Report of TGv – March 2006 DATE: March 2006 Author(s) January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx March 2006 Report of TGv – March 2006 DATE: March 2006 Author(s) Name Company Address Phone email Pat R. Calhoun Cisco Systems, Inc 170 West Tasman Dr., San Jose, CA 95134 408 853 5269 pcalhoun@cisco.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> Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

Abstract Report of the meeting of TGv at the March 2006 session. January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx March 2006 Abstract Report of the meeting of TGv at the March 2006 session. Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

Goals for March 2006 Officer Recommendation Revised substantive text submissions Motions on revised proposals Review Initial draft text New TGv Submissions Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Submissions New Submissions for March Meeting 11-06-0350-00-000v-Idle Mode Operation in IEEE 802.11 WLANs 11-06-0009-01-000v-Location Proposal 11-05-1120-03-000v-Virtual AP 11-06-0346-01-00-000v-normative-text-proposal-event-log 11-05-1064-02-000v-normative-text-proposal-load-balancing 11-06-0342-00-000v-normative-text-proposal-setting-and-resetting-nav-adaptive-rate-control 11-06-0369-00-000v-bc-and-mc-enhancements 11-06-0369-00-000v-BSS Channel Switch 11-05-1068-02-000v-multilevelrfpower 11-05-1067-02-000v-interferencedetection 11-06-0363-00-000v-standby-time-improvements 11-06-0389-00-000v-Directed-Link-Management 11-06-0386-00-000v-need-to-specify-algorithms-channel-selection-and-load-balancing 11-06-0428-00-000v-normative-text-proposal-diagnostic-alerts 11-06-0429-02-000v-normative-text-proposal-diagnostics Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Tuesday Proposed Agenda March 2006 Review IEEE patent policy Officer Recommendation Approve Agenda Approve minutes from last meeting Review weekly goals TGv Text Submissions 08:15-09:22 - 11-05-1067-02-000v-interferencedetection 08:22-09:25 - 11-06-0429-02-000v-normative-text-proposal-diagnostics 09:25-09:55 - 11-06-0428-00-000v-normative-text-proposal-diagnostic-alerts 10:30-11:30 - 11-06-0342-00-000v-normative-text-proposal-setting-and-resetting-nav-adaptive-rate-control 11:30-12:30 - 11-06-0369-00-000v-bc-and-mc-enhancements 13:30-14:30 - 11-06-0346-01-000v-normative-text-proposal-event-log 14:30-15:30 - 11-05-1064-02-000v-normative-text-proposal-load-balancing 16:00-17:00 - 11-06-0009-01-000v-Location Proposal 17:00-18:00 - 11-05-1120-03-000v-Virtual AP 20:30-21:30 - 11-05-1068-02-000v-multilevelrfpower 21:30 - Recess for the day Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Wednesday Proposed Agenda March 2006 TGv Text Submissions 16:00-17:00 - 11-06-0369-00-000v-BSS Channel Switch 17:00-18:00 - 11-06-0350-00-000v-Idle Mode Operation in IEEE 802.11 WLANs Proposal Motions, if possible Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Thursday Proposed Agenda March 2006 08:00-09:30 - Proposal Motions TGv New Work Submissions 09:30-10:00 - 11-06-0363-00-000v-standby-time-improvements 10:30-11:00 – Polder 11:00-11:30 - 11-06-0389-00-000v-Directed-Link-Management 11:30-12:00 - 11-06-0386-00-000v-need-to-specify-algorithms-channel-selection-and-load-balancing Plans for May New/Old Business Adjourn Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Officer Recommendations March 2006 The TGv reaffirms the following leadership for the next term: Pat Calhoun: Chair Emily Qi: Editor Bob Miller: Secretary Passes: unanimous Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion to approve TGv January 2006 minutes March 2006 Moved: to approve meeting minutes 11-06/0089r3 Mover: Emily Qi Seconder: Dick Eckert Passes: unanimous Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Attendance Recording -802.11 March 2006 A sign-in sheet will be located at the Registration desk Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 07:30 and 17:30 local time Participants must “sign” their name in the appropriate place and state % of attendance that day in 802.11 Attendance will be checked against other 802 groups. Those found abusing the honor system will loose ALL credit for that day. These sheets are provided daily. If you don’t sign up during the “regular sign-in” hours, you will NOT be given credit for that day. Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx March 2006 IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be either: a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination. This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period. Slide #1 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006) Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings March 2006 Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object. If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Slide #2 Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006) Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

