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Doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 1 Backwards/Forwards Compatibility for 11h There will exist.

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1 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 1 Backwards/Forwards Compatibility for 11h There will exist many legacy APs and STAs that do not implement 11h in domains that do not require DFS/TPC There will be some legacy APs and STAs that do not implement 11h, but operate in domains that require DFS/TPC (interim rules or non-11h DFS/TPC) Some users will want to enable 11h in domains that do not require DFS/TPC Need to consider all possible combinations of legacy and 11h devices

2 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 2 Observation Currently, there is no way to distinguish a STA that does not have 11h capability from a STA that has 11h but has the MIB variable dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set to false However, it appears that in all cases the appropriate behavior is the same, so there is no need to make the distinction In addition, by requiring STAs that have 11h capability to turn it on before associating with a 11h enabled (I)BSS, an AP with 11h enabled can know that any STA associating with 11h disabled is a legacy device

3 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 3 Complicated Cases In the upcoming table, an 11h capable STA disables 11h operation in order to associate with a BSS or IBSS with 11h disabled if “conditions are met” The conditions are intended to insure that a STA will not violate regulations

4 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 4 “Conditions” An STA may disable 11h operation in order to associate with a (I)BSS that has 11h disabled if either of the following are met The STA can determine that it is in a regulatory domain that does not require DFS/TPC. Potential methods include: –The AP transmits an 11d country code –The user confirms location of the STA –The STA includes configuration information that establishes its legal region of operation The STA can insure that it will meet regulations even if 11h is not employed. Potential methods include: –Operating at a transmit power below the regulatory limit, including any mitigation factors –Independently detecting radars and ceasing operation on channels that contain radar signals

5 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 5 Desired Behavior

6 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 6 Proposed Change to Wording in Draft Change TPC procedures (11.5 draft 2.0) from: For the purposes of TPC, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to true shall not operate in a BSS or IBSS unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS. Similarly, an AP with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementEnabled set equal to true shall not associate or reassociate a STA unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA To: For the purposes of TPC, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to true shall not operate in a BSS or an IBSS unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS unless the STA can determine that it is in a regulatory domain that does not require spectrum management, or can ensure that it will meet regulatory requirements even if spectrum management is not employed. Potential methods for determining the regulatory domain include receiving a country indication in the beacon, user confirmation, or configuration information within the device. Potential methods to ensure regulations are met even if spectrum management is not employed include using a transmit power that is below the legal maximum including any mitigation factor. Continued …

7 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 7 Changes to Draft (Continued) For the purposes of TPC, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to false shall enable spectrum management before associating with a BSS or IBSS in which the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS Change TPC procedures (11.5 draft 2.0) from: Similarly, an AP with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementEnabled set equal to true shall not associate or reassociate a STA unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA To: Because of the existence of legacy devices that do not support spectrum management but do meet regulatory requirements, APs may allow association of devices that do not have the Spectrum Management bit set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA.

8 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 8 Proposed Change to Wording in Draft Change DFS procedures (11.6 draft 2.0) from: For the purposes of DFS, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to true shall not operate in a BSS or IBSS unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS. Similarly, an AP with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementEnabled set equal to true shall not associate or reassociate a STA unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA To: For the purposes of DFS, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to true shall not operate in a BSS or an IBSS unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS unless the STA can determine that it is in a regulatory domain that does not require spectrum management, or can ensure that it will meet regulatory requirements even if spectrum management is not employed. Potential methods for determining the regulatory domain include receiving a country indication in the beacon, user confirmation, or configuration information within the device. Potential methods to ensure regulations are met even if spectrum management is not employed include independently detecting radar and ceasing operation on channels on which radar is detected. Continued …

9 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/462r0 Submission July 2002 Bill McFarland, Atheros CommunicationsSlide 9 Changes to Draft (Continued) For the purposes of TPC, a STA with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementRequired set equal to false shall enable spectrum management before associating with BSS or IBSS in which the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Beacons and Probe Responses received from the BSS or IBSS Change DFS procedures (11.6 draft 2.0) from: Similarly, an AP with the boolean MIB attribute dot11SpectrumManagementEnabled set equal to true shall not associate or reassociate a STA unless the Spectrum Management bit is set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA To: Because of the existence of legacy devices that do not support spectrum management but do meet regulatory requirements, APs may allow association of devices that do not have the Spectrum Management bit set equal to 1 in the Capability Information field in Association and Reassociation Requests received from the STA.


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