September 2018 802.11 Session WG Chair’s Supplementary Material doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 September 2018 802.11 Session WG Chair’s Supplementary Material Date: 2018-09-12 Authors: Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
September 2018 Introduction This report provides the WG chair’s supplementary material related to attending the September 2018 802.11 WG plenary meetings. Refer to the agenda: 11-18/1389r<latest> Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
September 2018 Wednesday Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 W 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis. • Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. (https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1) • IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 4.2.1) You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders. You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1.3 and http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 3.4.1, list item x By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 W2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder September 2018 W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder Leaders of 802.11 Task Groups, Study Groups, Topic Interest Groups and Standing Committees (or their nominee) should attend the Thursday CAC at 7:30pm. The purpose of the CAC is: To prepare the agenda and material for the closing WG plenary To create room requests for the next session To advise and support the chair in his responsibilities as an EC member Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 W2.4 – Meeting Decorum-II Reminder: No Photographs permitted during session meetings. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W5.2 Comment Resolution Resources September 2018 W5.2 Comment Resolution Resources Comment resolution tutorial, see https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0230-03-0000-comment-resolution-tutorial.ppt There are many examples of good practice for documentation of comment analysis and resolution; ensures there is a record of comment consideration and agreed resolution https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0237-00-000m-cid-177.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0930-00-000m-cid-1007.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0669-04-000m-revmd-mac-comments-assigned-to-hamilton.docx https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1410-00-00ax-lb233-cr-spatial-reuse.docx Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W5.6 TGak Recognition Welcome Donald Eastlake remarks September 2018 W5.6 TGak Recognition Welcome Donald Eastlake remarks Presentation of awards (Photographs) Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W5.6 TGak Recognition WG Officers TG support Donald Eastlake September 2018 W5.6 TGak Recognition WG Officers TG support Donald Eastlake For service as Chair, Editor, and providing substantive and key technical contributions Mark Hamilton For service as Vice Chair, providing architecutral insight and technical contributions Norm Finn For architectural input related to bridging Ganesh Venkatesan For GLK-GCR expertise and technical contributions Philippe Klein For architectural contributions David Kloper For contributions to addressing Joseph Levy For contributing significant amendment text Michael Fischer Yan Zhuang For technical and organizational contributions Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W5.7 TGaq Recognition Welcome Stephen McCann remarks September 2018 W5.7 TGaq Recognition Welcome Stephen McCann remarks Presentation of awards (Photographs) Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
W5.7 TGaq Recognition September 2018 WG Officers Stephen McCann TGaq Chair, major technical, comment resolution contributor Yunsong Yang TGaq Vice Chair, major comment resolution contributor Lee Armstrong TGaq Editor Mike Montemurro Major technical, comment resolution contributions Dan Harkins Major technical and comment resolution contributions Adrian Stephens Ex-WG Chair, major comment resolution contributor Mark Hamilton MAC and comment resolution contributions Graham Smith MAC and comment resolution contributions SK Yong Encoding and comment resolution contributions Payam Torab Encoding and comment resolution contributions Jouni Malinen GAS and comment resolution contributions Santosh Pandey MAC and comment resolution contributions Santosh Abraham MAC and comment resolution contributions Paul Lambert MAC and comment resolution contributions Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