Straw Poll #1 March 2006 Should we include the signature results for the 2.4 Ghz band table V1 in the document 11-05/1067r2, as informative text in the TGv draft For: 11 Against: 4 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #2 March 2006 Do you feel that broadcast/multicast enhancements should be in scope of TGv For: 20 Against: 10 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #3 March 2006 Do you feel that submission 11-06/0369r0 should be considered for inclusion in the TGv draft text as a whole? For: 3 Against: 28 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #4 March 2006 Do you feel that Broadcast/Multicast to unicast conversion to enable more reliable service is generally acceptable? For: 16 Against: 9 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #5 March 2006 Do you feel that it is worthwhile to separate broadcast and multicast power save operations? For: 17 Against: 4 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #6 March 2006 Do you feel that flexible multicast service intervals per multicast group is acceptable? For: 10 Against: 10 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Straw Poll #7 March 2006 Do you feel that carrying proxy ARP indication in 802.11 frames is acceptable? For: 9 Against: 12 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Move to include the text in document 06/0429r2 into the TGv draft Moved: Tim Olson Seconded: Emily Qi Yes: 17 No: 0 Abstain: 2 Motion [Fails/Passes]: Passes Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Move to include the substantive text in document 06/0009r2 into the TGv draft. Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Motion: “Instruct the editor to include the substantive text in document 11-05-1120r3-Virtual AP Proposal into the TGv draft” Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx March 2006 Motion Move to include normative text in document 11-06-0346-01-000v-normative-text-proposal-event-log.doc into the TGv draft. Moved: Emily Qi Seconded: Joe Epstein Yes: 13 No: 0 Abstain: 5 Motion [Fails/Passes]: Passes Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/xxxx March 2006 Motion Move to include normative text in document 11-05-1064-03-000v-normative-text-proposal-load-balancing.doc into the TGv draft, removing item 5 and 6 in table v+3, and the following sentence in section 11.15.4: “The selection of appropriate points of association for STAs in an ESS is beyond the scope of this specification“ Moved: Emily Qi Seconded: Joe Epstein Yes: 8 No: 10 Abstain: 7 Motion [Fails/Passes]: Fails Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco Pat R Calhoun, Airespace

Motion March 2006 Move to include the text in document 06/0342r0 into the TGv draft Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Move to include the text in document 06/0369r0 into the TGv draft Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Move to include the text in document 06/0387r0 into the TGv draft Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Motion March 2006 Move to include the text in document 05/1068r2 into the TGv draft Moved: Seconded: Yes: No: Abstain: Motion [Fails/Passes] Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

TGv Proposed Timeline The following time table will be used by TGv March 2006 The following time table will be used by TGv Base line accepted: January 06 (Completed) Submissions addressing objectives: Start in March 06 TG Ad-Hoc Draft Internal Review: November 06 This will be an internal review, with an additional meeting (January) to address internal comments First WG Letter Ballot: March 07 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Work completed March 2006 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Attendance Attendance: Tuesday: 58 Wednesday: Thursday: March 2006 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Output Documents D0.01 TGv Draft Specification March 2006 D0.01 TGv Draft Specification 11-06/0422r1 – TGv March 2006 meeting report (this document) 11-06/0411r0 – TGv March 2006 meeting minutes Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Goals for May March 2006 Note: Pat will not be present in May. Harry will be acting as chair during the session Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco

Adjourn Meeting adjourned at xx:xx on March 9, 2006 March 2006 Pat R. Calhoun, Cisco