1. 802.21 Liaison Report Date: 2008-09-12 Authors: September 2008
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September 2008
Liaison Report
Date:
Authors:
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2. Abstract Liaison report on 802.21 as presented to 802.11
September 2008
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Abstract
Liaison report on as presented to
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Clint Chaplin, Samsung Electronics

3. P802.21 Sponsor Ballot Progress
September 2008
P Sponsor Ballot Progress
Initial Sponsor Ballot Aug 2007
165 Sponsor Members
Much larger than WG (currently 69 WG voters)
Ballot Progress
Initial SB completed Sept 2007; 62% approval; 650 comments
Second SB completed Jan 2008; 83% approval; 330 comments
Third SB completed Feb 2008; 90% approval; 246 comments
Fourth SB completed June 2008; 95% approval; 95 comments
Fifth SB completed July 2008; 95% approval; 56 comments
Sixth SB competed September 2008: 96% approval; 12 comments
Comments
12 comments
5 disapprove voters
Comment from Andrew Myles was resolved to his satisfaction
Resolved comment about Ethernet ID
On RevCom agenda for Early Consideration October 27
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4. 802.21 Internal Current Tasks
September 2008
May 2008
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Internal Current Tasks
Recirculation Sponsor Ballot
15 day recirc on Draft D14 in September; already started
Work on PARs for Amendments to
Security Signaling Study Group
Chair: Yoshiro Ohba (Toshiba)
PAR approved by ExCom and forwarded to NesCom.
DVB Study Group
Chair: Burak Simsek
PAR and 5C approved by the WG and will be submitted to ExCom in November
Multi-Radio Power Conservation Management Study Group
Chair: Behcet Sarikaya (Huawei)
PAR and 5C approved by Study Group, and now goes to a the full WG as a letter ballot
Tutorial in November
Emergency Services Study Group
Chair: Scott Henderson (RIM)
Developing a PAR and 5 Criteria; shooting for March
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5. P802.21 Current State and Timeline
September 2008
May 2008
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P Current State and Timeline
Initial Sponsor Ballot completed Sept 2007
Second Sponsor Ballot completed Jan 2008
Third Sponsor Ballot completed Feb 2008
Fourth Sponsor Ballot completed June 2008
Fifth Sponsor Ballot completed July 2008
Sixth Sponsor Ballot completed September 2008
Seventh Sponsor Ballot already issued: ends September 25
Obtained conditional approval from ExCom to go to RevCom
On the RevCom Agenda in October
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6. References This document All Documents
September 2008
May 2008
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References
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Thanks to Vivek Gupta, Chair of
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