Update from Standards Board
1) Geoff Thompson, Howard Frazier, Jim Carlo and Gary Robinson were
appointed and accepted for Standards Board 2000. Congratulations.
2) Howard Frazier will be RevCom chair. Congratulations.
3) Election of Vice Chair will occur at the March meeting. Jim Carlo is
currently vice chair and has agreed to serve again in this capacity.
4) Committee appointments will be announced later.
APPROVED PARS
P802.11h (C/LM) STANDARD [FOR} Information Technology - Telecommunications
and information exchange between systems - Local and Metropolitan networks -
Specific requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC)
and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, for Spectrum and Transmit Power
Management extensions in the 5 GHz band in Europe
Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2004.
P802.15.4 (C/LM) STANDARD FOR Telecommunications and Information Exchange
Between Systems - LAN/MAN Specific Requirements - Part 15: Wireless Medium
Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Low Rate
Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2004.
P802.16.1b (C/LM) Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between
Systems -LAN/MAN Specific Requirements - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband
Wireless Access Systems including License-Exempt Frequencies
Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2004.
P802.17 (C/LM) Information Technology - Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks -Specific
requirements -Resilient Packet Ring Access Method & Physical Layer
Specifications
Recommendation: Approve new PAR until December 2004.
WITHDRAWN STANDARDS (This will now go to Standards Board Ballot)
802.12-1995 Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and
Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area
Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 12: Demand Priority Access Method,
Physical Layer and Repeater Specifications
Recommendation: Administrative withdrawal.
802.12c-1998 Supplement to Standard for Information Technology -
Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 12: Demand
Priority Access Method, Physical Layer and Repeater Specifications:
Full-Duplex Operation
Recommendation: Administrative withdrawal.
802.12d-1997 Supplement to Standard for Information Technology -
Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and
Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 12: Demand
Priority Access Method, Physical Layer and Repeater Specifications:
Redundant Links
Recommendation: Administrative withdrawal.
Jim Carlo(jcarlo@ti.com) Cellular:1-214-693-1776 Voice&Fax:1-214-853-5274
TI Fellow, Networking Standards at Texas Instruments
Vice Chair, IEEE-SA Standards Board
Chair, IEEE802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee