1. TGn Opening Report – March ‘06
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March 2006
TGn Opening Report – March ‘06
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Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures < 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 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 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

2. March 2006
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Welcome to Denver Welcome to TGn This Opening Report We have a lot of work to do Let’s get started!! Administrative Intro
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

3. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
March 2006
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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.
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006)
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Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

4. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
March 2006
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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 or visit
This slide set is available at
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006)
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

5. Attendance, Voting & Document Status
March 2006
Attendance, Voting & Document Status
Make sure your badges are correct
Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector or member’s area
see Harry Worstell –
Make sure your submissions contain no company logos or advertising
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6. Attendance Recording -802.11
March 2006
Attendance Recording
A sign-in sheet will be located in the 802 registration area
Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 0730 and 1730 local time
Participants must “sign” their name in the appropriate place and state of attendance for that day in terms of AM1/AM2, PM1/PM2, EV1 (if an evening meeting exists)
Only “sign-in” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for and other participate.
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.
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

7. TGn Quick Review of Events prior to this meeting
March 2006
TGn Quick Review of Events prior to this meeting
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8. March 2006
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March 2006
One Page History of TGn
HTSG formed – First meeting ’02 (Monterey)
TGn formed – First meeting ’03 (Singapore)
Began call for proposals May 17 ’ (Garden Grove)
Presentations - First round (32) Sep 13 ’04 (Berlin)
Down selected to one proposal – Mar ’05 (Atlanta) –first confirm failed
Confirmation #2 failed - reset to 3 proposals -left the May ‘05 meeting with a serious deadlock. (Cairns)
3 proposal groups they indicated that they would agree to participate in a joint proposal activity. Joint Proposal group officially formed in July ’05 (San Francisco)
JP proposal accepted January ’06 by vote of 184/0/4, editor instructed to create draft (Waikoloa)
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Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

9. 11n - Overall timeline March 2006 HT SG Formed Publication PAR
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 HT SG
Formed
Publication
PAR
Approved
TGn
Formed
ExCom
NESCOM
Approval
First
Sponsor
Letter
Ballot
Selection
Process &
Criteria
First WG
Letter
Ballot
Call for
Proposals
First Proposal
Presentations
Confirmation
Down Select
Joint proposal
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10. Significant January Votes
March 2006
Significant January Votes
Motion to proceed with Step 17 - unanimous
Confirmation Vote – 184/0/4
Technical Editor Election – Adrian Stephens
Instruct editor to prepare draft – unanimous
Form ad hoc to draft text for MIB & PICS – unanimous
Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 11:00 ET.
Ad hoc chair – Adrian Stephens
Form ad hoc to draft CA document – unanimous
Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 16:00 ET.
Ad hoc chair – Sheung Li
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11. Significant Documents for January
March 2006
Significant Documents for January
n Joint Proposal MAC Specification
n Joint Proposal PHY Specification
n TGn Joint Proposal MAC1 Results
n TGn Joint Proposal MAC Simulation Methodology
n TGn Joint Proposal MAC Results
n Joint Proposal MAC Detail
n Joint Proposal PHY overview
Additional documents that support the Joint Proposal under consideration:
n TGn Joint Proposal MAC2 Results
n TGn Joint Proposal MAC3 Results
n TGn Joint Proposal FRCC Compliance
n TGn Joint Proposal PHY Results
n Institute for Infocomm Research TGn JP PHY STBC Results
n JP Opening Report
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12. TGn Minutes of January ’05 06/0037
March 2006
TGn Minutes of January ’05 06/0037
TGn Joint Proposal team presented their complete proposal to the IEEE TGn body as contained in documents:
r5 [MAC]
r4 [PHY]
The JP proposal overview was presented to the body in documents:
r0 - Overview
r2 – Phy Details
r5 – MAC Details
Ample time was made available for Q&A
Confirmation vote on adopting the JP as the TGn baseline document was held and the body approved it unanimously (184,0,4)
A Technical Editor Election was held and Adrian Stephens from Intel was elected by acclamation.
An ad hoc committee was formed to develop a PICS and MIB in time for the March meeting; Adrian Stephens volunteered to chair this committee; first conference call set for Feb 20 at 11 AM EST
An ad hoc committee was formed to develop a Coexistence Assurance document; Sheung Li volunteered to chair this committee; first conference call set for Feb 20 at 4 PM EST
Plans for March meeting were discussed and included:
Presentation of draft & discussion
Presentation of CA; discussion; joint meeting with .19; vote?
Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion; vote to incorporate in draft?
Review timeline
Set logistics for TGn peer review of draft before going to first LB
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

13. March 2006
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve January ‘06 TGn minutes as contained in r0
Move:
Second:
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

14. Plans for March ’06 Meeting
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15. Goals for March Presentation of draft & discussion
Presentation of submissions for noted defects
Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion
Presentation of CA and discussion
Vote on each of above items 2, 3, 4 to incorporate in draft
Determine if draft is ready to become draft 1.0 and be presented to WG for release as letter ballot
or determine steps remaining
Review timeline
Plan activities from end of March meeting thru May meeting
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

16. March 2006
Mar ’06- WG Graphic r4
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17. March 2006
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March 2006
TGn –March ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Room for the week: Centennial D
Mar 6
Mar 7
Mar 8
Mar 9
Mar 10
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00-10:00
Ad hoc
8-11 am X 12
10:30-12:30 14
13:30-15:30 2 8 16
16:00-18:00 4 10 18
19:30-21:30 6
am 1
am 2
pm 1
pm 2
eve
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

