IEEE P802.11 - TASK GROUP R -
MEETING
UPDATE
Status of Project IEEE 802.11r
Fast
Roaming/Fast BSS Transition
Clint Chaplin, Chair
Michael Montemurro, Recording Secretary
Bill Marshall, Technical Editor
Objective
To develop a standard specifying fast
BSS transitions.
July 15, 2008 - IEEE 802.11r-2008 is published
May 12-16, 2008 - Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Summary of Activities:
None at the meeting
On April 28, 2008 the IEEE
Standards Board Review Committee recommended that IEEE 802.11r D9.0 be
published.
On May 9, 2008 the full IEEE Standards Board voted accept the
recommendation of the Review Committee and to publish IEEE 802.11r-2008.
Publication should be in the July 2008 time frame.
Output:
Sponsor Ballot:
Teleconferences:
Ad-Hoc:
July 2008 Objectives:
None.
March 17-21, 2008 - Orlando, Florida, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed comments from Sponsor Ballot of clean Draft 9.0.
0 comments received
0 comments addressed.
Approved the report to IEEE 802 Executive Committee to ask
permission to submit IEEE 802.11r Draft 9.0 to IEEE Standards Board
Review Committee for publication.
On March 21, 2008 the IEEE 802 Executive Committee approved the
request to submit IEEE 802.11r Draft 9.0 to the IEEE Standards Board
Review Committee for publication.
On March 21, 2008 IEEE 802.11r Draft 9.0 was submitted to the IEEE
Standards Board Review Committee. If the Review Committee has an
Early Consideration review in April or May then the submission will be
reviewed then; otherwise it will be reviewed at the June 2008 Standards
Board meeting
Output:
- IEEE 802 Executive Committee Report (11-08-0236)
Sponsor Ballot:
Teleconferences:
Ad-Hoc:
May 2008 Objectives:
None.
January 14-18, 2008 - Taipei, Taiwan
Summary of Activities:
Addressed comments from Sponsor Ballot of Draft 9.0.
4 comments received
4 comments addressed.
Output:
- Comment Resolutions (11-08-0183)
Sponsor Ballot:
- Sponsor Ballot recirculation of clean Draft 9.0 will commence as
soon as possible.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on February 6th, 2008, on a weekly
basis
through March 2008, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
March 2008 Objectives:
Develop and approve final report for request for publication.
November 12-16, 2007 - Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed comments from Sponsor Ballot of Draft 8.0.
66 comments received
66 comments addressed.
Output:
- Comment Resolutions (11-07-2624)
Sponsor Ballot:
- Sponsor Ballot recirculation of Draft 9.0 will commence when the
draft is available.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on December 5th, 2007, on a weekly
basis
through January 2008, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
January 2008 Objectives:
Recirculate Draft 9.0.
September 17-21, 2007 - Waikoloa, Hawai'i,
Hawaii,
USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed comments from Sponsor Ballot of Draft 7.0.
382 comments received
382 comments addressed.
Output:
- Comment Resolutions (11-07-2295)
Sponsor Ballot:
- Sponsor Ballot recirculation of Draft 8.0 will commence when the
draft is available.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on August 29th, 2007, on a weekly
basis
through November 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for October 30 through November 1,
2007. Located at Toronto, Canada
November 2007 Objectives:
Address sponsor ballot recirculation comments, and prepare for sponsor
ballot
recirculation.
July 16-20, 2007 - San Francisco, California,
USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 105 Comments.
16 comments received on LB105
20 comments carried over from LB98
4 comments carried over from LB91
12 comments carried over from LB87
13 comments carried over from
LB82
6 comments carried over from LB79
0 comments ruled out of order
71 comments addressed.
Received authorization to forward IEEE 802.11r to Sponsor Ballot.
Task Group r vote results: 18-0-1
IEEE 802.11 Working Group vote results: 98-0-1
IEEE 802 Executive Committee vote results: 15-0-0
Output:
- Comment Resolutions (11-07-1995)
- Report to IEEE 802 Executive Committee (11-07-2010)
Sponsor Ballot:
- IEEE 802.11r has been given authorization to be forwarded to
Sponsor Ballot; balloting to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on August 29th, 2007, on a weekly
basis
through November 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for September 12th through September 14th,
2007. Located at Lihue, Kauai, Hawai'i.
September 2007 Objectives:
Address initial sponsor ballot comments, and prepare for sponsor ballot
recirculation.
May 14-18, 2007 - Orlando, Florida, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 98 Comments.
334 comments received on LB98
74
comments carried over from LB91
195 comments carried over from LB87
97 comments carried over from
LB82
28 comments carried over from LB79
5 comments ruled out of order
728 comments addressed.
