FW: RE: [802SEC] Preparation for July IEEE 802 News Bulletin
Roger,
Thanks. Hope you are having a productive meeting.
We have layed-out the info received to date for the IEEE 802 enews
bulletin. We will await your final input (additions, changes, etc.) as a
result of decisions/activities at the meeting. At that time, we will edit
and send out for appropriate review ASAP.
Thanks again for all your help with this--much appreciated!
Karen
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Subject: RE: [802SEC]
Preparation for July IEEE 802 News Bulletin
06/24/2002
11:16 AM
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
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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.