IEEE P802.11 - TASK GROUP M - MEETING UPDATE:
Status
of Project IEEE 802.11m
November
2012
Task Group m (TGmc) met in San Antonio, Texas in November
2012 – 5 time blocks.
- The TG continued processing comments
received in recent Call for Comments on IEEE Std 802.11™-2012.
–
372 comments (106 editorial)
–
Approximately 150 comments resolved; ~220 remain
- The
editor has produced drafts that incorporate IEEE STD 802.11aa™-2012 and
IEEE STD 802.11ae™-2012, in
addition to incorporating comments approved to date.
- Teleconferences
will be held to continue comment resolution.
Output documents:
Minutes – will be posted here: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents?is_group=000m
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the January 2013 meeting is to continue
resolution of comments received in the recent call for comments, and
to progress towards the initial TGmc D1.0 Working Group Letter Ballot.
September
2012
Task Group m (TGmc) met in Indian Wells, CA in September
2012 – 3 time blocks.
1.
Officer elections were held, and the following
officers elected:
–
Chair Dorothy Stanley (Aruba Networks)
–
Vice Chairs: Mark Hamilton (Polycom), and Jon
Rosdahl (CSR); Jon will serve as secretary
–
Editor: Adrian Stephens (Intel)
- An initial timeline was developed.
- The TG began processing comments
received in recent Call for Comments on IEEE Std 802.11™-2012.
–
372 comments (106 editorial)
- The
editor has produced drafts that incorporate IEEE STD 802.11aa™-2012 and
IEEE STD 802.11ae™-2012.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-12/1144r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the November 2012 meeting is to
continue
resolution of comments received in the recent call for comments.
November
2011, January 2012, March 2012, May 2012, July 2012
Task Group m (TGm) did not meet.
At the July 2012 meeting the IEEE 802.11 WG approved a call
for comments
on IEEE Std 802.11™-2012.
The TGm(c) revision PAR was approved by the WG at the May
2012 meeting,
approved by the 802.11 EC at the July 2012 meeting, and approved by NesCom/SASB
29-20 August 2012. See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-0594-02-0000-revision-par-proposal-for-802-11-2012.doc
.
IEEE Std 802.11™-2012 was approved by RevCom 23 January
2012, subsequently
approved by the IEEE Standards Board, and published 29 March 2012.
September
2011
Task Group m (TGm) met in Okinawa in September 2011.
1. The fourth recirculation Sponsor Ballot on D10.0 closed on September 7th.
Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-13-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls
.
2. The Task Group, operating as the
Comment Resolution Committee, completed comment
resolution on the received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following areas: mesh
functionality clarification
and enhancements.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-11/1241r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the November 2011 meeting is to
complete
resolution of any comments received on recirculation Sponsor Ballot
and obtain IEEE 802 Executive Committee approval to advance the draft for
ratification.
July
2011
Task Group m (TGm) met in San Francisco in July 2011.
1. The third recirculation Sponsor Ballot on D9.0 closed on June 22th
. Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-12-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls
.
2. The Task Group, operating as the
Comment Resolution Committee, completed comment
resolution on the received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following areas:
undetected duplicate detection
processing, MIB updates, and introduction of Time priority management frames,
which are transmitted outside of the normal MAC queuing process.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-11/0999r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming September 2011 meeting is
to complete
resolution of comments received on the fourth recirculation Sponsor Ballot.
May 2011
Task Group m (TGm) met in Palm Springs in May 2011.
1. The second recirculation Sponsor Ballot on D8.0 closed on April 14th.
Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-07-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls
.
2. The Task Group, operating as the
Comment Resolution Committee, completed comment
resolution on the received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following areas: MLME
definitions,
Wireless Interworking (11u) and Wireless Network Management (11v) roll-in
edits.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-11/0627r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming July 2011 meeting is to
complete
resolution of comments received on the third recirculation Sponsor Ballot.
March
2011
Task Group m (TGm) met in Singapore in March 2011.
