Greetings,
In an effort to clean up the remaining CIDs, we started to review what we had discussed last May.
Context:
p199.51(D0.0)
"transmitted basic service set identifier (BSSID): The BSSID included in the medium access control (MAC) header transmitter address field of a Beacon frame when the multiple BSSID capability is supported."
Comment:
"transmitted basic service set identifier (BSSID): The BSSID included in the medium access control
(MAC) header transmitter address field of a Beacon frame when the multiple BSSID capability is supported." -- "transmitter address" should be "TA" since the field is referred to as the TA field
Proposed change: "As it says in the comment"
Proposed Resolution: Revised
on p199.51
Straw Poll for a Proposed Resolution for CID 372:
A) Change "...transmitter address field..." to "...transmitter address (TA) field…"
B) Change to "...transmitter address field..." to "...TA field…"
C) Abstain.
Results: 4-4-2 (8 no response)
Proposed Resolution: Revised
p199.51
Change "...transmitter address field..." to "...transmitter address (TA) field…"
Discussion:
There are 32 instances of "transmitter address" in the D0.0 standard.
In the definitions clause 3.2, transmitter address is used 3 times:
p175.58: "bandwidth signaling transmitter address (TA): A TA that is used......"
p187.27: "nonbandwidth signaling transmitter address (TA): An address in the TA field of an medium access"
p199.51(D0.0) - one in question.
"transmitted basic service set identifier (BSSID): The BSSID
included in the medium access control (MAC) header transmitter
address field of a Beacon frame when the multiple BSSID capability is
supported."
In clause 3.4 Acronyms:
TA transmitter address or transmitting station address
TTAK TKIP-mixed transmitter address and key
The use of "transmitter address" followed by (TA) in two of 3 instances in the definition clause leads to justification for using it in the 3rd definition. Interesting the TA in the first two instances has a pre adjective given in both cases, but the acronym TA is used without the pre adjective when used in the definition.
The "Medium Access Control (MAC)" is spelled out and an acronym given, which also gives support for the use of transmitter address (TA).
There are 8 instances of "transmitter address (TA)" in the standard.
Your feedback and thoughts on which of the two solutions should be used is welcome,
Regards,
Jon
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