1. 802.11af Liaison Report Date: 2011-07-21 Authors: July 2011 Month Year
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July 2011
802.11af Liaison Report
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Prabodh Varshney, Nokia
John Doe, Some Company

2. Abstract Liaison report from 802.11af as presented to 802.19.
Month Year
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July 2011
Abstract
Liaison report from af as presented to
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia
John Doe, Some Company

3. 802.11af Status before July Meeting
Comment resolution going on…
Group had telcos on May 24th, June 7th, 14th, 21st, and July 5th and 12th to resolve comments. Teleconferences minutes are in documents 11-11/0847r0, 11-11/0868r0, 11-11/889r0, 11-11/909r0, 11-11/945r0, and 11-11/952r0 respectively.
Created the LB171 comment spreadsheet in 11-11/277r12
Created speculative draft D1.02
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia

4. July 2011
Current af Status
Approved comment spreadsheet (277r12) and speculative draft 1.02 as working draft.
Presentations related to comment resolution mainly dealing with following MAC issues:
Contact Verification Signal
Enablement procedure for TVWS band.
Channel Availability Query.
Channel Schedule Management.
White Space Map.
Network Channel Control.
Receiver Level Input Level.
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia

5. July 2011
Current af Status
Discussion about “Should location requirement (device moved by more then 100m and its new location) included in the specification?
Possible solutions: 11v, something from Monday night tutorial, etc.
No decision yet.
Proposal for grouping of PHY comments
Partial overlap between 5 and 10 MHz; Use 11ac; Unequal modulation; Add 11b; Different GI; Spectral flatness; Channelization; Mask limit; Single preamble; Change to support outdoor; Maximum input level; Symbol duration difference/packet detection problem;
Stable 11ac expected by end of year.
PHY contributions based on 11ac invited.
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia

6. July 2011
Current af Status
Approximately 350 technical comments (out of 800) are expected to have TG approved resolution after this meeting. All editorial (408) have TG approved resolution.
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia

7. Plans till September Meeting
July 2011
Plans till September Meeting
Continue comment resolution in:
Telcos on Tuesdays (22:00 ET for up to 2 Hrs.)
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia

8. Official TGaf Timeline
July 2011
Official TGaf Timeline
Initial Working Group Letter Ballot: January 2011
Second Working Group Letter Ballot: September 2011
Recirculation Letter Ballot: November 2011
Form Sponsor Ballot Pool: February 2012
Initial Sponsor Ballot: March 2012
Recirculate Sponsor Ballot: May 2012
Final WG/EC Approval: July 2012
RevCom/Standards Board Approval: September 2012
Prabodh Varshney, Nokia