Jim
Lansford (FaraFir, SRL), Chair
Azin Neishaboori (General Motors), Vice-chair
Jing
Ma (Toyota), Vice-chair
Carol
Ansley (Cox), Editor
TBD, Recording Secretary
Automotive is a new Topic Interest Group within the IEEE 802.11 working group that will address the problem of WLAN STAs can more effectively and seamlessly use external Access Points in high mobility environments, specifically when the STA is in a vehicle.
Relevant documents presented in WNG that led to the creation of the Auto TIG:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1062-03-0wng-automotive-tig-proposal.pptx
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-0378-00-0wng-wlan-for-high-mobility-users.potx
The goals of this IEEE 802.11 Topic Interest Group are:
l Discuss contributions in the areas of, but not limited to:
• Use cases and requirements
• Key performance indicators
• Technical approaches and 802.11 standard gaps in the areas such as protocols in association & authentication, seamless AP handover, optimized roaming algorithm etc.
• Alternative solutions
l Develop and approve a final report (est July 2025) that will summarize the contributions and recommendations
The final report could give details about proposed standards activities if needed, or it may serve as a recommended practice for the automotive ecosystem to improve WLAN connectivity in vehicles.
Main documents
·
March Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0213-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-march.pptx
·
March
Presentations:
o
“IEEE 802.11ai and IEEE 802.11bc for Automotive
Use”, Hitoshi Morioka (SRC Software)
o
“Hybrid MLD for Automotive”, Federico Lovison (Cisco)
§ https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0308-00-auto-hybrid-mld-for-automotive.pptx
o
“Automotive-TIG-Thoughts on PHY improvements”,
Azin Neishaboori (General Motors)
o
“Proposed IEEE802.11 Automotive TIG Technical
Report Text on Regional HD Map Updates use case,” Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
·
Update on the use of Fast Initial Link Setup
(802.11ai) and WLAN broadcast (802.11bc) for automotive use
·
Possible improvement in mobility using Out Of Band, location, virtual APs, and Multi-Link Operation
techniques
·
Possible PHY improvements to enhance channel
estimation in high mobility
·
Additional details about automotive use cases,
including proposed text for the Auto TIG final report
May 2025 plans
Main documents
· January Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-2082-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2025-january.pptx
·
January
Presentations:
o “Field Considerations on WiFi for Vehicles,” Javier Contreras (Cisco Systems)
o “Mobile-Wi-Fi,” Lili Hervieu, Steve Arendt (CableLabs)
§ https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/25/11-25-0017-00-auto-mobile-wi-fi.pptx
o “Follow-up of Automotive WLAN use case study,” Jing Ma (Toyota)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
·
Detailed discussions about roaming in high
mobility environments and issues with seamless association and authentication
·
Additional details about automotive use cases
March 2025 plans
Main documents
· November Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1674-00-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2024-november.pptx
·
November
Presentations:
o “Passpoint & OpenRoaming for Automotive Connectivity”, Necati Canpolat (Intel)
o “Consideration on existing systems and standards for ITS using IEEE802.11 technologies”, John Kenney (Toyota Motor North America), Friedbert Berens (FBConsulting)
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
·
Presentation on Passpoint
and Open Roaming for vehicular connectivity
Main documents
· September Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1372-02-auto-agenda-for-automotive-tig-2024-september.pptx
·
September
Presentations:
o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1526-01-auto-automotive-wlan-use-case-study.pptx
o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/24/11-24-1393-01-auto-automotive-tig-technical-report-draft.doc
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were:
·
Officer elections
o Azin Neishaboori (GM) and Jing Ma (Toyota) were elected as co vice chairs.
· Two presentations on use cases
· Presentation on initial draft of final report
o Some changes suggested
o Outline will help suggest topics for future submissions
November 2024 plans
USEFUL LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
IEEE P802.11 WLANs RELATED
OTHER SITES
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