IEEE P802.11 - AD-HOC APF -
MEETING UPDATE:
Status of Project IEEE 802.11 APF Ad-Hoc Group
Access Point
Functionality
Dorothy Stanley, Chair
APF AHC Formation Approved September 2004, APF AHC will close at end of
March 2005 Plenary
Objective: Create submission, Take submission (10-20 pages) to TGm
Nov04 – Jan 05 – Develop Initial Text
January 17-21 – Discuss, Refine Initial Text
March 13-18 - TGma submission, Full WG review
as part of TGma draft review
Objective
Provide a better description of data flow in an AP – similar to figure
in Clause 7.1.3.1.
Provide clarification between AP functions & AP devices
Enumerate the AP abstract functional blocks within an AP device
Provide a description of AP functions
Provide details on the integration function in an AP
Address questions about Distribution System and its associated services
(portal, DSS, etc.)
The intent is that informative descriptions be provided. Any normative
functionality must fall within the TGm scope of
“minor new functionality to address technical corrections”, and
“define AP behavior that is hinted at in the existing
standard but not defined.”
March 2005
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were
- Completed work on Submissions included in TGma
- 05/120r9 – AP Functional Description (Annex)
- 05/105r4 – Clause 5 and Clause 6 edits
- 05/257r1 – Integration Function Description (Annex)
- 05/262r1 – DS Service Interface Definition (Annex)
- Completed work on Permanent Reference Submissions
- 04/1225r8 - Detailed List of AP Functions
- 05/159r0 – Detailed Integration Function Description
- Approved Liaison letter to IEEE 802.1
- 05/185r2 – Includes port model and forwarding table update
description
March 18th - APF AHC officially closes at end of March 2005 WG meeting.
Further discussion of APF related topics will continue in TGma.
Thank you to all who have participated in the APF AHC!
Special recognition to Jon Edney, Darwin Engwer, Mike Moreton, Sandy
Turner (secretary), and Johnny Zweig.
January 2005
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were
- Discussion on scope of changes re: DS
- Submission 11-05-0035-00-0apf-retiring-ds-proposal.ppt
- Submission 11-04-1573-00-0apf-ds-draft-text.doc
- Submission 11-05-0055-00-0apf-ds-elimination.doc
- Definition of AP Functions
- List of Functions in 04/1225r4
- Consensus to have bulk of Functional description as a
submission, not addition to the Std.
- Report to TGm
- Scope of changes ~10 pages
- Expected in March meeting
March 2005 Goals
- Review & Finalize draft text submissions
- Motions to introduce changes in TGm
- Review descriptive submissions
- Conference Calls between now and March meeting
- Thursday February 3rd, Noon Eastern
- Wednesday February 16th, Noon Eastern
- Wednesday March 9th, Noon Eastern
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