1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 1 TGn Opening Report Orange County, CA, US May 2004 Bruce Kraemer, Chair bkraemer@conexant.com Garth Hillman, Secretary garth.hillman@amd.com March 10, 2004

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 2 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either: a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period. Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – May 2004 IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 3 Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions or market share Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object. If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 4 Attendance Use 802wirelessworld to register attendance If you encounter Attendance Issues during the session send an email to Harry Worstell - hworstell@att.com

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 5 March Session Close There were 17 FRCC submissions presented during the March session ( listing in 11-04-0271r1) Minutes for the session are in 11-04-0233r0 10 technical documents were submitted but deferred. ( listing in 11-04-0271r1)

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 6 Interim Activities The FRCC held 4 calls. Reports to TGn and ongoing discussions will occur on Monday thru Wednesday.

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 7 TGN Document Summary -May Functional Requirements 03-0813 r12 (unchanged since March) Comparison Criteria 03-0814 r25 (was r22 in March) Usage Models 03-0802 r18 (was r14 in March) You may also find it useful to refresh your acquaintance with the following documents: Selection Procedure 03-0665 r9 (Already accepted) Channel Models 03-0940 r2 (Already accepted) FRCC Cumulative minutes 03-0815 r14 (was r11 in March) FRCC Comments resol spreadsheet 04-0343 r9 (was r3 in March) TGn Schedule 04-0381 r2 Selection Procedure Minutes 03-0740 r2

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 8 May Plans Complete and adopt CCs Complete and adopt Usage Models Establish firm dates for –Posting letter of intent –Posting technical proposals to server –Start presentations Complete Call for Proposals letter Review overall project time line Prepare for election of Tech Ed & V. Chair Receive technical presentations

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 9 Guidance for May Time matters for commercial viability of standard >6 months behind schedule –letter ballot projected to occur July ’04 Completion/approval of documents required to allow issuance of call for proposals Quality matters Members must be comfortable with proposal criteria content Members must be find the creation and approval process fair This week We have expanded meeting time to 24 hours Voting by members only Want technical presentations to be heard if possible

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 10 TGn - May Schedule Time MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:00-10:00  10:30-12:30  1:30-3:30  4:00-6:00  7:30-9:30  All sessions will be held in Grand Ballroom A

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 11 Agenda Logic (1) Adrian will lead the FRCC discussion and drive to resolution. –Monday afternoon will begin by placing all documents and upcoming decision topics in front of the group. –FRCC targeted presentations need to be heard on Monday. Voting events are not pre-set in the agenda as special orders Voting will be scheduled based on agreement reached in session to allow for adequate review on finished document (2 hour  suggested) The call for proposals letter needs to be reviewed and approved. –Completion of the wording should not be difficult EXCEPT for the specification of the time line. Hence, the time line also needs to be reviewed and critical dates and dependencies worked out. These two topics need to be coupled together in one session for the sake of continuity. –~ 2 hours allocated to discuss both. Time remaining on Thursday would be used to complete voting on any topic not resolved by Wednesday and hear any technical presentations. –unless we find a need for sub-committee break-out time earlier in the week which will allow presentations earlier. –Presenters are asked to be flexible

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 12 Agenda Logic (2) Voting FR – CC - Usage Models review begin Monday at 10:30am –Document voting times will be agreed to in session but not preset as special orders –Lead time will be agreed to by the task group Technical Presentations These must be subservient to FRCC activities. Thursday is planned for technical presentations – unless we find a need for sub-committee break-out time earlier in the week which will allow presentations earlier. –Presenters are asked to be flexible

13. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 13 Agenda Detail

14. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 14 FRCC Presentations - May Inconsistencies in Comparison CriteriaBruno Jechoux04-0489r0

15. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 15 Technical Presentations – Submitted in March – May presentation candidates MIMO Ant OFDM Solutions for Enhanced PHYAlexandre Dias04-0229r0 Turbo Codes for IEEE 802.11nMarie-Helene Hamon 04-0243r0 20  s Effective Preamble MIMO OFDMSeigo Nakao04-0249r1 PCCC Turbo Codes for 802.11nBart Van Poucke04-0256r0 Number of MIMO Multiplex for 11n Standards Yusuke Asai 04-0259r0 Field Measurements of 2 by 2 MIMO Communications Babak Daneshrad04-0263r0 Limitation on Range Extension using Multiple Antennas Heejung Yu04-0279r0 Maximizing MAC Throughputs by Dynamic RTS-CTS Threshold Woo-Yong Choi 04-0312r0 LDPC vs. Convolutional Codes: Perf and Complexity Comparison Alexsandar Purkovic 04-0337r0 Rate Feedback Schemes for MIMO-OFDMStephan ten Brink04-0372r0

16. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 16 Approval of March Minutes Garth Hillman 04-233 r0

17. doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/0429r0 Submission May 2004 Kraemer, Conexant; Hillman, AMDSlide 17