Sheung Li 802.11 Task Group J Chairperson March 19, 2004 802.11 Task Group J Procedure 10 Sheung Li 802.11 Task Group J Chairperson March 19, 2004 Sheung Li, Atheros

History Further IEEE 802’s mission of creating worldwide standards March 2004 History Further IEEE 802’s mission of creating worldwide standards Addresses requirements of newly allocated 4.9 and 5.0 GHz bands in Japan that are not addressed by 802.11 and its amendments Study Group began work in July 2002 PAR and 5 Criteria approved in November 2002 Sheung Li, Atheros

March 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.0 Draft 1.0 selected by TG at Mar 03 Plenary and sent to Letter Ballot 56 by WG 394 Voters in Ballot Pool, 62% return rate 79% Yes Vote, 21% No Votes (11% Abstain) 279 comments addressed in 11-337r6 and draft text updated by Nov 03 Sheung Li, Atheros

March 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.2 Draft 1.2 selected by TG at Nov 03 Plenary and sent to Recirculation Ballot by WG Formatting and organizational issues in 03-337r6 resolved by moving text from Clause 17 to Annex J – editing tools mean that this red-lined the entire Draft 1.0 document At chairs’ discretion, ballot issued as a letter ballot even though scope of changes limited Sheung Li, Atheros

March 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.3 Draft 1.3 selected by TG at Jan 04 Plenary and sent to Recirculation Ballot by WG Ballot held open due to low return rate when requirement increased from 50% to 75%, and 46% of non-voters in ballot pool no longer voting members. Return rate used by prior LB authorized by 802 chair 75 comments returned and resolved in 11-411r2 1 new disapprove by a voter who has never voted before; did not raise any issues not already addressed Style guide homogeneity requested by IEEE SA; draft 1.4 issued as a Recirculation Ballot Sheung Li, Atheros

P802.11j Progression LB66 LB64 LB56 Date close Yes 94% (262) 89% (213) March 2004 P802.11j Progression LB66 LB64 LB56 Date close Mar 18, 2004 Jan 14, 2004 May 12, 2003 Yes 94% (262) 89% (213) 79% (172) No 6% ( 17) 11% ( 27) 21% ( 45) Abstain 6% ( 28) 5% ( 24) 11% ( 28) Unofficial 66% return rate Official 57% return rate Official 62% return rate Sheung Li, Atheros

March 2004 Procedure 10 Conditions Ballot Cover Letter will be delivered on request Confirmation ballot completed Approval percentage now at 94%, comment review completed Recirculation ballot pending to meet IEEE SA homogeneity requirements New valid disapprove comments pending comment review by disapprove voters WG chair to determine validity of any disapprove comments WG chair will promptly report results of ballot Sheung Li, Atheros