1. IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-09-0119-00-0sec
Title: Security TG Opening Note
Date Submitted: July 14, 2009
Presented at IEEE session #33 in San Francisco
Authors or Source(s):
 Yoshihiro Ohba (Toshiba)
Abstract: Security TG Opening Note
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2. IEEE 802.21 presentation release statements
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3. What is a?
Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Independent Handover Services - Amendment for Security Extensions to Media Independent Handover Services and Protocol
PAR (Project Authorization Request)
A copy of the PAR is also available as
Schedule (c.f. Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of PAR)
Expected Date of submission of draft to the IEEE-SA for Initial Sponsor Ballot: 11/2010
Projected Completion Date for Submittal to RevCom: 08/2011”
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4. What is 802.21a? (cont’d) Scope (c.f. Section 5.2 of PAR)
“This standard defines mechanisms
(i) to reduce the latency during authentication and key establishment for handovers between heterogeneous access networks that support IEEE
(ii) to provide data integrity, replay protection, confidentiality and data origin authentication to IEEE MIH (Media-Independent Handover) protocol exchanges and enable authorization for MIH services.”
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5. Officers Chair: Yoshihiro Ohba Editor: Lily Chen Secretary: VOLUNTEERS

6. Timeline (cf. 21-09-0044-0sec) Call for Proposal (March 2009)
Proposal Presentation I (May 2009)
Proposals must be submitted 1-week prior to meeting
Harmonization
Proposal Presentation II (July 2009)
Proposals with detailed text must be submitted 1-week prior to meeting
Harmonization
Proposal Presentation III (September 2009)
Proposals with detailed text must be submitted 1-week prior to meeting
Harmonization
Presentation & Down-Selection (November 2009)
Proposals with Draft Text must be submitted 2-week prior to meeting
Down-Selection fails
Down-Selection succeeds
Draft Standard
Text is contributed to a draft standard
Regrouping
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7. Progress So Far January 2009: The 1st 802.21a meeting
Initial CFP discussion
February 2009: Two Teleconferences
Continued discussion on CFP
Added submission guidelines
March 2009: Issued CFP
7 proposals were submitted in response to CFP
May 2009: Proposal Presentation I
The 7 proposals were presented and discussed
June 2009: Three teleconferences to continue discussion on the proposals
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8. Main Objective of This Meeting
The second Proposal Presentation to present and discuss a proposals
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9. List of 802.21a Revised Proposals
Group 1: Work item #1 only
(Security Related IEs)
(Authenticator Discovery Mechanism)
(EAP-FRM)
Group 2: Work item #2 only
(Protecting the IS e2e with hash tree)
(Packet Level Authentication)
Group 3: Work items #1 and #2
(Solution Proposal for a )
/ (Proactive Auth and MIH Security)
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