September 2018 friday Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 F 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis. • Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. (https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1) • IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 4.2.1) You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders. You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1.3 and http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 3.4.1, list item x By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 F2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.4 Administrative Reminders September 2018 F2.4 Administrative Reminders Next Full WG Session starts: 2018-11-11 1st CAC telecon – Monday 2018-10-08 at noon ET (~ -5 weeks) Initial objectives/agendas should be uploaded as mentor documents (.ppt format) or send to chair (.xls tab format) before the telecon. Meeting date set to meet 30-day agenda submission deadline. 2nd CAC telecon – Tuesday 2018-11-05 at noon ET (~ -1 week) (Monday is a public holiday in some countries) Send snapshots to Robert Stacey before this telecon. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 F2.5 Letters of Assurance IEEE PatCom LOA Listing for 802.11 is https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/pat802_11.html Open LoA requests (i.e., those that the WG chair is pursuing) : Siemens related to P802.11ax Communication Systems LLC Detailed status is here: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/15/11-15-1489-12-0000-register-of-loa-requests.docx Recent changes: None Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.6 Availability of documents – as of 2018-07-12 November 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 September 2018 F2.6 Availability of documents – as of 2018-07-12 Publication Published in TechStreet Draft in Members Area Get 802? Published by ISO? IEEE Std 802.11-2012 $659 print Yes IEEE Std 802.11-2016 $1070 print IEEE Std 802.11ai-2016 $180 print In Process IEEE Std 802.11ah-2016 $322 pdf IEEE Std 802.11aj-2018 $268 pdf IEEE Std 802.11ak-2018 $94 pdf IEEE P802.11REVmd D1.0 $856 D1.0 IEEE P802.11aq D14.0 $84 D14.0 IEEE Std 802.11af-2013 $201 print IEEE Std 802.11ac-2013 $309 print IEEE Std 802.11ad-2012 $371 print IEEE Std 802.11ae-2012 $108 print IEEE Std 802.11aa-2012 $185 print IEEE P802.11ax D3.0** D3.0 ** = request pending Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 Ballots: Drafts November 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 September 2018 F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 Ballots: IEEE Std 802.11™aj-2018 and IEEE Std 802.11™ak-2018 were sentfor information IEEE Std 802.11™aq-2018 to be sent shortly Drafts Drafts are sent to JTC1/SC6 during sponsor ballot to solicit comments. Approved drafts may also be sent during working group ballot. Any comments received from ISO are processed by the comment resolution committee Drafts are liaised subject to EC approval Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.8 Press Releases in progress November 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 September 2018 F2.8 Press Releases in progress Subgroup Event Status Target/Published document TGaq Amendment publication Request to IEEE made; Stephen McCann and Yunsong Yang as SMEs EC approval; publication shortly. See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1428-00-0000-802-11aq-press-release.docx EHT Study Group Formation Request to IEEE; Laurent Cariou and Rolf DeVegt as SMEs Draft in EC review, see https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1563-00-0000-press-release-for-extremely-high-throughput-sg-and-real-time-applications-tig.docx RTA Topic Interest Group Formation Request to IEEE; Alan Jones and Kate Meng as SMEs Draft in EC review, see 2018https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1563-00-0000-press-release-for-extremely-high-throughput-sg-and-real-time-applications-tig.docx Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F6.1 802 Wireless Chairs meeting September 2018 F6.1 802 Wireless Chairs meeting The wireless chairs meeting makes decisions related to the operation of the wireless interim meetings, such as location and cost. The meeting is open to all. If you are interested in these topics, please attend. The wireless chairs meeting takes place at 4:00pm local time on the Sunday of 802 Plenary and 802 Wireless Interim sessions. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F6.2 Next Meeting – Plenary September 2018 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 F6.2 Next Meeting – Plenary 2018-11-11 to 2018-11-16 at Marriott Marquis Queen's Park, Bankok Thailand Hotel reservations are open Meeting registration is open For information and registration links, see http://www.ieee802.org/11/Meetings/Meeting_Plan.html Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
References and additional material September 2018 References and additional material Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise
F2.8 Published IEEE Press Releases. Blogs November 2011 doc.: IEEE 802.11-18/1391r2 September 2018 September 2018 F2.8 Published IEEE Press Releases. Blogs Subgroup Event Status Target/Published document TGaj Amendment publication Published http://standards.ieee.org/news/2018/standard_increased_high_bandwidth_wlan_china.html BCS SG SG Formation http://standards.ieee.org/news/2018/ieee_802-11_study_groups.html NGV SG TGak http://standards.ieee.org/news/2018/ieee_802_11ak-2018.html TGbb TGbb formation https://beyondstandards.ieee.org/general-news/ieee-802-11-launches-standards-amendment-project-for-light-communications-lifi/ Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise