1. November 2004 Dorothy Stanley (Agere Systems) IEEE 802.11 - IETF Liaison Report November 2004 Dorothy Stanley – Agere Systems IEEE 802.11 Liaison – IETF dstanley@agere.com

2. November 2004 Dorothy Stanley (Agere Systems) Update: AP Functional Description IETF Request –Need for AP Functional Definition –Motion to form IEEE 802.11 AP Functional Description Study Group approved May04, re-affirmed July04, approved by Excom July04 –Study Group recommended formation of an Ad-Hoc committee to develop text to include in the IEEE 802.11 standard, via the existing TGma revision process, rather than formation of a new Task Group APF Ad-Hoc Committee Formed September 2004 –Clarify distinction between AP function & AP device, including Enumerating AP abstract functional blocks within an AP device –Integration function description, Distribution System and its associated services (portal, ESS, etc.) description, include an example –Goal – Text included in March 05 TGma draft.

3. November 2004 Dorothy Stanley (Agere Systems) Additional Activities of Interest Wireless Network Management Study Group –Letter Ballot 72 recommends formation of a Task Group; Project Authorization Request (charter) in 04/537r8; –Address Station Management and AP MIB enhancements TGT - Wireless Performance Prediction TG –Developing a recommended practice TGr – Fast BSS Transition –Intra-subnet AP to AP transition –Proposals submitted, to be discussed next week.

4. November 2004 Dorothy Stanley (Agere Systems) IEEE 802.11 Standards Overview The letters “l, o, q” are not used