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March 2003
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
Submission Title: Liaison Report, March 2003
Date Submitted: 14 March 2002
Source: Michael Seals, Intersil
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Abstract: This document highlights the actions taken by the IEEE WG during the January Interim meeting in Dallas, TX.
Purpose: Liaison report
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2. TG2 Status This Week Sponsor Ballot Results Prior to the Session
March 2003
TG2 Status
This Week
Sponsor Ballot Results Prior to the Session
66 Total Voters
38 Y
2 N
< 75% return rate
Six more votes this week with no new comments
Have addressed the comments for the two no voters
Current status
43 Y
5 A
Next Steps
Anticipate Sponsor Ballot recirculation immediately after the current Sponsor Ballot closes
Wish to use Procedure 10 to forward the draft to RevCom
76 % Return Rate
96 % Approval
M. Seals, Intersil

3. March 2003
TG3 Status
This Week
Addressed all of the 67 technical comments from the second sponsor ballot
47 of the resolutions have been accepted
Next Steps
Anticipate going to 15-day Sponsor Ballot recirculation on Draft 17 after this session
Wish to use Procedure 10 to get conditional approval after the recirculation to submit to RevCom in May
M. Seals, Intersil

4. TG3a Status This Week Heard 23 proposals for the Alternate PHY
March 2003
TG3a Status
This Week
Heard 23 proposals for the Alternate PHY
A few down selection criteria edits
Next Steps
Proposal refinement leading up to the May meeting
All proposals will have a chance to present in May before the first down-selection vote
M. Seals, Intersil

5. March 2003
TG4 Status
This Week
The Sponsor Ballot has been passed with 100% approval
Spent time pulling all of the documents together for Continuous Approval from RevCom
Next Steps
Standard should be finished by the end of April or the beginning of May
M. Seals, Intersil

6. Low Power UWB Interest Group Status
March 2003
Low Power UWB Interest Group Status
General
An interest group was formed to gauge the response to a UWB PHY for 15.4
This Week
A tutorial of low-power UWB was given during the session
At the mid-week plenary decided not to form a study group
16 Y (form a SG)
17 N (do not form a SG)
17 Abstain
Most commenters felt that restricting the PHY to UWB at this time was premature
Next Steps
Evaluate interest in moving forward with an alternate PHY for 15.4
M. Seals, Intersil

7. March 2003
SG15.1a Status
General
There is need to generate a maintenance PAR for 15.1 to incorporate errata
The Bluetooth™ SIG is nearing release of V1.2 of the spec
This Week
Tom Siep proposed creating a Study Group to add V1.2 of the spec to 15.1 in addition to incorporating the errata as an amendment to 15.1
At the mid-week Plenary decided to form a study group, 15.1a, to address these issues
10 Y (form a SG)
7 N (do not form a SG)
14 Abstain
Next Steps
Determine if the Bluetooth™ SIG can work with under the IEEE open standards committee rules, unlike the past
M. Seals, Intersil