1. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 1 802.11 WG Editor’s Meeting (Mar 09) Date: 2009-03-12 Authors:

2. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Summary of actions – 2009-03-10 Michelle to check Get802 status for.11r - done Nancy to publish MEC comments for.11w Adrian to ping Menzo on whether he has updated 11- 08/0644r5 (numbering spreadsheet) – done, in process Goal: get TGz and TGp to have updated the numbering spreadsheet by May 09 meeting. All: please send draft status update via the editor’s reflector asap, but no later than Thursday am2 to update table on next page! Necati email to Michelle list of issues with templates

3. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 3 Abstract / Agenda Roll Call / Contacts / Reflector Publication Work Plan Amendment Ordering / ANA Status / Draft Snapshots Draft naming rules Conference Calls Editorial Streamlining Projects Archival material –Lessons Learned

4. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 4 Roll Call Editor’s Present –P802.11mb Amendment (REVmb) – Adrian Stephens –P802.11n Amendment (HT) – Adrian Stephens –P802.11p Amendment (WAVE) – Wayne Fisher –P802.11s Amendment (MESH) –Kazuyuki Sakoda (until end ‘09) –P802.11u Amendment (IW) -- Necati Canpolat –P802.11w Amendment (SEC) – Nancy Cam-Winget –P802.11v Amendment (WNM) – Emily Qi –P802.11aa Amendment (VTS) – Hang Liu Also present: IEEE Staff present: –Michelle Turner – staff editor for 802, m.turner@ieee.org 802.11 Editor’s Not Present –P802.11y Amendment (CBP) – Peter Ecclesine –P802.11z Amendment (TDLS) – Menzo Wentink IEEE Staff not present and always welcome! –Kim Breitfelder – manager publishing, k.breitfelder@ieee.org? –Michael Kipness – our staff liaison, m.kipness@ieee.org?m.kipness@ieee.org Note: editors request that an IEEE staff member should be present at least during Plenary meetings –Michelle Turner is present at this plenary meeting

5. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 5 Volunteer Editor Contacts TGn – Adrian Stephens – adrian.p.stephens@intel.com TGp – Wayne Fisher – wfisher@arinc.com TGs – Temporary: Kazuyuki Sakoda - KazuyukiA.Sakoda@jp.sony.com TGu – Necati Canpolat – necati.canpolat@intel.com TGv – Emily Qi – emily.h.qi@intel.com TGw – Nancy Cam-Winget – ncamwing@cisco.com TGz – Menzo Wentink– mwentink@qualcomm.commwentink@qualcomm.com TGmb – Adrian Stephens – adrian.p.stephens@intel.com (TBC)adrian.p.stephens@intel.com TGaa – Hang Liu – hang.liu@thomson.net Editor Emeritus: –TGk – Joe Kwak– joekwak@sbcglobal.netjoekwak@sbcglobal.net –TGr – Bill Marshall – wtm@research.att.comwtm@research.att.com –TGy – Peter Ecclesine – pecclesi@cisco.compecclesi@cisco.com

6. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Reflector Updates Each editor is expected to be on the reflector and current. If you didn’t receive the meeting notice from the reflector, please send email to adrian.p.stephens@intel.com To be updated: –None Slide 6

7. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 7 IEEE Publication Status IEEE 802.11-2007 published and for free download with Get802 –Published in June 2007 –Combines all existing amendments and includes maintenance work by TGma Publications completed for 802.11k, 802.11r and 802.11y, –11k now available with Get802 –11r now available with Get802

8. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) MEC Status P802.11n D6.0 has gone through Mandatory Editorial Coordination (document 11-08-1045r0) –SCC14 coordination done –Second review by Michelle pending 11w has gone through Mandatory Editorial Coordination (09-????) in September –Action: Nancy to publish MEC comments for.11w

9. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Alignment Process for 802.11k/r/y The 08/0644r5 Numbering Spreadsheet has all changes from publication of 11k and 11r and 11y (and 11n D7.03 and 11w D7.0) ?? TGz has done it? Action: Adrian to ping Menzo on whether he has updated 11- 08/0644r5 (numbering spreadsheet) TGp – Wayne Goal: get TGz and TGp to have updated the numbering spreadsheet by May 09 meeting. Then discuss at May Meeting, expectation TGv correct numbering. Slide 9

10. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Amendment & other ordering notes Editors define publication order independent of working group public timelines: –Since official timeline is volatile and moves around –Publication order helps provide stability in amendment numbering, figures, clauses and other numbering assignments –Editors are committed to maintain a rational publication order Numbering spreadsheet 08/0644: –Succeeding amendments to do their respective updates –Must match the official timeline

11. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Numbering of Annexes and Clauses Proposal: TGMb will fix the ordering of annexes –Ample bad precedent set by 11k –Bibliography should be the final annex per IEEE Standards Style Guide Clause numbering has similar issue during rollup –TGn clause 3a, 11r clause 11a, 11y clause 11.9a REVmb numbering will stay using “Amendment style” numbering until the very last possible moment. Slide 11

12. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 12 ANA Announcements Current ANA announced to group is 802.11-09-0031r2. –See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/file/08/11-09-0031-02-0000-ana-database-assigned-numbers.xls https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/file/08/11-09-0031-02-0000-ana-database-assigned-numbers.xls –All new requests received by end of meeting will be uploaded and announced via 802.11 WG reflector No requests have been received directly from editors this week and acted on in preparation for publishing next version. Others as may arise before the editors conference call #1 will be included Procedure for ANA is contained in 07/0827r0. –See http://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public/07/11-07-0827-00-0000-assigned-number-authority-ana-mechanisms.ppt http://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public/07/11-07-0827-00-0000-assigned-number-authority-ana-mechanisms.ppt Editorial Guidance –ANA assignments should be done at the time of moving from WG LB to Sponsor ballot. –If a resource number is not in the ANA Database, please use in drafts! –Editors to replace any ANA controlled resources numbers with upon incorporation of material into drafts.

13. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 13 Amendment Ordering Amendment NumberTask GroupREVCOM Date 802.11 Amendment 4TGwSept 2009 802.11 Amendment 5TGnJan 2010 802.11 Amendment 6TGzJan 2010 802.11 Amendment 7TGpJune 2010 802.11 Amendment 8TGvJune 2010 802.11 Amendment 9TGuMay 2010 802.11 Amendment 10TGsSept 2010 802.11 Revision802.11mbMar 2011 802.11-2011 Amendment 1TGaaJune 2011 802.11-2011 Amendment 2TGacDec 2012 802.11-2011 Amendment 3TGadDec 2012 Data as of March 12 from 802.11 website. See http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htmhttp://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htm Amendment numbering is editorial! No need to make ballot comments on these dynamic numbers!

14. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 14 Email Your Draft Status Updates Each editor, please send update for next page via the editor’s reflector no later than Thursday am2 to update table on next page!

15. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Draft Development Snapshot Most current doc shaded green. TGTG Published or Draft Baseline Documents SourceMEC Style Guide Editor Snapshot Date 802.11krywnzpvusmbaa w20072008 8.0Frame 7.2Yes2007Nancy Cam- Winget 10-Mar n20072008 7.08.00Frame 7.2Yes2007Adrian Stephens 10-Mar z20072008 6.07.03.0WordNo2007Menzo Wentink 17-July p20072008 6.07.02.05.02Frame 7.2No2007Wayne Fisher 11-Mar v20072008 6.07.02.04.04.012.0 Frame 7.2No2007Emily QiNov u20072008 11.06.06.04--4.04.02Frame 7.2No2007Necati Canpolat Nov s20072008 7.07.023.05.04.014.022.07Frame 7.2No2007Kazuyuki Sakoda 15-July mbmb ------------No draft yetAdrian Stephens 15-July aaNo draft yetVacantxx T(1.01)Frame 6No2007Tom Alexander 20 -Mar Changes from last report shown in red.

16. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation)Slide 16 Editorial Streamlining Focus is on consistency across all TGs: –Completed Streamlined ANA processes – 07/0827r0 Consistent format for REDLINE contributions across TGs – 07/0788r0 Consistent process for editorial comment resolution across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/2050r0 –Guideline for technical vs. editorial, sample editorial comment responses Format for comment reporting across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/1990r0 (tool in 07/2116r0) Stable numbering method (See 07/2810r0) Consistent naming of redlines (See 07/2810r0) Draft templates for FRAME (no Word) to help train new editors more rapidly –Under Construction (in priority order) 1.Revise the editor’s guideline 2.Mentoring program – Name a mentor for each new editor 3.Request in future Plenary sessions Mondays 7:30pm Frame surgery 4.MIB element numbering and compiling – publish a rolled-up MIB of k/r/y 5.Guideline on non-technical front matter 6.Guideline describing expected editorial development and maturity of draft through stages in 802.11 for consistency across TGs 7.Guidelines for primitives – ARC to consider

17. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Draft naming convention Drafts and redlines are.pdf files Syntax: Draft _ [Redline [Compared to _ ]].pdf Examples: Draft P802.11n_D8.0.pdf Draft P802.11n_D8.0 Redline.pdf Draft P802.11n_D7.04 Redline Compared to P802.11n_D7.03.pdf Please use this convention for all drafts posted on the 802.11 website.

18. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) AOB Nancy: participant lists. TGn, r, y all different. –How do we define contributor list? –Is second list, all letter balloters, or 802.11 members, or sponsor balloters? –Michelle: every group does it differently. –Nancy: defer to chair Necati: any update on templates? –Michelle: need to do another update with new frontmatter (new board members) –Issues with numbering of pages. –Action: Necati email to Michelle list of issues.

19. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Archive Material

20. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Publication Work Plan Note: to be included in the editor’s operations manual Here is the workflow we have used for a number of years with IEEE staff on publication of 802.11 publications: 1.Editors provide FRAME source and any freestanding graphics (Powerpoint, Visio. TIF) to staff at time of REVCOM submission. 2.Editors provide a list of requests editorial corrections no later than REVCOM approval date. 3.Staff prepares a publication draft and highlights changes they have made and questions they need addressed or confirmed. This draft is sent to Task Group Editor and the Working Group Technical Editor (me). This typically occurs about 2-3 weeks after approval for publication, since the preparation work is usually (but not always) begun ahead of approval. This is also typically the draft peer reviewed by IEEE staff. 4.The Task Group Editor responds to all questions on domain specific questions, with copy to Working Group editor (me). This typically takes about 3-5 days. 5.The Working Group Technical Editor reviews responses from the Task Group editor, completes any responses, and provides a list of WG officers and voting members valid for the document as of the opening day of the Sponsor ballot. This typically only takes one additional day from the prior step as most of the work is done in parallel by the two editors. 6.Final draft is submitted by the IEEE staff to Working Group Technical Editor and Task Group Editor for sign-off. Any changes from the responses or IEEE peer review are highlighted and explained. This typically takes only one or two days more after the responses are received from the editors. 7.Task Group Editor gives final approval. No changes are expected. This usually occurs within 24 hours. 8.Working Group Technical Editor signs off and provides draft to Working Group Chair. No changes are expected. This usually occurs within 24 hours and in parallel with the previous step. 9.Working Group Chair sends email to sponsor and IEEE staff letting them know the Working Group has signed off on the publication process. Slide 20

21. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Terry Cole on Changes to MIB elements You can incrementally add to a MIB element without deprecation at any level. That is, add new values and meaning pairs. You can change the description of a MIB element without deprecation at any level. That is add new text clarifying or even changing the meaning of the element to keep up with the standard. I would advise deprecation when changing the definition of some value of a MIB from one thing to another. However, I don't know of any rules requiring this.

22. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Publications: lessons learned When quoting baseline text inaccurately, the baseline text is changed whether or not the changes were marked. The IEEE staff will actually do the appropriate changes as if the task group had actually intended to change the baseline. –Drafts can minimally quote baseline text to minimize such changes –Should revisit the decision to include full context during insertion Full Annex titles have to be shown in the amendment; more importantly included “normative” vs. “informative” –TGk inadvertently changed Annex A to be fully informative –TGr battled to fix Annex A but caused ripples –TGy 08-1215r1 has brief review of significant things changed for publication –In editor’s operations manual and during balloting, should comment that Annexes should be fully titled with good reason to vote “No” in balloting Slide 22

23. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/0322r1March 2009 Adrian Stephens (Intel Corporation) Publications: lessons learned (cont’d) Acronym rules are inconsistent –Styleguide doesn’t include definitions –Every document is treated as standalone, thus first acronym reference must be spelled out. Even though, other amendments or baseline may have defined and used the acronym earlier. –Goal should be to have as few changes between the final balloted amendment and final published amendment. How do we deal with subjective decisions made by the IEEE copy editors as their styles vary? Booleans should be capitalized: TRUE and FALSE –when “set to” Booleans should be lower case: is true and is false (raise the issue with Style Guide update) Slide 23