Nov ‘95 MAC group Report
Aug ‘95 Goals for Nov ‘95 mtg
•	Quick votes on LB reference papers
–	No extended discussion, < 5 min each subject.
•	Process all D2 LB comments.
•	Review initial MAC PICS Proforma
Misc Subjects
•	August MAC minutes approved unan
This Week’s Work Summary.
•	Really good progress on LB comments!

•	The MAC chair would like to personally thank all involved for the long hours and extra effort that enabled us to accomplish this - 
Everyone did a Great Job!

This Week’s Work Summary.
•	Alas, despite the best laid plain of mice and men... 
   We do have a few (<6) unresolved comments.
LB reference papers summary
•	The MAC group will not be asking the plenary to approve each paper individually.
•	The papers have been incorporated into the revised draft clauses.
95/137R2 - IBSS pwr mgt
•	Motion: To approve with correction by  simon: his LB comment re sec 8.2.2.4G “beacon -> atim window (typo).
•	MAC vote: 10, 0, 4
95/196 - WEP: MSDU vs MPDU revisited
•	Motion: to adopt 95/196
•	MAC vote: 1, 6, 8
•	Paper NOT adopted
–	Decision is to apply WEP to MPDU.
–	Therefore, text in clauses has been corrected to indicate WEP on MPDU.
95/198 - WEP: rejection of plain text Data frames MIB toggle
•	Motion: to adopt 95/198
•	MAC vote: 6, 0, 9
95/201 - 6.2.6.3 retry limits
•	Motion: to adopt 95/201
•	MAC vote: 12, 0, 3
95/203 - Assoc / Reassoc relation correction
•	Motion: to adopt 95/203
•	MAC vote: 11, 0, 4
95/206 - frag vs dwell boundary
•	Motion: to adopt 95/206
•	amend to not del last deleted para on pg 2 of 206.
–	amend vote: 9, 7, 5
•	amend: name mib var to match sec 8 (“frag threshold vs frag payload”
–	amend vote: 16, 0, 1
•	main motion vote: 12, 3, 5
95/207 - 6.2.5 Back off times
•	Motion: to adopt 95/207
•	MAC vote: 10, 1, 8
Uncompress TIM papers
•	95/208 - Uncompress TIM / trailing zeros.
•	95/209R1 - Uncompress Tim / trailing & leading zeros.
•	Motion: to adopt either 208 or 209R1
–	Vote: 6,5,6
•	Motion: vote for one:
–	adopt 208: 1
–	adopt 209R1: 7
–	abstain: 5
•	result: 95/209R1 adopted.
95/210 - Association: different states between stations.
•	Motion: to adopt 95/210
•	MAC vote: 14, 0, 4
95/211 - WEP: Multiple default key support
•	Motion to adopt 95/211
•	MAC vote: 5, 1, 11
95/212 - Connection mgt stuff hanging around  in D2.
•	Motion to adopt 95/212
•	MAC vote: 12, 1, 5
95/213 - Status code fill in
•	Motion to adopt 95/213:
•	wim: move to change reason 13 to “Association denied because the requesting STA is not authenticated:
–	11, 0, 6
•	Motion: refer to mac sub-grp working thru sec 4 comments. 
–	unan.
D2 Letter Ballot Comment Resolutions
LB Resolution: Clause 1
•	Total comments: 122
•	Technical comments: 32
•	Unresolved subjects: 2
•	Highlights:
–	Missing pics proforma
–	References to other standards
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c1cmts.doc
–	c1draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 10, 0, 2
–	Plenary vote: 31, 0, 1
LB Resolution: Clause 2
•	Total comments: 241
•	Technical comments: 58
•	Unresolved subjects: 0
•	Highlights:
–	Comment 81, 107 re restricting ESS to MAC layer components and creating a MESS.
»	moved to not adopt comment 81/107 proposals:
»	vote: 11, 0, 7
–	Comment 119, 140 re must define IAPP 
»	moved to not adopt comment 119 & 140:
»	vote: 9, 0, 7
–	Comments 238-241 - Layer model incorrect, needs updating (missing top. multiple same name SAPs).
»	Instructions from MAC grp re add data sap etc. 
»	vote: unan
LB Resolution: Clause 2
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c2cmts.doc
–	c2draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 9, 0, 4
–	Plenary vote: 34, 0, 1
LB Resolution: Clause 3
•	Total comments: 61
•	Technical comments: 29
•	Unresolved subjects: 0
•	Highlights:
–	Service primitives corrected to match 802.2 1994.
–	 Declined: Include encapsulated LLC info, declined by sec 4 group as not needed.
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c3cmts.doc
–	c3draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 9, 0, 6
–	Plenary vote: 29, 0, 1
LB Resolution: Clause 4
•	Total comments: 244
•	Technical comments: 153
•	Unresolved subjects: 1
–	how to encode duration info for multirate
»	Using Plenary guidance from Wed.
»	Text did not et incorporated due to lack of time.
•	Editor referral:
–	MAC vote 10,1,5 to remove clause 1.5 - editors to accomplish after meeting. 
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–	Figures need editing by someone who has visio to complete text edits.
LB Resolution: Clause 4
•	Highlights:
–	Declined proposal to encapsulate non-802 link layer info
–	Split Pwr Field into pwr bit / more bit
–	Kept Existing to/from DS bits
–	Removed vestiges of connection mgt
–	Changed IBSS BSSID from MAC adr to TSF derived BSSID
–	Clarified bit & octet ordering
–	Incorporated 95/137R1 (IBSS pwr mgt)
–	Incorporated 95/209R1 (tim compression)
–	Removed regulatory domain field
–	Specified status and reason codes
–	Updated and clarified fame sequences
LB Resolution: Clause 4
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c4cmts.doc
–	c4draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 16, 0, 2
–	Plenary vote: 30, 2, 2
LB Resolution: Clause 5
•	Total comments: 93
•	Technical comments: 42
•	Unresolved subjects: 0
•	Highlights:
–	Incorporated papers:
»	196 (WEP on MPDU)
»	198 (exclude unencrypted MPDU)
»	211 (Key ID field)
»	212 (WEP edits missed from D2)
LB Resolution: Clause 5
•	Highlights
–	Declined:
»	Make WEP mandatory
»	WEP CRC 32->16
»	Combine Reassoc and Auth
»	Proposed deletion of shared key authentication.
LB Resolution: Clause 5
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c5cmts.doc
–	c5draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC votes: 
»	Adopt all but resolution related to 95/248: 
»	MAC vote: 13, 0, 4
»	Adopt 95/248 recommendation (to decline 95/248):
»	MAC vote: 8, 2, 9

