1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 1 IEEE 802.11 TGmc March 2014 Agenda Date: 2014-02-07 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 2 Abstract This presentation contains the IEEE 802.11 TGmc agenda for the March 2014 session.

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 3 TGmc Agenda Attendance reminder: https://murphy.events.ieee.org/imat/https://murphy.events.ieee.org/imat/ Documents: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documentshttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents Tuesday PM1 –Chair’s Welcome, Status, Review of Objectives, Approve agenda, minutes –Editor’s Report –Timeline and Schedule –Comment resolution Wednesday PM1 –Comment Resolution – Location Thursday PM2 –Comment Resolution –Motions –Plans for May, AOB –Adjourn Thursday PM1 –Comment Resolution Tuesday PM2 –Motions – telecons –Comment resolution Wednesday PM2 –CIDs 2423, 2424 – ERP PHY –CIDs 2411, 2412 – DSSS deprecation

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 4 TGmc – Tuesday PM1 Call Meeting to Order Policies and Procedures, Attendance reminder **IEEE Patent Policy http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppthttp://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt 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. ** Read slide deck *** Note especially items #7 & #11

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 5 Please review the documents at the following links: - IEEE Patent Policy - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat- slideset.ppt - Patent FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf - LoA Form - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf - Affiliation FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat- slideset.ppt http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html - Anti-Trust FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust- guidelines.pdf - Ethics - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf - IEEE 802.11 Working Group P&P - https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public-file/07/11-07-0360-04-0000-802- 11-policies-and-procedures.doc http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust- guidelines.pdf http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public-file/07/11-07-0360-04-0000-802- 11-policies-and-procedures.doc 802 WG P&P : https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09-0007-02-00EC- draft-lmsc-wg-p-p.pdf https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09-0007-02-00EC- draft-lmsc-wg-p-p.pdf New 802 LMSC P&P: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09- 0005-02-00EC-draft-revised-lmsc-p-p-for-wg-p-p-ballot.pdf https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09- 0005-02-00EC-draft-revised-lmsc-p-p-for-wg-p-p-ballot.pdf New 802 LMSC OM: https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09- 0006-02-00EC-draft-revision-of-the-lmsc-om-for-wg-p-p.pdf https://mentor.ieee.org/802-ec/dcn/09/ec-09- 0006-02-00EC-draft-revision-of-the-lmsc-om-for-wg-p-p.pdf

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 6 Logistics Attendance recording procedures –See 11-09/0246r0 –https://imat.ieee.orghttps://imat.ieee.org –Must register before logging attendance –Must log attendance during each 2 hour session Documentation –http://mentor.ieee.orghttp://mentor.ieee.org –Use “TGm” for documents relating to the Revision PAR

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 7 Monday PM1 (continued) Objectives –Comment resolution Approve prior meeting minutes –https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0129-00-000m- revmc-minutes-for-jan-2014-la.docxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0129-00-000m- revmc-minutes-for-jan-2014-la.docx –Telecon minutes 11-14-0226 Editor’s Report (Adrian Stephens) –https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0095-07-000m-editor- reports.ppthttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0095-07-000m-editor- reports.ppt

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 8 TGmc Plan of Record 20 July 2012 – 12 Sept 2012 – Call for Comment/Input 29-30 Aug 2012 – NesCom, SASB PAR Approval Sept 2012 – Begin to process input Sept 2012 – 11aa, 11ae integration Jan – First WG Letter ballot - without 11ad Dec 2012 – March/May 2013 – 11ad integration Sept 2013 – Letter ballot on D2.0 Dec 2013 – March 2014 – 11ac integration –Letter Ballot on D3.0 (includes 11ac) March 2014 Mar 2014 – April 2014 – 11af integration –Letter Ballot on D4.0 (includes 11af) July 2014 July 2014 – Mandatory Draft Review Jul - Aug 2014 – Form Sponsor Pool (45 days) Nov 14 – Initial Sponsor Ballot July 2015– WG/EC Final Approval Sept 2015 – RevCom/SASB Approval

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 9 TGmc – Wednesday PM2 CIDs 2423, 2424 – ERP PHY CIDs 2411, 2412 – DSSS deprecation 2411 1949.011616 As noted in CID 32,"11b is Poison". Clause 16 devices have the capability of bringing 2.4GHz networks to their knees. 13/0416 (latest is r5 at time of writing comment) shows that there is no technical reason to maintain Clause 16 devices. It is suggested that a note be added to this Clause to indicate that it is now 'out of favor' and that it is likely to be dropped in the (near) future. Add text under heading "Devices supporting the DSSS system are no longer encouraged and likely to be deprecated from this Specification in subsequent revisions" 2412 1974.011717 As noted in CID 32,"11b is Poison". Clause 17 devices are coupled to Clause 16 DSSS and as such have the capability of bringing 2.4GHz networks to their knees. 13/0416 (latest is r5 at time of writing comment) shows that there is no technical reason to maintain Clause 16 or 17 devices. It is suggested that a note be added to this Clause to indicate that it is now 'out of favor' and that it is likely to be dropped in the (near) future. Add text under heading "Devices supporting the high rate extention to the DSSS system are no longer encouraged and likely to be deprecated from this Specification in subsequent revisions"

