1. VTS SG November Opening Report
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November 2007
VTS SG November Opening Report
Date:
Authors:
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

2. November 2007
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November 2007
Abstract
This submission summarizes the VTS SG agenda for IEEE Atlanta (November 2007) meeting.
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

3. Opening Report November 2007 November 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/2752r1
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

4. Attendance Recording -802.11
November 2007
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November 2007
Attendance Recording
Sign-in at
“newton” is a local server, not reachable via a VPN
“newton” is active only during sessions
First “sign in” to provide contact information
Only name and affiliation may be posted publicly, as per IEEE rules
No other personal information will not be publicly available
Second, log attendance
Since VTS is a Study Group, attendance recording is also done on paper. Please sign your name, affiliation and -id in the attendance sign-up sheet.
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

5. VTS SG – November 2007 November 2007 Call Meeting to Order
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VTS SG – November 2007
Call Meeting to Order
Policies and Procedures, Attendance reminder:
**IEEE Patent Policy
Are there any patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that the participant believes may be essential for the use of that standard? Minute any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom.
***Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Policies and Procedures -
IEEE 802 Policies and Procedures -
** Read slide deck
*** Note especially items #7 & #11
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

6. November 2007
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November 2007
Copyright
Under the current US copyright law — the author of information is deemed to own the copyright from the moment of creation
The IEEE Bylaws require copyright of all material to be held by the IEEE
Must consult with IEEE for re-use of copyright material
The IEEE Standards accomplishes transfer of copyright ownership through the Project Authorization Request (PAR) process
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

7. September 2007
Essential Patents
Are there any patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that the participant believes may be essential for the use of this standard?
Knowledge of essential patents from the SG members -- No
Essential patent knowledge that the WG chair needs to be aware of -- No
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)

8. November 2007
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November 2007
Equipment
Well-dressed criminals often enter meetings and steal laptops, PDAs, and similar devices
Do not leave your devices unattended!!
Make sure you log your attendance
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

9. Study Group – Operating Process
September 2007
Study Group – Operating Process
Anyone can vote, move or second (no special voting right requirements)
Attendance is recorded in a sign up sheet (in addition to the usual online attendance) and eventually added to the minutes.
Friendly Reminder -- Please turn your phones to “quiet” or “vibrate” mode.
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)

10. VTS SG Goals for Atlanta
November 2007
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November 2007
VTS SG Goals for Atlanta
Complete VTS SG PAR/5C document, have the PAR/5C document approved by the SG, WG and 802.1avb.
Present a case for “Modified ARQ/FEC”, address known concerns and make a decision on this proposal –
(a) leave it in the PAR since all concerns are addressed to the satisfaction of all members,
(b) spend more time understanding/addressing concerns so that the proposal works in all cases or
(c) remove this proposal from the PAR.
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

11. VTS SG Agenda Tuesday PM2 (16:00-18:00)
November 2007
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November 2007
VTS SG Agenda Tuesday PM2 (16:00-18:00) *
VTS SG Meeting Call To Order -
Chair
16:00
Review IEEE/802 & Policies and Rules
Chair/All 10
16:10
Approve or Modify and approve modified agenda 5
16:15 MI
Review and Approve All Minutes
16:20
Teleconference Scheduling
All
16:25
SG extension – request WG chair to forward to EC
16:30 DT
Presentation (2766r0 – Michael Livshitz, Metalink) 20
16:50
Presentation ( -- Alex Ashley, NDS Ltd, r0)
17:00
Presentation ( -- Graham Smith, DSP group, 2685r0)
17:20
Presentation ( -- Denis, LG Electronics) 2842r0)
17:40
Joint meeting with 802.1avb goals
18:00
Recess until Wednesday PM2 (16:00)  0
10:00
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

12. Minutes review Waikoloa Minutes 07/2581r0
November 2007
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November 2007
Minutes review
Waikoloa Minutes 07/2581r0
Teleconference Minutes 07/2641r1
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

