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Re: [STDS-802-11] TGmd discussion of comments calling for feature removal/obsolete marking

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Reminder - consideration of these "obsolete" topics will be in the TGmd Tuesday PM1 time slot.

Updated documents:

https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1518-03-000m-resolution-cids-59-62-remove-dls-stsl.docx

https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1137-08-000m-resolutions-for-obsolete-blockack.docx  and

https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1519-04-000m-resolution-cid-65-remove-pcf.docx

Thanks,

Dorothy



On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 9:09 AM, Dorothy Stanley <dstanley1389@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,


In last year’s comment collection, TGmd received a number of comments calling for removal of specific features or for marking features obsolete. Below is

a)      A list of the comment CIDs related to feature removal together with the corresponding documents that will be considered in the upcoming January meeting. Please review these documents.  Discussion is planned for the TGmd Tuesday PM1 session. See “A” below.

b)      A list of the obsolete/removal CIDs that TGmd has already resolved. See “B” below.

c)       The current TGmd comment resolution spreadsheet is here: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-0914-08-000m-revmd-wg-cc-comments.xls

Thanks,

Dorothy

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A. Under consideration for JAN 2018:

•          Remove BlockAckReq, Basic BlockAck variant, Non-HT block ack, HT-delayed block ack

–        CIDs 57, 58, 61, 70  in 11-17-1137, https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1137-07-000m-resolutions-for-obsolete-blockack.docx 

•          Remove DLS, STSL

–        CIDs 59 and 62 in 11-17-1518, https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1518-02-000m-resolution-cids-59-62-remove-dls-stsl.docx

•          Remove DMG OFDM PHY

–        CID 64 - 11-17-1238 – Note: 11ay participant review ongoing, https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1238-02-000m-resolution-for-obsolete-dmg-ofdm.docx

•          Remove PCF

–        CID 65 in 11-17-1519, https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-1519-03-000m-resolution-cid-65-remove-pcf.docx 

•          Remove Annex G

–        CID 72. Ready for Motion MAC - J, proposed Rejected, “A Normative definition of Frame exchange sequence is required and Annex G provides this Definition.” Discussed in TGmd Dec17 ad-hoc meeting.

•          Delete or deprecate use of Quiet Channel elements in IBSSs

–        CID 197. Ready for Motion MAC-I, proposed Revised, “Make the changes shown under “Proposed changes” for CIDs 197 and 198 in 11-17/1243r5, which disallow use of Quiet Channel elements for IBSS STAs, and indicate quietening is basically broken for IBSS STAs.”

•          Delete or deprecate use of Quiet Channel elements in MBSSs

–         CID 198. Ready for Motion MAC-I, proposed Revised, “Make the changes shown under “Proposed changes” for CIDs 197 and 198  in 11-17/1243r5, which clarify the quietening behaviour for MBSS STAs.”

 

B. Previously considered and resolution adopted:

CID

Topic

Disposition

Document implementing changes or rationale for rejection

Motion/meeting

60

Remove Phased Coexistence operation

Approved removal

11-17/0989r5

Motion 15/ Nov17

63

Remove WEP and TKIP

Rejected

Deployed implementations exist, no consensus to remove

Motion 22/ Nov 17

66

Remove Strictly Ordered service class

Approved removal

11-17/0989r5

Motion 16/ Nov17

67

Remove L-SIG TXOP protection mechanism

Approved removal

11-17-0989r6

Motion 17/ Nov 17

68

Remove obsolete operating classes in Table E-3.

Approved removal

Remove obsolete Operating Classes from Table E-3

Editor p3567 E.1

Delete second and third sentences at top of p3567 above Table E-3

Change Operating Classes 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 35, 38, 40, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54 and 55 to have Reserved in all fields except Operating Class, and remove asterisk following each of these Operating Classes.

Motion 2/ July17 11-17-930r2(PHY)

69

Delete RIFS

Rejected

Deployed implementations exist, no consensus to remove

Motion 21/ Nov 17

174

Mark coverage classes as obsolete and subject to future removal

Rejected

Deployed products (TV White Space) use the mechanism

Motion 20/ Nov 17

 


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