Submission Title: Berlin 802.11e/802.15 Liaison Report. Jan 2005 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Berlin 802.11e/802.15 Liaison Report. Date Submitted: 20 January, 2005 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 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

January 2005 meeting Coming into January meeting Sponsor ballot recirculation 4 completed with draft version 12 Ballot Summary Closing date: 2004-12-23 Results were 107 affirmation votes and 5 negative votes with comments. 95% Stats on pool- Met the 75% returned ballot requirement 161 eligible people in this ballot group, During the January meeting, 35 ballot comments were resolved There were 8 new technical comments Currently there are 4 outstanding No votes with one turned from no to yes during the comment resolution. Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Task group e actions going forward from January meeting Recirculation of sponsor ballot after meeting – draft 13 Interim meeting to resolve comments – Florham Park, NJ prior to 2/25/05 Likely REVCOM in later spring Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sponsor ballot history Jan 2005 Sponsor ballot history Sponsor Ballot started 7 April and was to end 8 May. It actually closed on 30 May. Return rate didn’t meeting IEEE SA requirements. 61% of necessary 75% received by May meeting. Closed when 75% was achieved. 377 Comments were received and approximately 150 were resolved during May meeting. The remainder were resolved in July. The final tally was 91 yes/16 neg or 85% affirmative on Sponsor Ballot. 109 votes = 91% affirmative Sponsor ballot 1st recirculation Statistics: 161 members in pool, 121 received (75%); 95 yes/14no; conversions 3 from no to yes, 1 from yes to no; 181 comments (123 technical) Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

A bit of 11e ballot history Jan 2005 A bit of 11e ballot history The following covers the current set of successful letter ballots that followed a reduction in complexity of the draft in Nov 2002. LB51 LB 59 LB 63 LB 65 LB 67 Closed 1/03 8/03 12/03 2/15/ 04 3/10/ Tech cmts 1173 542 243 104 56 Approval % 83 88 90 93 96 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

TGe documents for Monterey Jan 2005 TGe documents for Monterey 11-05-1580-05-000e-tg3 4th sponsor ballot recirc comments.ppt 11-05-0019-00-000e-minutes tge monterey meeting jan 05.doc 11-04-1227-01-000e-wmm optional power save capability.doc 11-04-1093-03-000e multiple nav protection revisted.ppt 11-04-1070-04-000e proposed normative text navs.doc Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting