RE: [802SEC] Preparation for July IEEE 802 News Bulletin
Roger-
I notice from this material that the Fall wireless meeting in Monterey, CA
conflicts with the IEEE-SA Standards Board meeting series in Piscataway.
Was that intentional or noticed?
Seems like sort of a bad idea
Geoff
At 11:16 PM 6/24/02 +0800, Roger B. Marks wrote:
>Michael,
>
>I am enclosing the responses I received (from 802.11, 802.16, and 802.18),
>which I have edited for style and uniformity.
>
>At the end, I have added filler material for 802.1, 802.3, 802.15, and
>802.17. If those group's wish to participate, I hope they will email you
>their material soon.
>
>Roger
>
>-----
>Draft Items for the July IEEE 802 News Bulletin
>*WARNING: These results are anticipated but not guaranteed to happen!
>
>The IEEE 802.11 Working Group on Wireless LANs
>
>*Proposed 802.11 Operating Rules Changes Streamline Development
>Process
>
>The 802.11 Working Group has approved revisions to the Working Group
>Operating Rules to make the standardization process clearer and more
>precisely defined. The new rules will accelerate the development of new
>standards through the Working Group.
>
>*P802.11e Wireless LAN Quality of Service (QoS)
>
>The Working Group Letter Ballot for the P802.11e Wireless LAN Quality of
>Service (QoS) specification closed shortly before the July meeting,
>leaving the 802.11e Task Group (TGe) with a large number of comments to
>resolve. "These comments represent valuable input which will result in a
>better standard" said John Fakatselis, TGe Chair. John is overseeing an
>action plan of parceling out the comments to teams which will propose
>changes to address the comments. [Following the meeting, I suggest this
>paragraph be modified to emphasize the progress and status of comment
>resolution. -Roger]
>
>*P802.11f Inter-Access Point Protocol Draft moves to Sponsor Ballot
>
>The P802.11f draft, specifying an Inter-Access Point Protocol, was
>approved to move to Sponsor Ballot. This standard will allow advanced
>Access Point features with that will be interoperable among the equipment
>of various manufacturers.
>
>*P802.11g Moves to Second Working Group Letter Ballot
>
>The Working Group agreed to issue a Working Group Letter Ballot to forward
>the P802.11g draft to IEEE Sponsor Ballot. Task Group g has successfully
>resolved all the comments received in its first Letter Ballot. Successful
>completion of 802.11g will enable manufacturers to offer interoperable
>high rate wireless LANs (with rates greater than 20 Mbit/s) that are
>backward compatible with current 11 Mbit/s 802.11b systems.
>
>*P802.11h (Spectrum Managed 802.11a) Approved for Recirculation Ballot
>
>Following successful resolution of all the comments in its first Working
>Group Letter Ballot, the P802.11h draft was approved for review in a
>Recirculation Ballot. Once approved, 802.11h will specify a
>spectrum-managed implementation of 802.11a in order to meet the
>requirements of European regulatory agencies for usage of the 5 GHz
>frequency bands.
>
>*Two new Wireless Next Generation Study Groups approved by 802 Executive
>Committee
>
>The 802 Executive Committee approved the formation of two new Study Groups
>(SGs) proposed by the 802.11's Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee
>(WNG). The Radio Resource Measurements SG and the High Throughput SG were
>chartered to address issues facing the development of standards for
>wireless LANs with capabilities far greater than those encompassed in the
>current standards.
>
>For additional details on these items, contact Stuart Kerry, IEEE 802.11
>Chair, at stuart.kerry@philips.com
>
>Upcoming IEEE 802.11 Meetings:
>
>* 9 to 13 September 2002 -- IEEE 802.11 interim meeting at Hyatt
>Regency Monterey, CA, USA
>* 11 to 15 November 2002 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Koloa, Hawaii,
>USA
>
>
>
>
>The IEEE 802.16 Wireless MAN Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
>Draft Items for the July IEEE 802 News Bulletin
>*WARNING: These results are anticipated but not guaranteed to happen!
>
>*802.16a Draft, Extending IEEE Std 802.16 to 2 to 11 GHz, Moves to IEEE
>802 Sponsor Ballot
>
>The 802 Executive Committee has forwarded, for IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot,
>the P802.16a draft, which will extend the IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN (TM)
>standard for applicability to 2-11 GHz bands, both licensed and
>license-exempt. Plans call for finalization of the standard by October
>2002. The standard will provide a foundation for the expansion of wireless
>metropolitan area networks in residential neighborhoods.
>
>*Basic Interoperability Testing for 10-66 GHz WirelessMAN-SC Air Interface
>Developing Rapidly
>
>The 802 Executive Committee has also forwarded, for IEEE 802 Sponsor
>Ballot, the P802.16c draft. This quickly-moving project, which was
>officially initiated only on May 9, will enhance the development of
>interoperability tests for systems built to the 10-66 GHz WirelessMAN-SC
>air interface. Completion is planned for September 2002. In preparation
>for the next step in testing, the 802 Executive Committee approved a
>request to forward, for IEEE-SA approval, Project Authorization Request
>P1802.16.1 to define a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
>(PICS) Proforma document for the air interface.
>
>*Recommended Practice on 2-11 GHz Coexistence Moves to Working Group Ballot
>
>The 802.16 Working Group accepted the output of the 802.16.2a Task Group
>as a draft standard and agreed to initiate a Working Group Letter Ballot
>seeking to forward it to the next stage of balloting. The Working Group
>moved to delete the 2.5 GHz band from the scope of the project due to a
>lack of contributions in this area.
>
>*802.16 Study Group on Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Recommends Directions
>
>The 802.16 Study Group on Mobile Broadband Wireless Access, holding its
>second meeting, decided to proceed to develop two projects: one to add
>portability enhancements to IEEE Std 802.16/802.16a, and another to define
>a new project for broadband wireless access at vehicular speeds. The Study
>Group was renewed for an additional four months and expects to conclude
>its work in November.
>
>For additional details on these items, contact Roger Marks, IEEE 802.16
>Chair, at r.b.marks@ieee.org
>
>Upcoming IEEE 802.16 Meetings:
>
>* 23 to 27 September 2002 -- IEEE 802.16 interim meeting in Cheju, Korea.
>* 11 to 15 November 2002 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Koloa, Hawaii, USA
>
>
>
>
>The IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
>
>* IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG Holds Initial Session
>
>The IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG, which was created at the March IEEE
>802 Plenary, held its first formal meetings. XX people participated in the
>session and became Members of the TAG. The TAG developed a Charter that
>was presented to and approved by the IEEE 802 SEC. The TAG also proposed a
>set of changes to the SEC rules designed to enable it to work on
>time-sensitive regulatory filings by electronic conference call meetings
>and correspondence. The SEC initiated the process of modifying its rules
>accordingly.
>
>The TAG elected Carl R. Stevenson as Chair of the TAG until March 2004, a
>decision affirmed by the SEC.
>
>* 802 Filing on Regulatory Action X
>
>The SEC approved a TAG draft filing on Y with regulatory agency Z.
>
>For additional details on these items, contact Carl R.
>Stevenson, IEEE 802.18 Chair, at carl.stevenson@ieee.org
>
>Upcoming IEEE 802.18 Meetings:
>
>* 9 to 13 September 2002 -- IEEE 802.18 interim meeting in
>Monterey, California (in conjunction with 802.11 and 802.15 interims)
>
>* 11 to 15 November 2002 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in
>Koloa, Hawaii, USA
>
>
>
>In other news:
>
>No progress was reported in the 802.1 Working Group's projects.
>
>The 802.3ae project, specifying 10 Gbit/s Ethernet, was approved as an
>IEEE Standard. No progress was reported on other 802.13 Working Group projects.
>
>No progress was reported in the 802.15 Working Group's 802.15.2, 802.15.3,
>and 802.15.4 projects, nor on its high-speed Study Group.
>
>No progress was reported in the 802.17 Working Group.