1. The initial recirculation Sponsor Ballot on D7.0 closed on February 18th.
Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-05-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls
.
2. The Task Group, operating as the
Comment Resolution Committee, completed comment
resolution on the received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following areas: MLME
definitions, TDLS (11z),
Wireless Interworking (11u) and Wireless Network Management (11v) roll-in
edits.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-11/0381r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming May 2011 meeting is to
complete
comment resolution of second recirculation Sponsor Ballot comments.
January
2011
Task Group m (TGm) met in Los Angeles, California
in January 2011.
1. The initial Sponsor Ballot on D6.0 closed on November 5th.
Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-02-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls
.
2. The Task Group, operating as the Comment
Resolution Committee, completed comment
resolution on the received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following areas: spectrum
mask alignment
and TDLS roll-in edits.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-11/0074r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming March 2011 meeting is to
begin
comment resolution of initial recirculation Sponsor Ballot comments.
November
2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in Dallas, Texas
in November 2010.
1. The initial Sponsor Ballot on D6.0 closed on November 5th. Comments are available here:
https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-1284-00-000m-revmb-sponsor-ballot-comments.xls .
2. The Task Group, operating as the
Comment Resolution Committee, began comment
resolution on received comments.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following major areas:
State machine description
updates and transmit spectral mask changes.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-10/1311r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming January 2011 meeting is to
complete
comment resolution of initial Sponsor Ballot comments.
September
2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in Waikoloa, Hawaii
in September 2010.
1. LB167 status. TGm has resolved all of the outstanding comments from LB
167 on P802.11REVmb D5.0.
The terms
of conditional approval to proceed to Sponsor Ballot have been met.
2. IEEE SA staff performed MEC on
P802.11REVmb D5.0, and indicated one mandatory change to be made prior to
Sponsor Ballot (see MEC
comment). P802.11REVmb D6.0, which includes this change, will be submitted
to Sponsor Ballot.
3. Major technical presentations focused on the following major areas: (a)
Key Descriptor Usage.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-10/1111r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
The primary goal for the upcoming November meeting is
comment resolution of initial Sponsor Ballot comments.
July
2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in San Diego, California
in July 2010.
1. LB163 status. TGm has resolved all of the outstanding comments from LB 163,
and requested a recirculation ballot, along with conditional approval to
proceed to Sponsor Ballot.
2. Major technical presentations focused on the following major areas: (a)
Resolution of comments on clause 11.3, (b) Block Ack policy, and
(c) Key Descriptor Usage.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-10/0830r0
Agenda
and Motions
Closing
Report
May 2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in Beijing, China
in May 2010.
1. LB162 status. TGm has resolved all of the outstanding comments from LB
162, and requested a recirculation ballot.
2. Major technical presentations focused on the following major areas: (a)
Resolution of comments on clause 11.3, (b) action frame field clarifications,
and
(c) a proposed location format addition
3. The elected Task Group officers are
–
Chair: Dorothy Stanley
–
Vice-Chair: Michael Montemurro
–
Secretary: Jon Rosdahl
–
Editor: Adrian Stephens
The TG acknowledges and thanks Matthew Gast for his
leadership to this point.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0629r0
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March
2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in Orlando, Florida
in March 2010.
1. LB160 status. TGm has resolved all of the outstanding comments from LB
160, and requested a recirculation ballot. The balloted draft also incorporates
802.11-2009.
2. Major technical presentations focused on the following major areas: (a)
Resolution of comments on clause 11.3, (b) a technical presentation to separate
regulatory behavior from the normative specification of IEEE Std 802.11, and
(c) clarification to key caching.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0348r0
January
2010
Task Group m (TGm) met in Los Angeles, California
in January 2010.
1. LB160 status. TGm has resolved 142 of the 246 comments received in
LB160.
2. Availability of Draft 2.01. 802.11n-2009 has been incorporated into the
REVmb draft, and will be reviewed following the meeting.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0075r0
November
2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in Atlanta, Georgia
in November 2009.
1. LB149 status. TGm resolved all outstanding comments received from
LB149.
2. Recirculation ballot. TGm approved a recirculation ballot for Draft
2.0, which incorporates the 802.11w-2009 amendment and resolutions to comments
received from LB149. The recirculation ballot will begin as soon as the draft
is ready, and will end on January 8.
3. 802.11n-2009 status. During the recirculation ballot, the TGm editorial
team will be incorporating the approved 802.11n-2009 amendment into the
revision draft.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/1190r0
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September
2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in Waikoloa, Hawaii
in September 2009.
1. LB149 status. TGm has approved comment resolutions for 518 comments
received in LB149, and has 187 remaining comments to resolve.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/1010r0
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July
2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in San Francisco, California
in July 2009.
1. Adopted process for handling comments from LB149
2. Adopted process for deprecating features in IEEE Std 802.11
3. Addressed issues requiring editorial coordination with other 802.11
task groups
4. Approved resolutions for 13 comments received from LB149
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0777r0
May 2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in Montreal, Quebec
in May 2009.
1. Initial letter ballot. TGm completed comment processing, produced an
initial draft, and voted to send the initial revision draft to letter ballot.
2. Interpretation request. TGm processed one interpretation request
regarding power saving functionality.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0564r0
Interpretation response - 11-09/0531r0
Mar 2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in Vancouver, British Columbia
in March 2009.
1. Officers. Adrian Stephens was elected as technical editor.
2. Plan of record. With a technical editor, a new plan of record was
adopted. The first draft for letter ballot is expected in May 2009, with the
completion of the project by March 2011.
3. Call for comments. Further processing of comments received in November
2008 continued.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0325r0
Current issues list - 11-08/1127r13
Jan 2009
Task Group m (TGm) met in Los Angeles, California
in January 2009.
1. Officers. There were no volunteers to serve as technical editor. As a
result, TGmb revised its plan of record to state that no milestones are
defined. The task group estimates that a revision will take approximately 24
months after the appointment of a technical editor.
2. One interpretation request on the sample frame encoding and FCS in
Annex G was processed.
3. 45 additional comments from the call for comments were processed. In
total 73 out of 104 comments have been processed.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-09/0095r0
Interpretation response - 11-09/0042r0
Current issues list - 11-08/1127r12
Nov 2008
Task Group m (TGm) met in Dallas, Texas
in November 2008.
1. Officer election. Matthew Gast (Trapeze Networks) was elected
Chair, and Jon Rosdahl (CSR) was
elected Secretary.
2. One interpretation request on DLS setup was processed.
3. Due to comments received on the PAR, a revised PAR was approved for
submission to the IEEE 802 EC.
4. The task group had requested input from the working group on issues
that should be addressed in the next revisions for the 802.11 standard.
The deadline for new inputs closed on
November 10, with 104 comments received.
The group began processing received
comments.
5. There was no change to the plan of record.
Output documents:
Minutes - 11-08/1363r0
Interpretation response - 11-08/1366r0
Current issues list - 11-08/1127r7
Sept 2008
Task Group m (TGm) met in Waikaloa, HI,
at the Waikaloa Hilton Hotel. We had 2 time blocks.
Some of the Task Group officers remain open -- Jon Rosdahl (CSR) continues as Chair Pro Tem,
and Mike Montemurro (RIM) was elected Vice Chair.
A PAR Revision was created and approved for submission for
approval by 802 EC.
Goals for Sept.
- Elect TG
Officers
- Process new
interpretation requests
- Review Plan of Record
and Timeline status
- Review and process work
items for maintenance/revision of the Standard
- Planning for Nov 2008
plenary session
1. Elect TG Officers: Mike Montemurro (RIM) was elected as
Vice Chair
2. No Interpretation Requests were received
3. No change to Plan of Record
4. Issues were added to issues tracking document. Call for Input reissued
on Sept. 10, 2008.