–	Plenary vote: 27, 1, 1
LB Resolution: Clause 6
•	Total comments: 335
•	Technical comments: 203
•	Unresolved subjects:
–	one deferred
LB Resolution: Clause 6
•	Highlights:
–	Approved documents included: 201, 206, 207 & 174 & 196
–	Excepting the above papers, no functionality has been changed by the comments resolved. The text has been changed/clarified to reflect the current function.
–	Deleted subclause 6.1.5 (suggested by many comments) which repeated Data Service information
–	Pretty much re-wrote wording of subclause 6.2 because of many comments
–	Specifying references to MIB variables a lot.
–	Clarified NAV setting and clearing (not changed, just clarified)
–	Bounded CF period for max length
LB Resolution: Clause 6
•	Referred to MAC group:
–	#197 - Matt, increasing the reliability of broadcast
»	motion to decline adoption of clause 6 comment 198:
»	move to lay motion on table: 6, 4, 4 - tabled
–	#49 - Apple patent issue - defer to Vic
»	Apple patent comment from Ed Geiger.
»	Motion to decline comment to remove RTS/CTS or approach apple for patent license.
»	vote: 11, 2, 3
LB Resolution: Clause 6
•	Clause 6 editing not quite completed:
–	95/247 motion from wed plenary “duration into PLCP header” text not edited to reflect this action.
–	clause 6.7 re correcting state machine errors, comments to fic accepted, but text not edited yet.
»	impact of sec 4 change of last frag to more fragments causes ripple edit in state machines.
–	Figure 6.3 edit needed due to lack of visio.
LB Resolution: Clause 6
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c6cmts.doc
–	c6draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 12, 0, 2
–	Plenary vote: 28, 1, 0
LB Resolution: Clause 7
•	Total comments: 6
•	Technical comments: 2
•	Unresolved subjects: none
•	Highlights:
–	All change editorial
–	Both tech comments withdrawn by authors.
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c7cmts.doc
–	c7draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	vote: none needed as all changes editorial in this section.
LB Resolution: Clause 8
•	Total comments: 184
•	Technical comments: 107
•	Unresolved subjects: none
•	Highlights:
–	Mostly minor clarifications
–	Consistency updates to support other clauses
–	Pwr mgt for PCF improved
•	Comment and Draft text files available
–	c8cmts.doc
–	c8draft.doc
•	Motion to adopt Comment and Draft text files:
–	MAC vote: 12, 0, 2
–	Plenary vote: 31, 0, 1
Plenary motions:
•	Moved: That the resolution of D2 LB comments adopted during this week be reflected in the contents of Draft D2.1 (with change bars).
•	MAC vote: 13, 0, 2
•	Plenary vote: 31, 1, 1
Goals for Jan 96
•	Complete unresolved LB comments:
–	Clause 1: 
»	Finish MAC pics proforma
–	Clause 4: 
»	How to encode duration info for multirate editing
–	Clause 6:
»	tabled clause 6 comment 197
»	95/247 motion from wed plenary “duration into PLCP header” text not edited to reflect this action.
»	clause 6.7 re correcting state machine errors, comments to fix accepted, but text not edited yet.
•	impact of sec 4 change of last frag to more fragments causes ripple edit in state machines.
»	Figure 6.3 edit needed due to lack of visio.
–	General comments - did anyone process these?
Goals for Jan 96
•	Complete D2 draft editing using D2.1 as base.
•	Use output of Nov mtg (D2.1) to complete D2 LB comment processing resulting in D2.2 (D3.0?).
MAC group report 
•	That’s all for now...