18. Activity since January
March 2006
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Activity since January
Prepare the draft
Preparation of draft by rendering
n Joint Proposal PHY Specification
n Joint Proposal MAC Specification
Corrected editorial content to produce draft available on members site
Prepare to Fill the Gaps in March
Detected 150 errors – these are listed in n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls
Recruited authors to prepare a submission detailing the problem and how to rectify it.
Grouped submissions into logical groupings for presentation
Many trivial , some need more serious discussion
Prepared first version of MIB ( n) & PICs ( n) documents for candidate insertions into draft
Prepared first version of Coexistence Assurance document for candidate attachment to draft to address requirements n
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

19. Significant Documents for March
P802.11n-D0.02.pdf draft
n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls
Correction Submissions
TGn PICS
TGn MIB
TGn CA
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20. Correction submission documents
March 2006
Correction submission documents
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21. Additional Procedural Matters
March 2006
Additional Procedural Matters
Officer confirmation vote
Bruce Kraemer – Chair
Sheung Li – Vice Chair
Garth Hillman – Secretary
Adrian Stephens – Technical editor
Other candidates
Approve modified PAR to remove version reference
n-tgn-modified par-form
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22. Timeline, Meeting Plans
March 2006
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March 2006
TGn –March ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Room: Centennial D
Mar 6
Mar 7
Mar 8
Mar 9
Mar 10
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00-10:00
Ad hoc
8-11 am X
Submissions
Discussion, Votes
10:30-12:30
13:30-15:30
Opening Reports
Chair, Draft, MIB, PICS, CA
16:00-18:00
Timeline, Meeting Plans
PAR Mod
19:30-21:30
am 1
am 2
pm 1
pm 2
eve
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

23. Timeline, Meeting Plans
March 2006
doc.: IEEE /0231r0
March 2006
TGn –March ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Room: Centennial D
Mar 6
Mar 7
Mar 8
Mar 9
Mar 10
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8:00-10:00
Ad hoc
8-11 am X
Submissions
Discussion, Votes
10:30-12:30
13:30-15:30
Opening Reports
Chair, Draft, MIB, PICS, CA
16:00-18:00
Timeline, Meeting Plans
PAR Mod
19:30-21:30
am 1
LB vote
am 2
Draft post
pm 1
pm 2
TG Draft vote
eve
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

24. Mar ’06 TGn Agenda - Detail
March 2006
Mar ’06 TGn Agenda - Detail
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25. Any other Presentations? Any other agenda items?
March 2006
Any other Presentations?
Any other agenda items?
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

26. March 2006
Approve Agenda
Motion to approve January ’06 TGn agenda as contained on slide 23 & 24 (with any minuted amendments).
Move:
Second:
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

27. 802.11 P&P – WG Elections (11-05-0456r0)
March 2006
P&P – WG Elections ( r0)
2.3.6 Working Group Officer Election Process
The election of the IEEE WG Officers (Chair and Vice-Chairs) is held in March of each even-numbered year. The nominations for the election shall be held at the WG Opening Plenary meeting. The WG Chair shall designate one of the WG Vice-Chairs as an Acting Chair Pro Tem if the WG Chair is running for re-election. If not running for re-election, the WG Chair shall conduct the election process. This election process shall be used for each WG officer election.
The Acting Chair shall open the floor for nominations.
The Acting Chair shall close nominations after the nominations have been made..
Each candidate shall be given a short time (nominally, two minutes) for an introductory statement of acceptance that should nominally contain the candidate’s:
Summary of qualifications
Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities
Vision for the WG.
The floor shall be opened for discussion (nominally for five-ten minutes total).
The Acting Chair should limit the duration of comments and promote open participation, both pros and cons. If only one candidate is nominated, the Acting Chair may choose to sharply limit the debate.
The discussion shall be repeated, with the WG Chair leading the process for the nomination(s) of the WG Vice-Chair(s).
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

28. 802.11 P&P – TG Elections (11-05-0456r0)
March 2006
P&P – TG Elections ( r0)
Task Group version of for TG Officer Election Process
The election of the IEEE TG Officers (Chair and Vice-Chairs) is held in March of each even-numbered year. The nominations for the election shall be held at the Opening TG meeting. The TG Chair shall designate the TG Vice-Chairs as an Acting Chair Pro Tem if the WG Chair is running for re-election.
If not running for re-election, the WG Chair shall conduct the election process. This election process shall be used for each WG officer election.
The Acting Chair shall open the floor for nominations.
The Acting Chair shall close nominations after the nominations have been made..
Each candidate shall be given a short time (nominally, two minutes) for an introductory statement of acceptance that should nominally contain the candidate’s:
Summary of qualifications
Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities
Vision for the WG.
The floor shall be opened for discussion (nominally for five-ten minutes total).
The Acting Chair should limit the duration of comments and promote open participation, both pros and cons. If only one candidate is nominated, the Acting Chair may choose to sharply limit the debate.
The discussion shall be repeated, with the TG Chair leading the process for the nomination(s) of the TG Vice-Chair(s).
The process will be repeated for the Secretary and Technical Editor.
Bruce Kraemer, Conexant

29. March 2006
End of Opening Report
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30. Technical Editor’s Status Report 11-06-0420
March 2006
First Presentation
Technical Editor’s Status Report
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