5. Goals for Nov:
o Missing
TG Officers Election/appointment
o Process
new interpretation requests
o Review
and process work items for maintenance/revision of the Standard
o Listen
to presentations on proposed changes to new revision (Need to have 4-6 slot
times)
o Respond
to any EC comments on PAR modification.
o
Planning for Jan 2009 Interim session
Output Documents:
11-08-10375-00-000m-TGmb Agenda and
Report Sept 2008
11-08-0917-01-000m-TGmb comment
template
11-08-1114-00-000m-September 2008
interim meeting minutes (Kona,
Hawai'i)
11-08-1149-01-0000-Revision-Par-Proposal-802-11-2007
11-08-1127-02-000m-TGmb Issues List
July
2008
Task Group m (TGm) met in Denver CO,
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. We had two time blocks.
Three interpretation requests were processed.
The Timeline and plan of record was reviewed and a second call for input was
issued on Thursday, July 17, 2008.
Goals for July 2008
o Elect
TG Officers
o
Process new interpretation requests
o
Review and process work items for maintenance/revision of the Standard
o
Planning for Sept 2008 Interim session
3 Interpretation requests were processed:
1. Multiple BSSID and proper
spacing
2. Section 7.3.1.17 -- Max SP Length subfield of the QoS Info Field
question
3. Section 7.3.2.20 -- Minimum PHY Rate field of the TSPEC IE question
Goals for Sept.
o Elect
TG Officers
o Process
new interpretation requests
o Review
Plan of Record and Timeline status
o
Review and process work items for maintenance/revision of the
Standard
o Planning
for Nov 2008 plenary session
Output Docs:
11-08-0795-00-000m-Agenda and
Reports
11-08-0872-03-000m-minutes July08
11-08-917 TGmb comment template
11-08-930-00-0000 3 responses
to Interpretation Requests July 2008
May 2008
Task Group m met in Jacksonville,
FL at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
We had one time block and followed the Goals for May:
Goals for May 2008
- Elect a TG
Chair/Secretary/Editor/Issue Tracker
- Process new interpretation
requests
- Review and process work
items for maintenance/revision of the Standard
- Review and revise
Timeline
- Planning for July 2008
plenary session
1. Officer Elections:
Call for Nominations -- no
nominations --
Jon
Rosdahl to be Chair Pro Tem
Nominations to be opened
next session again.
2. Interpretation Requests:
·
The Interpretation Request that was
processed was not officially possed to the IEEE, so we will wait on officially
processing the request until it has been proper posted to the IEEE.
4.
Created TGmb Plan of Record
·
May 2008 – Issue Call for Comment/Input
o July
2008 – begin process input and old Interpretation requests
o
Acknowledge previous Task Group referrals
o Sept
2008 – Start PAR Revision process
o Nov
2008 – close receipt of new input
o Nov
2008 – WG/EC approval of PAR Revision
o Dec
2008 – NesCom/SASB approval PAR Revision
o Mar/May
2009 first WG Letter ballot
o (includes
All published Amendments as of Mar/May 2009)
o July/Sept
2009 Recirc start
o Sept
2009 – Form Sponsor Pool
o Nov
2009 – Sponsor Ballot Start
o (Include
all published amendments as of Nov 2009)
o Mar
2010 – Sponsor Recirc
o Nov
2010 – WG/EC Final Approval
o Mar
2011 – RevCom/SASB Approval
CALL FOR COMMENT/INPUT
TGmb is requesting
Comment/Input on the 802.11-2007 plus approved RevCom amendments.
Input period is from May 2008
until Nov 2008.
Presentations of proposed
resolutions are expected to be posted to IEEE Mentor server, and notification
sent to the 802.11m listserv reflector.
Notice was sent out on the
802.11 WG Reflector on Tuesday, May 13, 2008
5.