Output:
Letter Ballot Recirculation:
- 15 day letter ballot recirculation asking to forward IEEE 802.11r
Draft 6.0 to
sponsor
ballot; letter ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on April 4th, 2007, on a weekly
basis
through July 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for June 19th through June 21st,
2007. Located at Toronto, ON, Canada.
July 2007 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare for either letter ballot
recirculation or sponsor ballot.
March 12-16, 2007 - Orlando, Florida, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 91 Comments.
621 comments received on LB91
288 comments carried over from LB87
124 comments carried over from
LB82
92 comments carried over from LB79
20 comments ruled out of order
1105 comments addressed.
Output:
Letter Ballot Recirculation:
- 15 day letter ballot recirculation asking to forward IEEE 802.11r
Draft 5.0 to
sponsor
ballot; letter ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on April 4th, 2007, on a weekly
basis
through July 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for April 24th through April 26th,
2007. Located at Gaithersburg, VA, USA.
May 2007 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
January 15-19, 2006 - London, UK
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 91 Comments.
621 comments received on LB91, 288 comments carried over from LB87, 124
comments carried over from
LB82, 92 comments carried over from LB79
20 comments ruled out of order, 1082 comments addressed, 23 left to
resolve.
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on December 6th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through March 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for February 21st through February 23rd,
2007 at Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- Ad-hoc scheduled for April 24th through April 26th, 2007 at
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
March 2007 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
November 13-17, 2006 - Dallas, Texas, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 87 Comments.
1122 comments received on LB87, 717 comments carried over from
LB82, 214 comments carried over from LB79
27 comments ruled out of order, 2026 comments addressed.
Output:
Letter Ballot Recirculation:
- 15 day letter ballot recirculation asking to forward IEEE 802.11r
Draft 4.0 to
sponsor
ballot; letter ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on December 6th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through March 2007, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for February 21st through February 23rd,
2007. Location to be determined.
January 2007 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
September 18-22, 2006 - Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 82 Comments. 1057 comments received on
LB82, 437 comments carried over from LB79, 1466 comments addressed, 28
comments to be addressed..
Output:
Letter Ballot Recirculation:
- 15 day letter ballot recirculation asking to forward IEEE 802.11r
Draft 3.0 to
sponsor
ballot; letter ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on October 11th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through November 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for October 17th through October 19th,
2006 in Santa Clara, CA, USA.
November 2006 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
July 17-21, 2006 - San Diego, California, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 82 Comments. 1057 comments received on
LB82, 437 comments carried over from LB79, 1466 comments addressed, 28
comments to be addressed..
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on July 26th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through September 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for August 22nd through August 24th, 2006.
Santa Clara, CA, USA.
- Ad-hoc scheduled for October 17th through October 19th,
2006. Location to be determined.
September 2006 Objectives:
Address remaining letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
May 15-19, 2006 - Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 82 Comments. 1057 comments received on
LB82, 437 comments carried over from LB79, 1424 comments addressed, 70
comments to be addressed..
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on May 24th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through July 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for June 20th through June 22nd,
2006. Portland, OR, USA
- Ad-hoc scheduled for August 22nd through August 24th, 2006.
Location to be announced.
July 2006 Objectives:
Address remaining letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
March 6-10, 2006 - Denver, Colorado, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed remaining Letter Ballot 79 Comments.
Completed the draft based on the letter ballot comments.
P802.11r-D2.0 is the latest
draft version that was output from this meeting.
Reaffirmed the Task Group leaders for another two years..
Output:
Letter Ballot Recirculation:
- 20 day letter ballot recirculation asking to forward the draft to
sponsor
ballot; letter ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on April 6th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through July 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for April 18th through April 20th, 2006.
Toronto, Canada
- Ad-hoc scheduled for June 20th through June 22nd, 2006.
Location to be announced.
May 2006 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments arising from letter ballot
recirculation, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for subsequent letter ballot recirculation.
January 16-20, 2006 - Waikoloa Village,
Hawaii, USA
Summary of Activities:
Addressed Letter Ballot 79 Comments. 1273 comments received,
1198 comments addressed, 75 comments to be addressed..
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on January 25th, 2006, on a weekly
basis
through March 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for February 7th through February 9th,
2006. Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Ad-hoc scheduled for April 18th through April 20th, 2006.
Location to be announced.
March 2006 Objectives:
Address remaining letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft
based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
November 14-18, 2005 - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Summary of Activities:
Completed the draft. P802.11r-D1.0 is the latest
draft version that was output from this meeting.
Output:
Letter Ballot:
- 40 day letter ballot asking to forward the draft to sponsor
ballot to commence when
announced.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on December 14th, 2005, on a weekly
basis
through March 2006, at 11:00 EDT.
Ad-Hoc:
- Ad-hoc scheduled for February 7th through February 9th,
2006. Location to be announced.
January 2006 Objectives:
Address letter ballot comments, and prepare a revised draft based on
the comment resolutions for letter ballot recirculation.
