RR-TAG Liaison Report July 2008 IEEE 802.11-802.18 Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 July 2008 RR-TAG Liaison Report July 2008 IEEE 802.11-802.18 Date: 2008-7-15 Authors: Rich Kennedy, OakTree Wireless John Doe, Some Company

802.11 IMT AHC Updates Circular letter not completed in Dubai Next meeting October 7th in Seoul ITU-R documents will not be placed in the 802.11 members area (no interest) Must support 3 of 4 environments to enter final standardization phase (SRIT requirement; not RIT) Indoor Microcellular Base coverage urban High speed 802.11 sees the VoIP capacity numbers as difficult; probably unachievable (1000 active voice calls on a single AP) IMT.EVAL Test Environment and Evaluation Configuration for Indoors shows 3.4GHz carrier frequency Should we continue to pursue with an emphasis on the data aspects of IMT-A because of advantages in this area? Should we continue to hold these meetings? 0/3 Key will be: can we be a complementary fit with 16m? Bruce to explore the possibility of a joint 11/16 teleconference.

IMT-ADV Schedule Dubai

Other Issues A draft version of EN 301 893 v1.5.1 has been received Should 802.18 produce a statement for the 802.11WG on the changes Should we wait for its ratification? A change in Japan regulations from last year contains a provision that has generated some confusion STAs are not allowed to scan the old 4.9GHz channel set As soon as we get confirmation or clarification of this provision we should notify the WG

Questions? Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 Rich Kennedy, OakTree Wireless John Doe, Some Company