Goals for July
·
Elect TG Officers
o TGmb
Chair --- TGmb Secretary
o TGmb
Editor --- TGmb Comment Tracker
·
Process new interpretation requests
·
Review and process work items for
maintenance/revision of the Standard
·
Planning for Sept 2008 plenary session
Output Docs:
11-08-0588-02-000m-TGmb Agenda and
Report May 2008
11-08-0622-00-000m-minutes-may-2008
March
2008
Task Group m (TGm) met in Orlando
at the Caribe-Royal Resort. The task group held one meeting and focused on
completing the response to a interpretation request Transmit Power Control
(TPC) in reference to EIRP in reference to P802.11-2007 Clause 7.3.2.18.
TBm completed and approved of the items in the interpretation request and
created doc: 08/0375r0 as the approved response by the working group.
The relavent documents for this session were: 08/0390r0, 08/391r0, and
08/375r0.
Goals for May 2008
1) Process any new incoming interpretation requests
2) Begin outlining requirements for the next revision of the P802.11
standard (including TGr, TGk, TGn) for target completion by 2011
January
2008
Task Group m (Tgm) did not meet at the January interim session in Taipei, Taiwan.
TGMb will resume meeting at the March 2008 plenary session in Orlando, Florida.
The tentative goals for the group at the March 2008 session are as follows:
Goals for March 2008
1) Complete interpretation request on the subject of TPC (transmit power
control) in Clause 7.3.2.18
2) Process request on the usage of "shall" in Clause 10.0
3) Process any new interpretations requests from the IEEE
November
2007
Task Group m (Tgm) met in Atlanta
at the Hyatt Regency. The task group held one meeting and focused on completing
the response to a interpretation request on TCLAS Element from 802.11e-2005 in
doc: 07/2248r0. Tgmb completed and approved of the items in the interpretation
request and created doc: 07/2248r1.
The relavent documents for this session were: 07/2248r1, 07/2922r0, and
07/2920r0.
Goals for January 2008
1) Process interpretation request on the subject of TPC (transmit power
control) in Clause 7.3.2.18
September
2007
Task Group m (Tgm) did not meet at the September interim session in Hawaii. TGMb will resume
meeting at the November 2007 plenary session in Atlanta, GA.
The tentative goals for the group at the November 2007 session are as follows:
Goals for November 2007
1) Complete interpretation response on TCLAS Element held over from July
2007
2) Process interpretation request on the subject of TPC (transmit power
control) in Clause 7.3.2.18
3) Process request on the usage of "shall" in Clause 10.0
July
2007
Task Group m (Tgm) met in San
Francisco at the Hyatt Regency. The task group held
two meetings and focused on responding to a interpretation request on TCLAS Element
from 802.11e-2005. Tgm complete 50% of the items in the interpretation request.
The relavent documents for this session were: 07/2248r0, 07-2151r0, and
07/2251.
Goals for September 2007
1) Complete interpretation response on TCLAS Element
May 2007
The task group finished its work as TGma the January 2007 session. Task Group
m (Tgm) met in Montreal, Canada as TGmb. The task group held
two meetings and focus on gathering unresolved comments from the 802.11REV-ma
sponsor ballot that were considered "out-of-scope" of the standard.
In addition the task group started gathering interpretation requests that
resolved around channel numbering. The task group produced a document that
combined the comments and requests that will be resovled at the next 802.11
session in July 2007.
Goals for July 2007
1) Begin work on resolving (out-of-scope) comments from 802.11REV-maD9.0
2) Resolve interpretation requests from January 2007
January
2007
Task Group m met in London,
UK. The task
group considered a request for interpretation of the standard on the subject of
an indecipherable sentence in clause 17. The task group produced a
response that was approved by the 802.11 working group.
The task group also produced a proposal for a PAR for further maintenance of
the standard. This was also approved by the working group and forwarded
for the consideration of the 802 Executive Committee.
Unless the consideration of the 802.11REV-ma draft by the IEEE-SA Standards
Board Review committee does not go well, this is the last report of TGma, as it
will be dissolved upon approval of that draft by the IEEE-SA Standards Board.
