IEEE P802.11 - JTC1 SC - MEETING UPDATE

Status of Project IEEE 802.11 JTC1 Standing Committee

Support Liaison with JTC1/SC6

Jesse Walker, Chair

Objective

Support the IEEE 802 and IEEE 802.11 liaisons with JTC1/SC6

May 2008

The JTC1/SC6 Ad Hoc has come out of hibernation to deal with a request from China’s delegation to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6/WG1 to try to find a way to have WAPI ratified as an international standard.

Accomplishments:

• Drafted letter of invitation to leaders of China’s national body to participate in IEEE 802.11 to develop an amendment incorporating the elements of WAPI technology within its scope into IEEE 802.11
• Planned for proposed meeting with China to discuss development

Plans for July:

• If proposed meeting happens and succeeds, create a Study Group to draft a PAR and 5 Criteria
• If proposed meeting does not happen or does not reach a consensus, plan next steps

July 2006

802.11i has been ratified as an international standard in ISO. The JTC1/SC6 Ad Hoc group has completed its work and is no longer active.

The JTC1/SC6 Ad Hoc has been converted to a Standing Committee, which is currently in hibernation.

November 2005

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Created an ad hoc committee to complete the review of ISO/IEC JTC1 document 1N7904. The part of review already completed is found in 11-05-1205-00.
• Created an ad hoc committee to prepare a rebuttal of SAC 2005-057, the "contradictions" document China submitted against 802.11i (ISO/IEC JTC1 document 1N7903)
• Created an ad hoc committee to complete the documentation required to become an ISO registration authority
• Created an ad hoc committee to write another outreach letter to China, again requesting that China work with IEEE 802 to harmonize WAPI and 802.11..

January 2006 Goals

• Accept documents created by the ad hoc committees and consider further action items arising from the 802.11i and WAPI simultaneous fast track ballots

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September 2005

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Wrote liaison letter 11-05-953 to the JTC1 Secretariat, requesting formalization of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group providing the Registration Authority function for ISO/IEC IS 8802-11 and forwarded it to the WG for approval
• Adopted a presentation 11-05-967 as the JTC1 Ad Hoc position on the 802.11i/WAPI fast track ballots and forwarded it to the WG for approval

November 2005 Goals

• Consider action items arising from the 802.11i and WAPI simultaneous fast track ballots

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