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 10 TGmc – Wednesday PM2 CIDs 2423, 2424 – ERP PHY CIDs 2411, 2412 – DSSS deprecation 2423 2048. 25 9.1.2 The standard requires 11n and 11g (i.e., HT and ERP) PHYs to support transmit and receive of all 11b modes. Given the enormous disparity in efficiency between 11b and the OFDM modes, this no longer makes sense as a universal requirement for all products, and any such requirements should be removed, if not necessary to support coexistence. A straightforward way of accomplishing at least some of this is to remove the requirement that ERP PHYs support the 5.5 and 11 Mbps CCK data rates. Since Clause 20 (HT) references Clause 19 (ERP), this would remove 5.5 and 11 Mbps as requirements for HT also. This would not affect the requirment to be able to detect the long or short preamble (1 Mbps and 2 Mbps) and to take appropriate action based on such a detection, thus preserving the current level of coexistence. Delete 5.5 and 11 from list of mandatory data rates for ERP PHY. Also make corresponding changes throughout, including section 9.1.3 (P2048 LL30-37) (add 5.5 and 11 to list of exceptions); section 19.3.5 (P2054 LL39-40) (delete 5.5 and 11 from list); and Annex B.4.9 (P2307 LL33-37) (remove 5.5 and 11; add new entry ERP1a for 5.5 and 11, optional) 2424 2048. 37 9.1.3 The standard requires 11n and 11g (i.e., HT and ERP) PHYs to support transmit and receive of the 11b Short Preamble. This is optional for 11b. This requirement no longer makes sense (if it ever did), as there are legacy deployed devices that do not recognize the short preamble or defer for it, and it seems that most deployed devices do not transmit the short preamble. Remove the sentence beginning "In addition, it is mandatory...". Also make corresponding changes throughout, including section 19.3.2.1 (P2052 LL32-41) (change "three" to "two" and delete short preamble from list; add extra line saying that an ERP STA may support the short preamble); section 19.3.2.3 (P2053 L16) (delete sentence begiining "For the ERP..."); section 19.3.5 (P2054 L40) (delete "or short"), and (P2054 L46) (delete "short preamble").

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 11 Timeline Info 11mc ballot in March or May

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 12 Deprecation CID documents (update with new docs, if any) Graham: –https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1533-01-000m-clause-16- and-17-deprecation.docxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1533-01-000m-clause-16- and-17-deprecation.docx –https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0416-05-000m-cid-32-11b- is-poison.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0416-05-000m-cid-32-11b- is-poison.pptx Brian/Andrew: –https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0099-00-000m-renewing-2- 4ghz-band.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0099-00-000m-renewing-2- 4ghz-band.pptx

13. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 13 Work items Liaison letter to WFA – Brian Hart, Andrew Myles Usage related text, rather than excision – Menzo, Carlos C “Should not” behavior text – Sean

14. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 14 Motion – Telecons Approve resolutions to comments in https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0361-21-000m-revmc-mac- comments.xls Tab “Motion MAC-S” andhttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0361-21-000m-revmc-mac- comments.xls https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1160-03-000m-lb199-gen- adhoc-comments.xls Tabs and “Gen Motion Telecon ”https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1160-03-000m-lb199-gen- adhoc-comments.xls Incorporate the changes indicated in Moved: Seconded: Result:

15. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 15 Motion - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Presentations & Comments Approve resolutions to comments in https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0361-24-000m-revmc-mac- comments.xls Tabs “Motion MAC-U” and “Motion MAC-V”https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0361-24-000m-revmc-mac- comments.xls https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1160-04-000m-lb199-gen- adhoc-comments.xls Tab “Gen Motion xx ”https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-1160-04-000m-lb199-gen- adhoc-comments.xls Incorporate the text changes indicated in Moved: Seconded: Result:

16. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 16 Motion – Having approved comment resolutions for all of the comments received from LB199 on P802.11mc D2.0 Instruct the editor to prepare P802.11mc D3.0 incorporating these resolutions and Approve a 20 day Working Group Recirculation Ballot asking the question “Should P802.11mc D3.0 be forwarded to Sponsor Ballot?” Moved: Seconded: Result:

17. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 17 Mar-May Meeting Planning Objectives –Comment resolution Conference Calls 10am Eastern 2 hour –April 4, 11, May 2 Ad-Hoc meeting – none Schedule review Availability of 11mc in the IEEE store –D2.0 is available; D3.0 after successful ballot

18. doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0222r0 Agenda March 2014 Dorothy Stanley, Aruba NetworksSlide 18 References https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-0594-02-0000-revision-par- proposal-for-802-11-2012.dochttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-0594-02-0000-revision-par- proposal-for-802-11-2012.doc https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/09/11-09-0002-12-0000-802-11- operations-manual.dochttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/09/11-09-0002-12-0000-802-11- operations-manual.doc https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1082-17-0000-revmc-pre- ballot-comments.xlshttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1082-17-0000-revmc-pre- ballot-comments.xls https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0233-24-000m-revmc-wg- ballot-comments.xlshttps://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0233-24-000m-revmc-wg- ballot-comments.xls