November
2006
Task Group m met in Dallas,
TX. The result of the fourth
sponsor recirculation ballot on 802.11REV-ma that concluded shortly before the
November 2006 session was successful, meeting the requirements of the LMSC
Executive Committee for conditional forwarding to RevCom. The editor will
produce a clean draft that accepts the marked changes. The draft and the
results of the sponsor balloting process will be submitted to RevCom for their
Early Consideration agenda that begins after their meeting in December.
The task group also responded to one interpretation request submitted on the
subject of the replay protection mechanism used by the TKIP cipher suite.
The goals for the January 2007 session are:
- •Prepare
a PAR for a maintenance task group
- Begin to itemize the issues
to be dealt with during the maintenance of the new standard
- •Process any interpretation requests received
September
2006
Task Group m met in Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia
to process the comments received from the third sponsor recirculation ballot
that concluded shortly before the September 2006 session. The
recirculation ballot resulted in 41 comments to be addressed. The task
group responded to all of the comments. The working group approved the
comment resolutions. The editor was directed to produce an updated
draft. A third sponsor recirculation ballot will begin shortly after the
close of the session.
The task group also responded to two interpretation requests submitted on
the subjects of unknown values in a received information element and conflict
between clause 9 and annex C on the use of rery counters.
The goals for the November 2006 session are:
- •Process comments received from fourth sponsor
recirculation ballot, if necessary
- •Submit report to 802 EC for forwarding to
RevCom
- •Process any interpretation requests received
July
2006
Task Group m met in San
Diego, California to
process the comments received from the second sponsor recirculation ballot that
concluded immediately before the July 2006 session. The recirculation
ballot resulted in 90 comments to be addressed. The task group responded
to all of the comments. The working group approved the comment
resolutions. A third sponsor recirculation ballot will begin shortly
after the close of the session.
The task group also responded to an interpretation request submitted on the
subject of RTS/CTS usage during interrupted fragment bursts.
The goals for the September 2006 session are:
- Process the comments
received from the third sponsor recirculation ballot
- Create a new draft and send
it to a fourth sponsor recirculation ballot, if necessary
- Forward the draft to RevCom
for approval, if possible
- Process any interpretation
requests received
May 2006
Task Group m met in Jacksonville,
Florida to process the comments
received from the first sponsor recirculation ballot that concluded immediately
before the May 2006 session. The recirculation ballot resulted in 156
comments to be addressed. The task group responded to all of the
comments. The working group approved the comment resolutions. A
second sponsor recirculation ballot will begin shortly after the close of the
session.
The goals for the July 2006 session are:
- Process the comments
received from the second sponsor recirculation ballot
- Create a new draft and send
it to a third sponsor recirculation ballot, if necessary
- Forward the draft to RevCom
for approval, if possible
- Process any interpretation
requests received
March
2006
Task Group m met in Denver,
Colorado to complete processing
the comments received from the sponsor ballot that concluded after the November
2005 session. The task group responded to all of the remaining
comments The working group approved the comment resolutions. A
sponsor recirculation ballot will begin shortly after the close of the session.
The goals for the May 2006 session are:
- Process the comments received
from the sponsor recirculation ballot
- Create a new draft and send
it to a second sponsor recirculation ballot
- Process any interpretation
requests received
January
2006
Task Group m met in beautiful Waikoloa, Hawai'i
to process the comments received from the sponsor ballot that concluded after
the November 2005 session. Nearly all of the technical comments were
discussed and resolutions adopted. Completion of the comment processing
is expected in the March 2006 session, with a sponsor recirculation ballot to
follow shortly after the close of that session.
The goals for the March 2006 session are:
- Complete processing of the
comments received on the sponsor ballot
- Send a draft to sponsor
recirculation ballot
- Process any interpretation
requests received
November
2005
Task Group m met in Vancouver,
B.C., Canada
to process the comments received to date on the sponsor ballot that was still
in progress. A significant number of the comments were discussed and
resolutions proposed. No comment resolutions were adopted, pending the
closure of the sponsor ballot.
The goals for the January 2006 session are:
- Process the comments
received on the sponsor ballot
- Send a draft to sponsor
recirculation ballot
- Process any interpretation
requests received
September
2005
Task Group m met in Garden
Grove, CA to process
the comments received with the ballots on working group recirculation ballot
77. The comments received on recirculation ballot 76 were dealt with in
August at an authorized comment resolution meeting.. The letter ballot
passed, with more than 96% approval.
The task group completed resolving all comments. No changes were made
to the draft (802.11REV-ma D4.0). At the meeting of the 802 Executive
Committee in July, conditional approval was granted to forward 802.11REV-ma to sponsor
ballot upon meeting the conditions described in the LMSC Policies and
Procedures. Theses conditions were met with the passing of ballot 77 and
were documented to the Executive Committee. 802.11REV-ma will now be sent
for sponsor ballot, the next step toward approval by the IEEE Standards
Association as the new 802.11 standard.
The goals for the November 2005 session are:
- Process the comments
received on the sponsor ballot
- Send a draft to sponsor
recirculation ballot
- Process any interpretation
requests received
July
2005
Task Group m met in San
Francisco, CA to
process the comments received with the ballots on working group recirculation
ballot 75. The letter ballot passed, with more than 93% approval..
The task group completed resolving all comments and directed the editor to
create a new draft, incorporating all comment resolutions. The new draft
will be constructed and sent for a working group recirculation ballot.
This recirculation ballot will conclude in time to receive the comments and
process them in a comment resolution meeting in August. Following
resolution of comments at the comment resolution meeting, a new draft will be
created. If necessary, this new draft will be sent to a second working
group recirculation ballot. If needed, a second comment resolution
meeting will be held and a subsequent draft created.
The task group also requested conditional approval to send the draft to
sponsor ballot, after completing all requirements in the LMSC Policies and
Procedures.
The goals for the September 2005 session are:
- Process the comments
received on the recirculation ballot, if such is necessary
- Send a draft to Sponsor
Ballot, if it such a ballot has not already begun
- Process any interpretation
requests received
May 2005
Task Group m met in Cairns,
Queensland, Australia
to process the comments received with the ballots on working group letter
ballot 74. The letter ballot passed, with more than 90% approval..
The task group began processing the technical comments, completing proposed
resolutions to 89% of those technical comments. The remaining technical
comments will be addressed at an ad hoc meeting that will be announced
to occur during the week of either 20 June or 27 June 2005. Once all
comments, both technical and editorial, are addressed, the new draft will be
constructed and sent for a working group recirculation ballot. This
recirculation ballot will conclude in time to receive the comments and process
them at the July plenary session in San
Francisco.
The goals for the July 2005 session are:
- Process the comments
received on the recirculation ballot
- Create a new draft and issue
it for a final recirculation ballot
- Process any interpretation
requests received
March
2005
Task Group m met in Atlanta,
GA to continue the work of
completing a revision of the 802.11 standard and its amendments, as well as to
address an interpretation request. The interpretation request was
determined to be a request for consulting and rejected.
The AP Functional Description group delivered their material to incorporate
into the revision draft for the first working group ballot. The task
group accepted this material and incorporated it into the draft.
The work on the draft of the 802.11 revision was completed and the draft was
forwarded to the working group for consideration via a letter ballot. It
is anticipated that this letter ballot will be completed prior to the May
session in Cairns,
where the task group will take up the work of resolving the comments received
from the ballot.
The goals for the May 2005 session are:
- Process the comments received
on the letter ballot
- Create a new draft and issue
it for a recirculation ballot (this is a stretch goal)
- Process any interpretation
requests received
January
2005
Task Group m met in Monterey,
CA to continue the work of
completing a revision of the 802.11 standard and its amendments, as well as to address
an interpretation request. The interpretation request, on the use of
reserved bits in the Service field of the PLCP header, was examined and a
response was generated. The interpretation response, as approved by the
802.11 working group, is in document 05/1648r0. This document can be
obtained from the 802.11 interpretation
response page and also from the 802.11 document archive.
The AP Functional Description group also reported to the task group on their
progress toward having material to incorporate into the revision draft for the
first working group ballot.
The work on the draft of the 802.11 revision progressed well, leaving very
few work items that have been identified in previous submissions to the 802.11
working group that have not yet been addressed. The work accomplished during
this session is consonant with the goal of the task group to send its draft to
working group letter ballot in March 2005.
November
2004
Task Group m met in San
Antonio to continue the work of completing a revision
of the 802.11 standard and its amendments, as well as to address an
interpretation request. The interpretation request, on the accuracy of
some material in Annex G, was examined and a response was generated. The
interpretation response, as approved by the 802.11 working group, is in
document 04/1454r0. This document can be obtained from the 802.11 interpretation
response page and also from the 802.11 document archive.
The work on the draft of the 802.11 revision progressed well, with the
addressing a number of the work items that have been identified in previous
submissions to the 802.11 working group. The work accomplished during this
session is consonant with the goal of the task group to send its draft to
working group letter ballot in March 2005.
September
2004
Task Group m met in Berlin
to continue the work of completing a revision of the 802.11 standard and its
amendments. This work progressed well, with the adoption of submissions to
specify operation where regulatory agencies hold no sway and to address issues
with multirate operation introduced with 802.11g. The task group also addressed
a number of the work items that have been identified in previous submissions to
the 802.11 working group. The work accomplished during this session is
consonant with the goal of the task group to send its draft to working group
letter ballot in March 2005.
July
2004
Task Group M met in Portland
and completed many work items this week. Three submissions were received
and adopted for inclusion into the draft. The first submission dealt with
a change in terminology from "broadcast SSID" to "wildcard
SSID" (04/759). The second submission dealt with the definition of
active scanning (04/795). The third submission dealt with new
requirements for both APs and stations relating to the use of status and reason
codes (04/698). The task group is approximately half way through the work
items that are tracked in 04/801.
The goals of TGm for the Berlin meeting in September are to address any
interpretation requests received, consider any submissions made to the task
group, continue to work on the items listed in the issue tracking document, and
potentially, to adopt the first draft of the revision to the standard in the
task group.
May 2004
Task Group M met in Anaheim
and completed several work items this week. A submission on the
definition and use of a vendor-specific format for an information element was
adopted. The adopted content is available in document 04/522r1.
Several items of work from the issue tracking document (03/619r3) were
completed, as well. As a result, the task group directed the editor to
produce a draft of the revision of the standard, including 802.11-1999,
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11b-Cor1, 802.11d, 802.11g, and 802.11h, as well as the
items completed during the meeting.
The goals of TGm for the Portland meeting in July are to address any
interpretation requests received, consider any submissions made to the task
group, continue to work on the items listed in the issue tracking document, and
potentially, to adopt the first draft of the revision to the standard in the
task group.
November
2003
Task Group M met in Albuquerque
to respond to the interpretation request received and to work on items to
correct editorial and technical issues in the standard. The response to
the interpretation request is available in document 03/875. The members
of the task group began working on items contained in document 03/619 .
The goals for the next meeting of Task Group m in Vancouver are to respond to any
interpretation requests received and to continue working on the items listed in
document 03/619."
July 2003
During the meeting held in San Francisco, Task Group M
considered one interpretation request and submitted a response (document
03-576r1) to the working group. The task group also continued to review
the other documents that had been submitted to the working group, regarding
inconsistencies and errors in the 802.11 standard and its approved
amendments. The task group has been accumulating work items in a tracking
document (document 03-619). At the September meeting in Singapore, the task group intends
to review and respond to any interpretation requests received and resume its
review of other documents that have been submitted. The goal of the task
group is to complete this review of other documents and to determine a final
list of work items. If time permits, work will begin on the work items
identified.
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