13. November 2007
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November 2007
Motion-1
Move to approve VTS SG Waikoloa meeting minutes (document r0).
Moved: David Hunter
Second:Alexander Safonov
Vote:Unanimous
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

14. November 2007
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November 2007
Motion-2
Move to approve VTS SG October-November , 2007 teleconference meeting minutes (document r1).
Moved: David Hunter
Second: Alexander Safonov
Vote: Unanimously
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

15. September 2007
Motion-3
Move to request the WG to authorize VTS SG teleconferences scheduled as follows: Weekly on Mondays starting from starting at 11:00 AM EST (60 minutes long) till two weeks after the March 2008 IEEE meeting. Moved: Graham Smith Seconded: David Hunter Vote: 7/3/1 Procedural vote, passes with 50%
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)

16. November 2007
Motion-5
Move to request the IEEE
Working Group to approve extension of the VTS Study Group through the May 2008 meeting and
WG Chair to forward the request to the Executive Committee for Approval.
Moved: David Hunter
Seconded: Alexander Safanov
Vote: 32/0/2, Motion Passes
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

17. 802.1avb-802.11VTS SG Joint Meeting Agenda Wednesday PM2 (16:00-18:00)
November 2007
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November 2007
802.1avb VTS SG Joint Meeting Agenda Wednesday PM2 (16:00-18:00)
Meeting Preliminaries [5]
Meeting Goals [5]
Approve Agenda [5]
Presentation “Modified FCS/ARQ Behavior” – Todor Cooklev (07/xxxxr0) [45]
Straw Poll on “Modified FCS/ARQ Behavior” [10]
Review of VTS SG PAR/5C submission 07/1972r10 [30]
Motion – approve VTS SG PAR/5C submission [10]
Discussion on March 2008 Joint Meeting Agenda [10]
Adjourn
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

18. September 2007
Straw Poll
The Scope statement of VTS SG PAR (section 5.2 of the PAR/5C Submission) includes “Modified FCS/ARQ behaviour allowing the delivery of frames with configurable retransmission policies, and in certain well defined instances, appropriately tagged frames with payload bit errors”:
Option-1: leave the statement as is, in the scope
Option-2: remove the statement from the scope
Option-3: have the SG study this feature in detail and bring a complete solution to the March 2008 meeting.
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)

19. November 2007
PAR Scope
Interworking with relevant mechanisms including, but not limited to, 802.1avb and 802.1as
Modified FCS/ARQ behaviour allowing the delivery of frames with configurable retransmission policies, and in certain well defined instances, appropriately tagged frames with payload bit errors,
Link Adaptation Mechanisms
Increased robustness in overlapping BSS environments, based upon enhancing existing mechanisms without the requirement for a centralised management entity.
Modified EDCA timing and parameter selection for video transport
Asynchronous multicast streaming independent of power save modes employed by associated stations.
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

20. September 2007
Motion-4
Move to approve PAR/5C as specified in document /r10 and forward it to the WG for approval. Moved: Seconded: Vote:
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)

21. March 2008 Joint Meeting Agenda
November 2007
March 2008 Joint Meeting Agenda
Goal -- Identify and emphasize some of the topics that might be controversial, which can possibly be resolved easily.
AVB overview – Michael Johas Teener [15]
Defended network
The 3 standards
Higher-level streaming protocols (IEEE 1722, RTP+)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

22. March 2008 Joint Meeting Agenda (contd)
November 2007
March 2008 Joint Meeting Agenda (contd)
Applying AVB Standards to
15 minutes: 802.1AS time synch with v and higher-level – (Kevin Stanton)
15 minutes: 802.1Qat reservations – mapping to e TSPEC (Myron Hattig)
15 minutes: 802.1Qav traffic shaping over – proposed requirements (???)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

23. Motion-template Move to Moved: Seconded: Vote: November 2007
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

24. September 2007
Straw Poll
Do you have an interest in developing the scheduled Multicast proposal for inclusion into VTS SG?
Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation)