IEEE-SA Standards Board Extension Request
Revised 23 June 2004

1.  Date of Request: 13-Jul-04

2.  Assigned Project Number: P802.11e

3.  Project Title: Amendment to Standard [for] Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11 : Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications : Medium Access Method (MAC) Quality of Service Enhancements
a. Name of Working Group (WG): P802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
b. Name of Working Group Chair: Stuart J Kerry
c. Name of Sponsoring Society and Committee: C/LM
d. Name of Sponsoring Committee Chair: Paul Nikolich

4.  Contact Information (Contact should be the person who will answer any questions concerning this extension request):
a. Name: Stuart J Kerry
b. Telephone: +1 (408) 348-3171
c. FAX: +1 (408) 474-5343
d. EMAIL: stuart@ok-brit.com

5. Statement of why an extension is required. This should include a description of what the working group has accomplished and what remains to be accomplished, along with the reasons why the work was unable to be completed in the allotted timeframe The task group is now in the final stages of completing its work. The work of the task group unexpectedly included a significant amount of research and analysis that was not originally anticipated to be needed when the task group was formed. As a result, work on the draft did not start until an extended period after the formation of the task group. The draft is, however, now nearing finalization having already reached 75% (actual 84%) approval at sponsor ballot.

6. History
a. What date was the PAR first approved? 30-Mar-00
b. What date did you begin writing the first draft? 1-Mar-01
c. How many people are actively working on the project? 50
d. How many times a year does the working group meet:	
1.	In person? 7
2.	Via teleconference? 0
e. How many times a year is a draft circulated to the working group via electronic means? 4

7. Document Progress
a. What percentage of the Draft is stable? 90%
b. How many significant work revisions has the Draft been through? 8

8. Project Plan 
(Item #8a is only for projects that have been balloted.  If your draft has not yet gone to ballot, please go to Item #8b)

a. Balloting History - Provide history of all IEEE Sponsor ballots under this project::
1st Ballot Close date (or scheduled close): 2004-05-31
1st Ballot Draft Number: 8
1st Ballot results (% affirmative, %negative, %abstain): 75.3, 14.0, 10.7 - (affirmative 84% of yes/no votes)

2nd Ballot Close date (or scheduled close):      
2nd Ballot Draft Number:      
2nd Ballot results (% affirmative, %negative, %abstain):      

(Add additional entries for ballots as needed):      

When do you estimate that the final IEEE Sponsor ballot will be completed? 31-May-04
When do you expect to submit the proposed standard to RevCom? 19-Nov-04

b. For projects that have not yet begun Sponsor ballot, please answer the following:
When will IEEE sponsor balloting begin?      
When do you estimate that the final IEEE Sponsor ballot will be completed?      
When do you expect to submit the proposed standard to RevCom?      

9. Future Adoptions
•	If this is a new document, will it be adopted (in part or in whole) by another national, regional or international organization?  If yes, which organization?      
•	If this is a revision of an existing document, has this document been adopted by the IEC, ISO, ETSI, SCC, etc?    If yes, which organization? ISO

10. Additional Extensions
a. Is this the first request for an extension?  (If yes, please do not go any further.  You have completed the form.)
b. If not, when was the previous extension approved?      

After completion of this form, please e-mail this to the NesCom Administrator at 
nescom-admin@ieee.org.  Confirmation of submittal will be sent on receipt of this request.