1. TGn Closing Report – March ‘06
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March 2006
TGn Closing Report – March ‘06
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Bruce Kraemer, Conexant
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2. Goals for March Presentation of draft & discussion
Presentation of submissions for noted defects
Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion
Presentation of CA and discussion
Vote on each of above items 2, 3, 4 to incorporate in draft
Determine if draft is ready to become draft 1.0 and be presented to WG for release as letter ballot
or determine steps remaining
Review timeline
Plan activities from end of March meeting thru May meeting
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3. Activity since January
March 2006
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Activity since January
Prepare the draft
Preparation of draft by rendering
n Joint Proposal PHY Specification
n Joint Proposal MAC Specification
Corrected editorial content to produce draft available on members site
Prepare to Fill the Gaps in March
Detected 150 errors – these are listed in n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls
Recruited authors to prepare a submission detailing the problem and how to rectify it.
Grouped submissions into logical groupings for presentation
Many trivial , some need more serious discussion
Prepared first version of MIB ( n) & PICs ( n) documents for candidate insertions into draft
Prepared first version of Coexistence Assurance document for candidate attachment to draft to address requirements n
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4. Significant Documents for March
P802.11n-D0.04.pdf draft
n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls
Correction Submissions
TGn PICS
TGn MIB
TGn CA
TGn Opening Report
Technical Editors Report
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5. Submission Status March 2006 March 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r3
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6. Additional Submission Documents
March 2006
Additional Submission Documents
TGn PICS - Simon Black
TGn MIB - Srini Kandala
TGn CA - Sheung Li
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7. Toll alternative number +1-416-621-1671
March 2006
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March 2006
Channelization ad hoc
Name of adhoc group:
20/40MHz channelization
Scope:
address the issues raised for efficient 20/40MHz channelization management
Deliverable:
proposal to amend the current draft
Means:
bi-weekly conf call on thursdays starting March 23rd, 11am ET, bridge details provided next slides
necessity of having interim F2F meeting would be discussed first conference call
Chair: Marc de Courville
Vice-chair: Brian Hart
Expiration: next May IEEE meeting
US/Canada number
Toll alternative number
Access Code
Mute line command: * 6
Unmute line command: * 7
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8. Additional Procedural Matters
March 2006
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Additional Procedural Matters
Officer confirmation vote
Bruce Kraemer – Chair
Sheung Li – Vice Chair
Garth Hillman – Secretary
Adrian Stephens – Technical editor
Other candidates
Approve modified PAR to remove version reference
n-tgn-modified par-form
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9. Motion for Letter Ballot
March 2006
Motion for Letter Ballot
Believing that the P802.11n draft 0.04 satisfies all WG rules for letter ballot, instruct the editor to change the version number to draft 1.0 and move to request the WG to authorize a 40-day letter ballot on draft 1.0 to conclude no later than April 28, 2006 asking the question “Should the attached n draft 1.0 be forwarded to Sponsor Ballot?”
Move: Art Astrin
Second: Jim Petranovich
Results: 98/14/14
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10. If LB approved Plans for May....
March 2006
If LB approved Plans for May....
Letter ballot actually distributed about 10 days after session close on Sunday March 19.
Letter ballot closes after 40 days on Friday April 28.
Comments prepared for resolution
Teleconference
2 day ad hoc to prepare
May session begins Monday May 15.
“Additional ad hocs between May and July
July session begins Monday July 17
Conclude with approval to begin new LB
Or continue cycle through September
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11. March 2006
End of Closing Report
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