1. July 2010
doc.: IEEE /0xxxr0
Responses to JTC1 NBs to comments made on FDIS ballots on IEEE ac & IEEE af
17 July 2015
Authors:
Name
Company
Phone
Andrew Myles
Cisco
R1: Corrected typo (“EEE” -> “IEEE”) on slide 4
Andrew Myles, Cisco
Andrew Myles, Cisco

2. IEEE 802.11ac and IEEE 802.11af passed FDIS in JTC1, with negative votes & accompanying comments
The FDIS ballots on IEEE ac and IEEE af recently completed in ISO/IEC JTC1
Both ballots passed, each with one negative vote from China, along with accompanying comments
The voting results and comments for
IEEE ac are in JTC1/SC6 document N16271
IEEE af are in JTC1/SC6 document N16272
The proposed comment resolutions are on the following pages
Andrew Myles, Cisco

3. IEEE 802.11 WG response to China NB’s first comment on IEEE 802.11ac
China NB comment 1 on IEEE ac
The editorial methods that China NB proposed to meet the ISO/IEC requirements in FDIS pre-ballot period and IEEE WG replied to revise still haven’t been resolved in this text.
Revise the text according to ISO/IEC standard requirements
IEEE WG response
IEEE ac has been developed according to the IEEE Standards Association standards development process and IEEE-SA Standards Style Manual
Editing and maintenance continue to be the responsibility of IEEE 802 and will continue to conform to the IEEE policies and procedures.
The mechanisms defined and agreed in 6N15606 will apply.
Andrew Myles, Cisco

4. IEEE 802.11 WG response to China NB’s second comment on IEEE 802.11ac
China NB comment 2 on IEEE ac
This standard still invokes IEEE i the security problem of which still exists
Add suitable revision to this text
IEEE WG response
This comment contains an assertion that has been made multiple times over many years without any supporting evidence.
IEEE (as amended by IEEE ac-2013) does not contain any demonstrated security problem for any non deprecated feature.
Andrew Myles, Cisco

5. IEEE 802.11 WG response to China NB’s only comment on IEEE 802.11af
China NB comment on af
Television white spaces bands are strongly subject to national and regional regulations
How to use them is not clear in many countries
We don’t think it is necessary for an ISO International Standard on this subject.
IEEE WG response
It is agreed that TVWS bands are subject to national/regional regulations, and indeed these regulations are still under definition.
Annex E.1 (Country information and operating classes) properly cautions users of the standard to always consult current regulations
Andrew Myles, Cisco