1. 802.21 Liaison Report Date: 2008-07-18 Authors: July 2008 July 2008
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Liaison Report
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2. Abstract Liaison report on 802.21 as presented to 802.11 July 2008
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Abstract
Liaison report on as presented to
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3. P802.21 Sponsor Ballot Progress
July 2008
P Sponsor Ballot Progress
Initial Sponsor Ballot Aug 2007
165 Sponsor Members
Much larger than WG (currently 69 WG voters)
Ballot Progress
Initial SB completed Sept 2007; 62% approval; 650 comments
Second SB completed Jan 2008; 83% approval; 330 comments
Third SB completed Feb 2008; 90% approval; 246 comments
Fourth SB completed June 2008; 95% approval; 95 comments
Fifth SB completed July 2008; 95% approval; 56 comments
Comments
13 editorial, 43 technical
Major issues were Push notifications and registration
All comments were resolved at this meeting
Going out for recirculation after this meeting
Asking for conditional approval at ExCom for publication
7 disapprove voters – 5 of which are outside the WG
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4. 802.21 Internal Current Tasks
July 2008
May 2008
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Internal Current Tasks
Recirculation Sponsor Ballot
15 day recirc on Draft D13 in July-August
Work on PARs for Amendments to
Security Signaling Study Group
Chair: Yoshiro Ohba (Toshiba)
PAR has been submitted to ExCom this meeting; to be voted on this week
DVB Study Group
Chair: Burak Simsek
Working on PAR and 5 criteria; shooting for November
Multi-Radio Power Conservation Management Study Group
Chair: Behcet Sarikaya (Huawei)
Taking a while to develop the PAR, latest estimate is November
Asking for their third study group extension this week; may not get it
Emergency Services Study Group
Chair: Scott Henderson (RIM)
Met for the first time as a Study Group this meeting
Developing a PAR and 5 Criteria; shooting for March
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5. P802.21 Current State and Timeline
July 2008
May 2008
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P Current State and Timeline
Initial Sponsor Ballot completed Sept 2007
Second Sponsor Ballot completed Jan 2008
Third Sponsor Ballot completed Feb 2008
Fourth Sponsor Ballot completed June 2008
Fifth Sponsor Ballot completed July 2008
Sixth Sponsor Ballot issued after this meeting
Going for conditional approval at ExCom this week
Probable to go to IEEE SA RevCom in September; December is the backup
Key: is close to finishing
So get your comments in during the next Sponsor Ballot
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6. References This document All Documents
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