September 19-23, 2005 - Garden Grove, CA, USA
Summary of Activities:
Worked on refining the draft. P802.11r-D0.09 is the latest
draft version that was output from this meeting.
Output:
Internal Review:
- 15 day internal review of P802.11r-D0.09 to commence when
announced. Results of the internal review to be used to clean up
the draft.
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on October 12th, 2005, on a bi-weekly
basis
through November, at 11:00 EDT.
November 2005 Objectives:
Continue the process of refining the accepted proposal into a draft,
with the goal of going to a letter ballot at the end of this meeting.
July 18-22, 2005 - San Francisco, CA, USA
Summary of Activities:
Worked on refining the draft. P802.11r-D0.05 is the latest
draft version that was output from this meeting.
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on August 3th, 2005, on a bi-weekly
basis
through November, at 11:00 EDT.
September 2005 Objectives:
Continue the process of refining the accepted proposal into a draft,
with the goal of going to a letter ballot in a timely manner.
May 16-20, 2005 - Cairns, Queensland,
Australia
Summary of Activities:
Carried out the third step in the selection process. Proposal
11-05-0362-01-000r-jit-tap-proposal-text.doc was voted upon with a
written downselect/confirmation ballot. The results were
60-3-0. Therefor, this proposal is accepted as the basis of the
TGr draft.
Output:
Teleconferences:
- Teleconferences to start on May 25th, 2005, on a bi-weekly basis
through July, at 11:00 EDT.
July 2005 Objectives:
Continue the process of refining the accepted proposal into a draft,
with the goal of going to a letter ballot in a timely manner.
March 14-18, 2005 - Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
Summary of Activities:
The two proposals left are in the process of merging; that process
is not yet completed.
Moved and passed to postpone step 3 of the selection process to the May
2005 meeting.
Met in an ad-hoc to continue the merger process; individual sub-groups
working on each area.
Merge Status Presentations:
- 11-05-0197-00-000r-tap-and-jit-merge-process.ppt
- 11-05-0199-01-000r-tap-jit-resource-reservation-policy.ppt
- 11-05-0201-00-000r-communications-with-target-ap-prior-to-roaming.ppt
- 11-05-0210-00-000r-tap-jit-resource-pre-allocation.ppt
- 11-05-0218-00-000r-key-hierarchy-merge-status.ppt
- 11-05-0239-00-000r-resource-pre-allocation-and-communication-adhoc-report.ppt
- 11-05-0250-00-000r-tap-and-jit-key-hierarchy-notes.ppt
Other Presentations:
- New Twist on More Data Bit (11-05-0151-00)
Other Actions:
- Authorized an Ad-Hoc meeting April 20-22 in Toronto, Canada; more
details on the email list
- Authorized teleconferences to start after the May 2005 meetings
until the end of July 2005
Output:
May 2005 Objectives:
Finish merge process and post draft text; carry out third step in
selection
procedure.
January 17-21, 2005 - Monterey, California,
USA
Summary of Activities:
Proposal Presentations and written ballot results (in order of
presentation):
Presentation Title
|
Doc #
|
Ballot
Yes Vote
|
Ballot
No Vote
|
Ballot
Abstain
|
Ballot
Yes %
|
Eliminate
|
| TAP (Transition Acceleration
Protocol) |
11-04-1183-01 |
21
|
87
|
12
|
19%
|
No
|
| AP Scanning |
11-04-1566-00 |
79
|
24
|
15
|
77%
|
Yes
|
| Fast Roaming Using Multiple
Concurrent Associations |
11-04-1180-02 |
77
|
26
|
15
|
75%
|
Yes
|
| Seamless BSS Transition Protocol |
11-04-1558-00 |
62
|
36
|
19
|
63%
|
Yes
|
| Proposal for Fast Inter-BBS
Transitions |
11-04-1181-00 |
75
|
26
|
16
|
74%
|
Yes
|
| Fast BSS-Transition Tunnel |
11-05-0037-00 |
77
|
26
|
16
|
75%
|
Yes
|
| PEKM (Post-EAP Key Management
Protocol) |
11-04-1572-00 |
59
|
47
|
12
|
56%
|
Yes
|
| Just-In-Time 2 Phase Association |
11-04-1486-00 |
13
|
102
|
4
|
11%
|
No
|
Ballot was, "The TG will eliminate this proposal from further
consideration." Proposals that get a majority yes vote are
eliminated from further consideration by TGr.
Other Presentations:
- No Packet Left Behind (11-05-1646-00)
- Proposal for a Consolidation Process (11-05-0073-00)
Output:
March 2005 Objectives:
Each of the remaining proposal presenters will give presentations
with full draft text; carry out third step in selection
procedure.
