P802.11j Sponsor Ballot Procedure 10 July 2004 P802.11j Sponsor Ballot Procedure 10 Sheung Li 802.11 Task Group J Chairperson July 20, 2004 Sheung Li, Atheros

July 2004 History P802.11j furthers IEEE 802’s mission of creating worldwide standards Addresses requirements of newly allocated 4.9 and 5.0 GHz bands in Japan that postdate and are not provided for by existing 802.11 standard Study Group began work in July 2002 PAR and 5 Criteria approved in November 2002 Sheung Li, Atheros

July 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 original comments addressed in 03-337r6 and D1.1 created Sheung Li, Atheros

July 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.2 Draft 1.2 selected by TG at Nov 03 Plenary and sent to Recirculation Ballot by WG Organizational issues in 03-337r6 resolved by moving text from Clause 17 to Annex J – thereby red-lining the entire Draft 1.0 document At chairs’ discretion, Letter Ballot issued instead of Recirculation Ballot even though actual changes limited Sheung Li, Atheros

July 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.3 Draft 1.3 selected by TG at Jan 04 Interim and sent to Recirculation Ballot by WG Ballot held open due to low return rate when return 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 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

July 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.4 Draft 1.4 selected by TG at Mar 04 Plenary and sent to Recirculation Ballot by WG No new disapproves, 12 new approves including 4 converted from disapproves Ballot closed at 95% Yes, 5% No (5% Abstain) Sheung Li, Atheros

P802.11j LB Progression 95% (273) 94% (261) 89% (213) 79% (172) July 2004 P802.11j LB Progression D1.4/LB68 D1.3/LB66 D1.2/LB64 D1.0/LB56 Date close Apr 20, 04 Mar 18, 04 Jan 14, 04 May 12, 03 95% (273) 94% (261) Yes 89% (213) 79% (172) No 5% ( 13) 6% ( 17) 11% ( 27) 21% ( 45) 5% ( 25) 6% ( 29) 11% ( 28) Abstain 5% ( 24) 67% return rate 66% return rate 57% return rate 62% return rate Sheung Li, Atheros

July 2004 P802.11j-Draft 1.5 to SB Draft 1.5 selected by TG and WG at May 04 Interim with no new technical changes Draft 1.5 submitted to sponsor ballot under Procedure 10 as previously empowered and per P802.11j Procedure 10 report in 04-80r1 75% return ballot requirement met with 93 eligible in pool, 83% return rate 75% affirmation requirement met with 88% Yes (66 voters), 12% No (9 voters) 69 comments received and addressed in 04-703r1 Sheung Li, Atheros

P802.11j SB Status 88% (66) 12% ( 9) 3% ( 3) D1.5/SB Date close July 2004 P802.11j SB Status Disapprove voters invited to comment resolution meeting. All five who attended and one who did not attend declared resolutions in 04-703r1 would conditionally change their vote to a yes – this would mean 96% approve. Of remaining three disapprove voters, only one technical comment rejected WG voted 103Y:0N:0A to authorize Sponsor Ballot Recirculation of D1.6 and voted 116Y:0N:4A for conditional Procedure 10 submission to RevCom SB recirculation expected to be completed prior to Aug 13, 04 comment resolution meeting and RevCom submission D1.5/SB Date close Jul 2, 04 88% (66) Yes No 12% ( 9) 3% ( 3) Abstain 83% return rate Sheung Li, Atheros

Procedure 10 Conditional RevCom Submission Requirements Status July 2004 Procedure 10 Conditional RevCom Submission Requirements Status Properly formatted ballot cover letter issued on initial sponsor ballot, and will be reissued on recirculation Confirmation ballot pending with recirculation ballot. Conditional Proc 10 requirements mean this must close at least one week prior to actual RevCom meeting Approval percentage now at 88%, expected to be at least 96% after recirculation based on commenters’ statements No technical changes expected to be made. New valid disapprove comments pending recirc ballot. Expecting none that would not be resolved to satisfaction of existing disapprove voters WG chair will determine validity of any new disapprove comments WG chair will promptly report results of ballot to ExCom Sheung Li, Atheros