Proposal for QAP Available Admission capacity Month Year May 2006 May 2006 Proposal for QAP Available Admission capacity Date:2006-05-19 Authors: Name Company Address Phone Email Ganesh Venkatesan Intel Corporation 2111 NE, 25th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97124. 503-264 0637 ganesh.venkatesan@intel.com Emily H. Qi 2111 N.E 25th Ave. Hillsboro, OR 97124 503-264-7799 Emily.h.qi@intel.com Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.11. 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 grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.11. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures <http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf>, including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair <stuart.kerry@philips.com> as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at <patcom@ieee.org>. Ganesh Venkatesan Emily Qi et al

Motivation & Solution Motivation Solution Month Year May 2006 May 2006 Motivation & Solution Motivation Access Category Service Load is QAP specific and values from two QAPs cannot be compared. The granularity for Access Category Service Load cannot be the same for all access categories Solution This document contains a proposal derived from a 06/1064r6 by Qi et al. Provides a more useful measure of the load at a QAP. Resolves a set of LB83 comments Re-uses Available Admission Capacity from .11e Ganesh Venkatesan Emily Qi et al

QBSS Available Admission Capacity Element Month Year May 2006 May 2006 QBSS Available Admission Capacity Element Element ID Available Admission Capacity Bit mask Available Admission Capacity List Octets: 1 2 2 x (total number of non-zero bits in Available Admission Capacity Bit mask) Ganesh Venkatesan Emily Qi et al

Available Admission Capacity bit mask May 2006 Available Admission Capacity bit mask Bit (s) Description UP 0 Traffic 1 UP 1 Traffic 2 UP 2 Traffic 3 UP 3 Traffic 4 UP 4 Traffic 5 UP 5 Traffic 6 UP 6 Traffic 7 UP 7 Traffic 8-15 Reserved Ganesh Venkatesan

Month Year May 2006 May 2006 Motion Accept the proposed QBSS Available Admission Capacity Element to indicate the load conditions at a QAP as described in docs 06/725r0 as a resolution to TGk LB83 comments 78, 79, 81, 142,179, 266, 285, 287, 288, 290, 355, 356, 370, 428, 462, 514, 525, 550, 638, 639, 640, 642, 717 and 718 and instruct the TGk editor to apply the changes Mover: Seconder: Results: Ganesh Venkatesan Emily Qi et al