1. June 2010
doc.: IEEE /0705r0
December 2010
Revision extension under IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2
Date:
Authors:
Name
Company
Address
Phone
Bruce Kraemer
Marvell
5488 Marvell Ln
Santa Clara, CA
95054 +1 -
321 4 27
4098
marvell
.com
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

2. December 2010
Motion
Request RevCom extend P by two years, as described in the IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2, and as supported by the schedule described in document IEEE /0705r2.
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

3. December 2010
Introduction
This document presents the schedule and background information for P802.11** and seeks approval of the IEEE 802 EC to request IEEE RevCom to allow the 2-year extension.
** Note, P is a revision project with a PAR expiration date of December 31, The output of this is known as P802.11REVmb. It includes maintenance changes from project P802.11mb.
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

4. P802.11 Rationale for Extension
December 2010
P Rationale for Extension
IEEE STD was published in June 2007
Amendments k, r, y, w, n, p and z have been approved since then.
Revision project P has rolled in k,r,y,w, n & p z has been published and will be rolled in shortly.
Amendments v and u are expected to be approved by the SASB in Feb 2011 using the continuous process and to be rolled into the published revision.
According to the IEEE-SA Operations Manual (subclause 8.1.2), it is necessary to get approval of a 2-year extension to allow these amendments to be considered by RevCom, as their approval will be sought after the initial 3-year period.
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

5. P802.11REVmb Schedule December 2010
June 2010
May 2010
doc.: IEEE /0503r4
doc.: IEEE /0705r0
December 2010
P802.11REVmb Schedule
May 2008 – Issue Call for Comment/Input
July 2008 – begin process input and old Interpretation requests
Acknowledge previous Task Group referrals
Sept 2008 – PAR revision process started
Nov 2008 – close receipt of new input
Nov 2008 – WG/EC approval of PAR Revision
Dec 2008 – NesCom/SASB approval PAR Revision
May 2009 – First WG Letter ballot
Nov 2009 – Recirc WG Ballot
Nov 2010 – Initial Sponsor Ballot completed
Future Items
Dec 2010 – Roll in .11z
Feb 2010 – Sponsor 1st Recirc
Feb 2011 – Standards Board approval of .11v & .11u.
Mar 2011 – Sponsor 2nd Recirc, Roll in .11v
Jun 2011 – Sponsor 3rd Recirc, Roll in .11u
Aug 2011 – Sponsor 4th Recirc
Sept 2011 – Sponsor 5th Recirc (unchanged draft)
Oct 2011 – EC Final Approval
Dec 2011 – RevCom/SASB Approval
Slide 5
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Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion
Page 5
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6. Background Information
December 2010
Background Information
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7. IEEE-SA Operations Manual
December 2010
IEEE-SA Operations Manual
Subclause – Amendments & Corrigenda
Up to three amendments can be approved before the standard shall be revised, unless the base standard has been approved or reaffirmed within the past three years. In the latter case, multiple amendments may be added until the base standard is three years old or three years have elapsed since the most recent reaffirmation of the standard. After the three-year period, RevCom shall defer consideration of additional amendments or corrigenda until a revision or a two-year extension request is approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board. The standard shall not be reaffirmed if three or more amendments to the base standard exist.
If, for any extenuating circumstances, an exception to these rules is required, the Sponsor shall take its request for a two-year extension to RevCom. A project plan outlining the rationale for the request, as well as a schedule for the revision, also shall be submitted. RevCom will review the request and make a recommendation to the IEEE-SA Standards Board.
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

8. 802.11 Revision Project – Sponsor Ballot
December 2010
Revision Project – Sponsor Ballot
Draft
Opened
Closed
Days
Ballot Type
Pool
Approve
Disapprove
Abstain
Return
#Cmnt
D6.00
21/09/2010
05/11/2010 45
Technical
186
122
87% 18
comments
10% 9 6%
149
80%
454 1
w/o comments
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9. IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline
November 2010
doc.: IEEE /1193r1
December 2010
IEEE Standards Pipeline
802.11z
TDLS
802.11s
Mesh
MAC
802.11r
Fast Roam e
QoS
802.11u
WIEN
802.11k
RRM h
DFS & TPC
802.11aa
Video Transport
802.11V
Network
Management
802.11Y
Contention
Based
Protocol
FIA i
Security
Smart Grid f
Inter AP
802.11ae
QoS Mgmt Frm
802.11p
WAVE
802.11mb
Maintenance ah
a 54 Mbps
5GHz
802.11n
High
Throughput
(>100 Mbps)
802.11af
TVWS g
54 Mbps
2.4GHz
802.11ac
VHT 5GHz
802.11W
Management
Frame
Security
802.11ad
VHT 60GHz
802.11b (’99)
11 Mbps
2.4GHz
PHY
Published
Amendment
Discussion Topics
Study
groups
TG without draft WG
Letter Ballot
Sponsor
Ballot
Published
Standard
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Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

10. Scope of revision December 2010 Maintenance November 2010
doc.: IEEE /1193r1
December 2010
Scope of revision
802.11z
TDLS
MAC
802.11r
Fast Roam e
QoS
802.11s
Mesh
802.11u
WIEN
802.11k
RRM h
DFS & TPC
802.11aa
Video Transport
802.11V
Network
Management
802.11Y
Contention
Based
Protocol
FIA i
Security
Smart Grid f
Inter AP
802.11ae
QoS Mgmt Frm
802.11p
WAVE
802.11mb
Maintenance ah
a 54 Mbps
5GHz
802.11n
High
Throughput
(>100 Mbps)
802.11af
TVWS g
54 Mbps
2.4GHz
802.11ac
VHT 5GHz
802.11W
Management
Frame
Security
802.11ad
VHT 60GHz
802.11b (’99)
11 Mbps
2.4GHz
PHY
Published
Amendment
Discussion Topics
Study
groups
TG without draft WG
Letter Ballot
Sponsor
Ballot
Published
Standard
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)
Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

11. December 2010
Revision Process
KEY
PAR – Nescom approval
B0 – Initial WG ballot
BF – Final WG ballot
S0 – Initial Sponsor ballot
SF – Final Sponsor ballot
- Publication date
History
Forecast
(528p)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
PAR B0 BF S0 SF MA
(1232p)
PAR B0 BF S0 SF MB
(2250p est)
PAR MC
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