1. TGn Opening Report Dallas, TX 802 Plenary - 13-17 November ‘06
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TGn Opening Report Dallas, TX 802 Plenary November ‘06
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2. November 2006
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Welcome to Dallas, Texas Monday – Thursday, November Hyatt Meetings Rooms TGN 1 (Main Room) = Landmark B (Lobby) TGN 2 (ad hoc) = Cumberland L (Exhibit) TGN 3 (ad hoc) = Reverchon AB (Atrium) TGN 4 (ad hoc) = Cumberland H (Exhibit)
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3. November 2006
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4. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
November 2006
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Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
November 2006
Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims
Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use
Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions
Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share
Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006)
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5. Attendance, Voting & Document Status
November 2006
Attendance, Voting & Document Status
Make sure your badges are correct
Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector or member’s area
see Harry Worstell –
If you plan to make a submission be sure it does not contain company logos or advertising
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6. http://newton Register Indicate attendance Attendance November 2006
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7. TGn Quick Review of Events prior to this meeting
November 2006
TGn Quick Review of Events prior to this meeting
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8. One Page History of TGn November 2006
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One Page History of TGn
HTSG formed – First meeting (Sep-11-’02 Monterey)
TGn formed – First meeting (Sep-15-’03 Singapore)
Began call for proposals (May 17 ’04 Garden Grove)
32 First round presentations (Sep 13 ’04 Berlin)
Down selected to one proposal (Mar ’05 Atlanta) –first confirm vote failed
Confirmation vote #2 failed - reset to 3 proposals -left the May ‘05 meeting with a serious deadlock. (Cairns)
3 proposal groups agreed to a joint proposal activity (Jul ’05 San Francisco)
JP proposal accepted by vote of 184/0/4, editor instructed to create draft (Jan ’06 Waikoloa)
Baseline specification converted into Draft 1.0 (335p). Letter ballot issued (LB84) March ’06 (Denver) and closed on April 29 (failed)
Draft 1.0 Comment resolution begins (May ’06 Jacksonville)
Approved 6711 editorial and 1041 technical resolutions; Created Draft (Jul ’06 San Diego)
Approved 568 technical resolutions in Sep ’06 Melbourne; Created Draft 1.06 (388p)
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9. 11n - Overall timeline November 2006 HT SG Formed PAR Approved TGn
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 HT SG
Formed
PAR
Approved
TGn
Formed
Publication
REVCOM
Approval
First
Sponsor
Letter
Ballot
Selection
Process &
Criteria
2nd WG
Letter
Ballot
Call for
Proposals
1st WG
Letter
Ballot
Proposal
Presentations
Confirmation
Down Select
Joint proposal
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10. Comment Resolution Events
November 2006
Comment Resolution Events
Weekly teleconferences
Ad hoc – Melbourne, AU Sep ‘06
Interim – Melbourne Sep ‘06
Ad hoc – Portland, OR Oct 17 – 19 ‘06
Ad hoc – Dallas, TX Nov 8-10 ‘06
Plenary – Dallas, TX Nov ‘06
Ad hoc – London, UK Jan ‘07
Interim – London, UK Jan ‘07
Goal = release of Letter Ballot 2.0
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11. TGn Ad Hoc Organization
November 2006
TGn Ad Hoc Organization
Ad Hoc Topic
Ad hoc leader
PSMP
Naveen Kakani
CA Doc
Sheung Li
Frame Format
Peter Loc
PHY
Jim Petranovich
MAC
Matt Fischer
Coexistence
Don Schultz
Beamforming & Adaptation
John Ketchum
Joonsuk Kim
General
Jon Rosdahl
Editorial
Adrian Stephens
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12. Ad Hoc Output Document Summary
November 2006
Ad Hoc Output Document Summary
Revision as of
Ad Hoc Topic
.xls resolution file #
Sep am
Nov13 8am
Beamforming & Adaptation
675 35 47
PSMP
687 29 38
General
688 31 43
MAC
690 33
PHY
693 67
Editorial
706 14 21
Frame Format
717 34 41
Coexistence
724 22 37
CA Doc
731 04
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13. 802.11 Draft Revision Procedure
November 2006
Draft Revision Procedure
Editor prepares revision
Chair reviews and uploads 1 page submission on 802wirelesworld public server indicating new document exists in the private server draft area.
Harry receives draft and posts in members area
Server area will differentiate approved from un-approved versions
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14. Draft Revision History
November 2006
Draft Revision History
Black = actual past events, Blue = expected future events
Draft Approved by WG for letter ballot (LB84)
Draft Working draft –contains proposed editorials
Draft Contains editorials only - P TGn (July ‘06)
Draft Working draft -Contains July technical resolutions
Draft Clean version of P TGn (Sep ‘06)
Draft Working draft -Contains Sep technical resolutions
Draft Clean version of P TGn (Nov ‘06)
Draft Working draft -Contains Nov technical resolutions
Draft Clean version of P TGn (Jan ‘06)
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15. Letter Ballot #1 Comments
November 2006
Letter Ballot #1 Comments
12400 Editorial & Technical
Unique
Duplicate
6400
6000
Editorial
Technical
3276
3124
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16. November 2006
Comment Allocation
Technical
3124
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17. Comment Allocation 3077 Technical Approved through September
November 2006
Comment Allocation
3077
Technical
Approved through
September
& included in D1.06
Resolutions
Prepared
But
Not
Approved
Resolution
Not
completed
1863
624
590
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18. November 2006
Another Status View
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19. TGn Minutes of Sep ’06 06/1408r1 November 2006
Executive Summary (also see Chairs’ meeting doc r5 and closing report doc r0):
Meeting focused on comment resolution (CR).
There were 3000 unique technical comments from LB84; ~1000 were resolved at the July meeting and another ~1000 between July and September and at the September session so that ~1000 remain.
There were (#73-#34=) 39 motions passed to adopt the ~1000 July-Sept comment resolutions. [#34 was the number assigned to the last CID related comment at the July meeting]
Draft D1.04 was approved
Goal for Nov Plenary and January Interim sessions is to resolve the remaining ~1000 comments and authorize the second .11n WG letter ballot after the January meeting.
Oct/Nov Teleconference (Wednesdays 11-1 PM ET) schedule agreed to:
Oct 4 – General
Oct. 11 & 25 – Coexistence
Nov. 1 Phy
October Ad Hoc Location was changed from Santa Clara to Portland – Intel Cornell Oaks campus
November 9-11 Ad Hoc at Dallas Hyatt Thursday thru Saturday before the Plenary meeting
Timeline – no change; supplement will be published April 2008
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20. November 2006
Approve Minutes
Motion to approve September ‘06 TGn minutes as contained in r1
Move:
Second:
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21. Planning Discussion for Dallas Plenary Meeting
November 2006
Planning Discussion for Dallas Plenary Meeting
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22. November 2006 (Dallas) WG Agenda
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23. TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule Meeting Rooms for the week: ……. Nov 13 Nov 14
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TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Rooms for the week: …….
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 15
Nov 16
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
am 1
8:00-10:00 X
Ad hocs
am 2
10:30-12:30
pm 1
13:30-15:30
Full TGn
pm 2
16:00-18:00
eve
19:30-21:30
8-11
TGn ad hocs
PHY & Coex
Reunion F
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

24. TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 X 8:00-10:00 Ad hocs
November 2006
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TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Rooms for the week: Landmark B, Cumberland L, H, Reverchon AB
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 15
Nov 16
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
am 1
8:00-10:00 X
Ad hocs
am 2
10:30-12:30
pm 1
13:30-15:30
Full TGn
pm 2
16:00-18:00
Timeline
Telecons
eve
19:30-21:30
8-11
TGn ad hocs
PHY & Coex
Reunion F
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

25. Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary
November 2006
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Approved
Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

26. November 2006
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Hyatt Meetings Room Capacities TGN 1 (Main Room) = Landmark B (Lobby) TGN 2 (ad hoc) = Cumberland L (Exhibit) 56 TGN 3 (ad hoc) = Reverchon AB (Atrium) 42 TGN 4 (ad hoc) = Cumberland H (Exhibit) 30
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

27. Tuesday ad hoc schedule
November 2006
Tuesday ad hoc schedule
TGk
TGr
Synch
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28. Wednesday ad hoc schedule
November 2006
Wednesday ad hoc schedule
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29. Thursday ad hoc schedule
November 2006
Amended
Thursday ad hoc schedule
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30. November 2006
Approve Agenda
Motion to approve November ’06 TGn agenda as contained on slide (with any minuted amendments).
Move:
Second:
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31. November 2006
Planning Discussion for London ad hoc January 10, 11, 12, 13 ’07 Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
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32. January 2007 - ad hoc and session
November 2006
January ad hoc and session
TGn ad hoc
802.11
Session
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33. January Ad hoc IEEE Interim Hilton Metropole TGn ad hoc Hilton
November 2006
January Ad hoc
IEEE Interim
Hilton
Metropole
TGn ad hoc
Hilton
Paddington
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34. November 2006
London locations
100m
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35. London ad hoc Assume 35 attendees Item Per attendee cost ($, US) Food
November 2006
London ad hoc
Assume 35 attendees
Item
Per attendee cost
($, US)
Food
558
Meeting rooms
239
Network 28
Admin fees
125
Total
950
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36. November 2006
End of Chair's
Opening Report
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37. Technical Editor’s Report 11-06-1668r1
November 2006
Technical Editor’s Report r1
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38. TGn Ad Hoc Status Reports
November 2006
TGn Ad Hoc Status Reports
Ad Hoc Topic
Ad hoc leader
PSMP
Naveen Kakani
CA Doc
Sheung Li
Frame Format
Peter Loc
PHY
Jim Petranovich
MAC
Matt Fischer
Coexistence
Don Schultz
Beamforming & Adaptation
John Ketchum
Joonsuk Kim
General
Jon Rosdahl
Editorial
Adrian Stephens
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39. November 2006
End of Monday
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40. TGn Tuesday update May 2006 November 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/1662r1
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

41. TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16 X 8:00-10:00 Ad hocs
November 2006
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TGn –Nov ‘06 Schedule
Meeting Rooms for the week: Landmark B, Cumberland L, H, Reverchon AB
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 15
Nov 16
Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
am 1
8:00-10:00 X
Ad hocs
am 2
10:30-12:30
pm 1
13:30-15:30
Full TGn
pm 2
16:00-18:00
Timeline
Telecons
eve
19:30-21:30
8-11
TGn ad hocs
PHY & Coex
Reunion F
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

42. Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary
November 2006
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Approved
Monday
Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

43. Primary Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary
November 2006
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Amended
Tuesday
Primary Ad hocs during Dallas Plenary P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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Bruce Kraemer, Marvell

44. Wednesday ad hoc schedule
November 2006
Wednesday ad hoc schedule
Approved
Tuesday
TGk
Synch
9 am
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45. Thursday ad hoc schedule
November 2006
Approved
Tuesday
Thursday ad hoc schedule
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46. Tuesday - TGn Full - Ad Hoc Leader Motions
November 2006
Tuesday - TGn Full - Ad Hoc Leader Motions
Ad Hoc Topic
Ad hoc leader
Discussions/Motions
PSMP
Naveen Kakani
P 1 – 5 min
CA Doc
Sheung Li
Frame Format
Peter Loc
PHY
Jim Petranovich
P min
MAC
Matt Fischer
Coexistence
Don Schultz
Eldad Perahia
Beamforming & Adaptation
John Ketchum
Joonsuk Kim
P min
General
Jon Rosdahl
Editorial
Adrian Stephens
P 2 – 10 min
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47. November 2006
End of Tuesday
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