November 15-19, 2004 - San Antonio, Texas, USA
Summary of Activities:
Proposal Presentations and Straw Poll Results (in order of
presentation):
Presentation Title
|
Doc #
|
Straw Poll
Yes Vote
|
Straw Poll
No Vote
|
Straw Poll
%
|
| Fast BSS-Transition Tunnel |
11-04-1179-00 |
36
|
25
|
59%
|
| Fast Roaming Using Multiple
Concurrent Associations |
11-04-1180-00 |
47
|
4
|
92%
|
| Motorola TGr Fast Handover
Proposal |
11-04-1185-00 |
54
|
8
|
87%
|
| PEKM (Post-EAP Key Management
Protocol) |
11-04-1186-00 |
58
|
0
|
100%
|
| Proposal for Fast Inter-BBS
Transitions |
11-04-1181-00 |
31
|
12
|
72%
|
| AP Scanning |
11-04-1184-00 |
49
|
5
|
91%
|
| Just-In-Time 2 Phase Association |
11-04-1170-00 |
76
|
0
|
100%
|
| TAP (Transition Acceleration
Protocol) |
11-04-1183-00 |
54
|
0
|
100%
|
Straw Poll was, "The TG requests the presenter to provide further
details of the proposal at the next step." Proposals that do not
get 25% are strongly encouraged to merge with another proposal.
Other Presentations:
- Keying Requirements (11-04-1498-00)
- Network Beacon Announcement Scanning Method (11-04-1387-00)
- Proactive-Pre-allocation (11-04-1460-00)
- 4 Way Handshake Analysis (11-04-0202-00-000i)
Output:
- Accepted letter in 11-04-0160-07 to ask the full Working Group to
forward to the IETF
- Minutes (11-04-1413)
January 2005 Objectives:
Each of the proposal presenters will give more extensive presentations
with preliminary draft text; carry out second step in selection
procedure.
September 12-16, 2004 - Berlin, Germany
Summary of Activities:
Presentations:
- Metrics for Characterizing BSS Transition Time Performance
(11-04-0989)
- 802.21 and TGr (11-04-1052)
- Discovery and Passive Scanning (11-04-0718)
- Make Before Break Handover (11-04-0719)
- 802.11 Discovery Phase and Passive Scanning Mode (11-04-0718)
- Dominos, Bonds, and Watches (11-04-1062)
- Pretty Good Handoffs (11-04-1072)
Preliminary Proposal Presentations:
- VFF Roaming (11-04-1127)
- QoS Aspects of Fast Roaming (11-04-1089)
- Just-in-time Transition (11-04-1117)
- Flexible Pre-key (11-04-1114)
Output:
- Down-Select Process (11-04-1121-02)
- Minutes (11-04-1034)
November 2004 Objectives:
Give preliminary one hour presentations; carry out first step of
selection procedure
July 12-16, 2004 - Portland, California, USA
Summary of Activities:
Presentations:
- Methodology for BSS Transition Time Testing (04/0748)
- Establishing PTK Liveness during Reassociation (04/0707)
Output:
- Use Cases (04/0677)
- Scope (04/0678)
- Requirements (04/0805)
- Minutes (04/0747)
September 2004 Objectives:
Finish discussion on security in fast roaming, documentation of current
bss-transition steps, and test methodology from ad-hoc groups
Finish defining formal scope, requirements and selection procedure.
Take presentations
May 10-14, 2004 - Anaheim, California, USA
Summary of Activities as Fast Roaming Study Group:
Reports from ad-hoc groups:
- Milestones for TGr - (04/0517)
- Current BSS-Transition architecture and process - (04/0503)
- Application types and BSS-transition requirements - (04/0579)
- Key requirements - (04/0516)
Presentations:
- WIEN Study Group Vision (04/0607)
- What is an ESS? (04/0614)
- Use of EAPOL-Key messages during pre-auth (04/0542)
- Multiple concurrent associations as a means of doing fast roaming
(04/0549)
- Pre-keying (04/0476)
- Tentative association (04/0606)
- Quick scan mechanism for fast BSS transition (04/0487)
Output:
- Scope clarification (04/0608)
- Functional requirements (04/0617)
- Preliminary timeline
- Minutes (04/0520)
TGr teleconferences:
- Noon June 1 Tuesday PDT (3pm June 1 EDT, 8PM June 1 UK, 4AM June
2
Japan)
- Noon June 15 Tuesday UK (7am June 15 EDT, 4am June 15 PDT, 8PM
June 15
Japan)
- Noon June 29 Tuesday Japan (11pm June 28 EDT, 8pm June 28 PDT,
4am June
29 UK)
Each teleconference is scheduled to last one hour.
July 2004 Objectives as TGr:
Define selection criteria and performance data to be included in formal
proposal
Finish defining formal scope, requirements and selection procedure
Call for formal proposals (with normative text) to be presented no
later than November 2004 and to be posted and WG notified at least 30
days
before presentation
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