1. Traffic Class Control in MBSS
July 2009
doc.: IEEE P /661r8
July 2009
Traffic Class Control in MBSS
Date:
Authors:
Name
Address
Affiliation
Phone
Meiyuan Zhao
2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Intel Corporation
Slide 1
Meiyuan Zhao, Intel Corporation
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

2. Abstract
This document propose to add a comment to address the traffic class control problem in MBSS

3. Background Issue comes up from security sub-group discussion today
PTKSA replay counter and GTKSA replay counter fields are used to inform STAs how many replay counters to use for protecting data traffic
The number is determined by the number of traffic classes
In BSS, AP dictates the numbers
MBSS need to address the problem of controlling traffic classes
Solution options
Make it mesh-wide configuraiton
Negotiate in pairwise basis

4. Motion Add one comment to 11-09/0471r10 comment spreadsheet Comment:
mesh needs to figure out how to deal with traffic classes. Each needs a replay counter for protection. In infrastructure mode, it's dictated by AP. But in mesh, either need to define it as mesh-wide configuration, or let mesh STAs to negotiate in pairwise basis. The former makes more sense.
Recommended change:
Need submission to implement the former approach.