1. 802.11 Revision Process Summary
June 2010
doc.: IEEE /0705r0
June 2010
Revision Process Summary
Date:
Authors:
Name
Company
Address
Phone
Bruce Kraemer
Marvell
5488 Marvell Ln
Santa Clara, CA
95054 +1 -
321 4 27
4098
marvell
.com
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

2. Content Outline Outline of the Previous revision cycle
June 2010
Content Outline
Outline of the Previous revision cycle
Time Line
Amendments
Outline of the Current Revision cycle
Plan details
Ballot reults
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

3. IEEE 802.11 Amendments Pipeline
June 2010
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June 2010
IEEE Amendments Pipeline
802.11mb
Maintenance
r+k+y+n+w
802.11z
TDLS
MAC e
QoS
802.11s
Mesh
802.11u
WIEN
802.11r
Fast Roam h
DFS & TPC
802.11k
RRM
802.11aa
Video Transport
802.11V
Network
Management i
Security
802.11y
Contention
Based
Protocol f
Inter AP
Smart Grid
802.11ae
QoS Mgmt Frm
802.11p
WAVE
FIA
802.11af
TVWS
a 54 Mbps
5GHz
S1G
802.11n
High
Throughput
(>100 Mbps)
g 54 Mbps
2.4GHz
802.11ac
VHT 5GHz
j 4.9 GHz
802.11W
Management
Frame
Security
802.11ad
VHT 60GHz
802.11b (’99)
11 Mbps
2.4GHz
Published
Amendment
Discussion Topics
Study
groups
TG without draft WG
Letter Ballot
Sponsor
Ballot
Published
Standard
PHY
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

4. IEEE 802.11 MA Revision Plan June 2010 e+h+i+j+f+a+g June 2010
doc.: IEEE /0705r0
June 2010
IEEE MA Revision Plan
802.11ma
Maintenance
e+h+i+j+f+a+g
MAC
802.11e
QoS d
domains
802.11h
DFS & TPC
corrigenda
802.11i
Security
802.11f
Inter AP b
QoS
802.11a
5 GHz
802.11g
54 Mbps
2.4 GHz
(’97)
2 Mbps
DS+IR+FH
802.11j
4.9 GHz
Published
Amendment
Published
Standard
PHY
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

5. IEEE 802.11 MB Revision Plan June 2010 r+k+y+n+w June 2010
doc.: IEEE /0705r0
June 2010
IEEE MB Revision Plan
802.11mb
Maintenance
r+k+y+n+w e
QoS
802.11r
Fast Roam h
DFS & TPC
802.11k
RRM i
Security
802.11y
Contention
Based
Protocol f
Inter AP
802.11p
WAVE
a 54 Mbps
5GHz
802.11n
High
Throughput
(>100 Mbps)
g 54 Mbps
2.4GHz
j 4.9 GHz
802.11W
Management
Frame
Security
802.11b (’99)
11 Mbps
2.4GHz
Published
Amendment
Published
Standard
PHY
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

6. Current TGmb Plan of Record
June 2010
May 2010
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doc.: IEEE /0705r0
May 2010
June 2010
Current TGmb Plan of Record
May 2008 – Issue Call for Comment/Input
July 2008 – begin process input and old Interpretation requests
Acknowledge previous Task Group referrals
Sept 2008 – PAR revision process started
Nov 2008 – close receipt of new input
Nov 2008 – WG/EC approval of PAR Revision
Dec 2008 – NesCom/SASB approval PAR Revision
May 2009 – First WG Letter ballot
Nov 2009 – Recirc start
July 2010 – Conditional Sponsor Ballot Approval from EC
August 2010 – Form Sponsor Pool (45 days)
September 2010 – Sponsor Ballot start.
December 2010 – Sponsor Recirc. start
March 2011 – WG/EC Final Approval
June 2011 – RevCom/SASB Approval
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Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion
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7. June 2010
MB Details - 1
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8. June 2010
MB Details - 2
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9. June 2010
Revision Process
KEY
PAR – Nescom approval
B0 – Initial WG ballot
BF – Final WG ballot
S0 – Initial Sponsor ballot
SF – Final Sponsor ballot
- Publication date
History
Forecast
(528p)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
PAR B0 BF S0 SF MA
(1232p)
PAR B0 BF S0 SF MB
(2250p est)
PAR MC
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10. June 2010
Recent Ballots
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11. June 2010
Revision Project - MB
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