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.ppt 11-03-YYYr0-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.doc 11-03-YYYr0a-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.ppt 11-03-ZZZr1-E- Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.doc