1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG Slide 1 Liaison presentation to SC6 regarding IEEE 802.11m(b) Date: 2011-06-13 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG Agenda Overview of TGmb project Overview of amendment and revision status Revision Requirements Interpretation Requests Next steps References Slide 2

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG IEEE 802.11 mb Project Overview Revision to IEEE Standard 802.11-2007..Project is to incorporate –accumulated maintenance changes (editorial and technical corrections) into 802.11-2007, and –roll up of approved amendments into the standard Project Authorization (4 years) –approved 10 Dec 2008 expires 31 Dec 2012 Slide 3

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG IEEE Standards Process – Revision Requirements The Sponsor (IEEE 802) shall initiate revision of a standard –whenever any of the material in the standard (including all amendments, corrigenda, etc.) becomes obsolete or incorrect, or –if three or more amendments to a base standard exist three years after its approval or most recent reaffirmation The Sponsor may initiate revision of a standard –when new material becomes available and normal evaluation of need and feasibility indicates revision is warranted The procedure for revising a standard is the same as for developing a new standard A revision shall encompass the cumulative scope of the project (including all approved amendments and corrigenda) Reference: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.htmlhttp://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.html Slide 4

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG IEEE 802.11 mb Project Overview IEEE Draft P802.11-REVmb™ is the Revision of IEEE Std 802.11™-2007 as amended by – IEEE Std 802.11k™-2008, Radio Resource Measurement of Wireless LANs –IEEE Std 802.11r™-2008, Fast BSS Transition –IEEE Std 802.11y™-2008, 3650 to 3700 MHz Operation in USA (Contention Based Protocol) –IEEE Std 802.11w™-2009, Protected Management Frames –IEEE Std 802.11n™-2009, Enhancements for Higher Throughput –IEEE Std 802.11p™-2010, Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments –IEEE Std 802.11z™-2010, Extensions to Direct-Link Setup (DLS) –IEEE Std 802.11v™-2011, Wireless Network Management –IEEE Std 802.11u™-2011, Interworking with External Networks, and –802.11s (Mesh Networking ) prior to publication Publication expected early 2012 Slide 5

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WGSlide 6 IEEE 802.11 Revisions 802.11k RRM 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11a 54 Mbps 5GHz 802.11b 11 Mbps 2.4GHz 802.11d Intl roaming 802.11v Network Management 802.11s Mesh 802.11u WIEN 802.11y 3650-3700MHz Contention Based Protocol 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11w Management Frame Security 802.11z TDLS 802.11p WAVE 802.11mb Revision 802.11 -1999 PHY MAC 802.11 -2012 802.11 -2007 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11ae QoS Mgt Frames 802.11ah <1GHz 802.11ac Very High Throughput 6Gbps @ 5GHz 802.11ai FILS 802.11ad Very High Throughput 6Gbps @ 60GHz 802.11af TV Whitespace 802.11 -2003 802.11g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz 802.11e QoS 802.11i Security 802.11h DFS & TPC 802.11j JP bands

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG IEEE 802.11 Standards Pipeline PHY Sponsor Ballot MAC Study groups 802.11k RRM 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11 (’99) 2.4GHz Published Standard g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz e QoS i Security h DFS & TPC 802.11V Network Management 802.11s Mesh 802.11u WIEN 802.11Y Contention Based Protocol WG Letter Ballot 802.11 -2007 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11ac VHT 5GHz 802.11ad VHT 60GHz TG without draft Discussion Topics Published Amendment 802.11ae QoS Mgmt Frm 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11z TDLS 802.11p WAVE 802.11af TVWS Smart Grid 802.11ai Fast Initial Link Setup 802.11 ah Sub 1GHz 802.11mb Revision WNG j JP bands 802.11 -2003 a 54 Mbps 5GHz b 11Mbps 2.4 GHz d Slide 7

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG Interpretation Request Requirements IEEE 802.11 is responsible for responding to any received interpretation requests IEEE 802.11mb generates proposed interpretation responses Reference: http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/interps/http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/interps/ Reference: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.htmlhttp://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.html Slide 8

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG Next steps after publication of IEEE Standard 802.11-2012 Forward Standard 802.11-2012 to ISO/IEC for ratification –Plan to use PSDO Process, as previously indicated in 6N14152 Approval of a new revision PAR (P802.11) – likely early 2013 –Revision PAR, required after 3 additional amendments are published 802.11mc is the expected internal naming during the revision process –Address interpretation requests –Address accumulated maintenance changes –Roll-up of published amendments Slide 9

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-11/863r0 Submission June 2011 802.11 WG References IEEE Standards Board Operations Manual, see –http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.htmlhttp://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.html Available interpretations, see –http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/interps/http://standards.ieee.org/findstds/interps/ Slide 10