IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee

IEEE 802 LMSC Status Update - 09 Sept 2021

Dear IEEE 802 LMSC Participants,

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IEEE 802 November 2021 Plenary Session will be held exclusively electronically.

The registration fee structure will be USD$50 payable at least 15 days prior (21 Oct 2021) to start of IEEE 802 Nov 2021 Plenary Session and USD$75 thereafter until the start of the IEEE 802 Nov 2021 Plenary Session, and USD$125 thereafter. Attendance at any meeting held during or as part of the Nov 2021 Plenary Session requires registering and paying the appropriate fee, which will cover all meetings during the Nov 2021 Plenary Session. Details on how to register can be found http://802world.org/plenary/.

For the Nov 2021 Plenary Session, the opening 802 Executive Committee meeting will be held 19:00 to 21:00 UTC (3-5pm ET) Friday 05 Nov 2021, and the closing 802 Executive Committee meeting will be held 18:00-22:00 UTC (1-5pm ET) Friday 19 Nov 2021.

Details when the days/times of the specific WG and TAG meetings will be provided by the respective group chairs.

The IEEE 802 Executive Committee appreciates your continued patience and dedication, as demonstrated by your active participation in the many electronic progressing our standardization activities.

I hope you and your families continue to be as well as we enter the last quarter of 2021.

Stay safe and be well.

Sincerely,

Paul Nikolich
Chair, IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee

IEEE 802 Nov 2021 Plenary Overview

The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee develops and maintains networking standards and recommended practices for local, metropolitan, and other area networks, using an open and accredited process, and advocates them on a global basis. The most widely used standards are for Ethernet, Bridging and Virtual Bridged LANs Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN, Wireless MAN, Wireless Coexistence, Media Independent Handover Services, and Wireless RAN. An individual Working Group provides the focus for each area.