1. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 1 WG Technical Editor’s Mid-Plenary Report (May) Date: 2008-05-14 Authors:

2. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 2 Abstract Announcements –802.11 Assigned Numbers Authority –Amendment Ordering IEEE Publication Status WGTE Work Plan for Jun/Jul Editors’ Meeting Streamlining Projects Status

3. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 3 ANA Announcements Current ANA announced to group is 802.11-08-0227r1. –See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/file/08/11-08-0227-01-0000-ana-database-assigned-numbers.xls https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/file/08/11-08-0227-01-0000-ana-database-assigned-numbers.xls –All new requests received by end of meeting will be uploaded and announced via 802.11 WG reflector after the editor’s conference call #1 No requests have been received directly from editors this week and acted on in preparation for publishing next version. Others as may arise before the editors conference call #1 will be included Procedure for ANA is contained in 07/0827r0. –See http://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public/07/11-07-0827-00-0000-assigned-number-authority-ana-mechanisms.ppt http://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public/07/11-07-0827-00-0000-assigned-number-authority-ana-mechanisms.ppt Editorial Guidance –ANA assignments should be done at the time of moving from WG LB to Sponsor ballot. –If a resource number is not in the ANA Database, please use in drafts! –Editors to replace any ANA controlled resources numbers with upon incorporation of material into drafts.

4. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 4 Amendment Ordering Amendment NumberTask GroupREVCOM Date 802.11 Amendment 1TGkMar 2008 (sic) 802.11 Amendment 2TGrJune 2008 (sic) 802.11 Amendment 3TGyJune 2008 802.11 Amendment 4TGwSept 2009 (was Mar 2009) 802.11 Amendment 5TGnTBA (EC approve Jun 2009) 802.11 Amendment 6 (was 7)TGzSept 2009 802.11 Amendment 7 (was 8)TGpDec 2009 802.11 Amendment 8 (was 9)TGsDec 2009 802.11.2TGTDec 2009 802.11 Amendment 9 (was 10)TGvDec 2009 802.11 Amendment 10 (was 6)TGuMar 2010 (was Sept 2009) 802.11 Revision802.11mbMar 2011 Data as of March 30 from 802.11 web. Next update: ~May 30 –See http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htmhttp://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/802.11_Timelines.htm Amendment numbering is editorial! No need to make ballot comments on these dynamic numbers! Amendment reordering was discussed by editors Mar 30 based on current timeline estimates and resulted announced herein.

5. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 5 WGTE Work Plan for June/July Terry will be on paid time off (Sabbatical) the entire months of Jun/Jul –Terry would appreciate your support to make this time operate smoothly for 802.11 WG. He will be fully engaged in other activities in a full-time internship outside the technical field. He is happy to talk with you about this. Work plan for IEEE WGTE –Editor’s meeting in July will be chaired by Nancy Cam-Winget –Terry’s planned activities for IEEE 802.11 during sabbatical: Terry will oversee publication of 802.11k, 802.11r, and initial work on 802.11y. Terry will update ANA database in early August. No other work for IEEE 802.11 is planned by Terry. Terry does not plan to attend Denver meeting. –In the event of urgent needs that cannot wait until early August, two courses of action are available: Work with Nancy Cam-Winget to have the issue addressed in the editors’ meeting in Denver Send email to terry.cole@amd.com labeled URGENT 802.11 in subject heading.terry.cole@amd.com

6. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 6 IEEE Publication Status IEEE 802.11-2007 published and is now part of get802 on IEEE web (http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/) –Published in June 2007 combining all previous amendments Publications in progress –IEEE staff and WGTE preparing publication. Targets: 802.11k 30 days following final approval by Standards Board 802.11r 60 days following final approval by Standards Board We plan to update our current numbering document doc:08/2213r14 in June once we get back the publication numbers for 802.11k & 802.11r. 802.11y 60 days following final approval by Standards Board –“When it rains, it pours,” and seemingly always on the weekends.

7. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 7 Editor’s Meeting 75% attendance Confirmed contact and reflector information of editors Reviewed publication plan and steps Reviewed work plan for Jul/July period Discussed a numbering issue on Annexes. –Now consulting IEEE staff Reviewed inter-editor coordination and timelines –Overlapping text in 11.3.1 identified and being watched as comment resolution proceeds. –Numbering coordination on hold awaiting update on 802.11k and 802.11r numbering. Latest numbering still contained in doc:07/2213R14 and IEEE staff has agreed to update it for 802.11k and 802.11r. Discussed process for advancing the new editor’s guide. See draft in doc: 08/452r0.

8. Submission doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/0643r0May 2008 Terry L Cole (AMD)Slide 8 Editorial Streamlining Focus is on consistency across all TGs: –Completed Streamlined ANA processes – 07/0827r0 Consistent format for REDLINE contributions across TGs – 07/0788r0 Consistent process for editorial comment resolution across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/2050r0 –Guideline for technical vs. editorial, sample editorial comment responses Format for comment reporting across TGs (WG & Sponsor) – 07/1990r0 (tool in 07/2116r0) Stable numbering method (See 07/2810r0) Consistent naming of redlines (See 07/2810r0) –Under Construction (in priority order) 1.Revise the editor’s guideline – (first draft doc 08/452r0) 2.Draft templates for FRAME (no Word) to help train new editors more rapidly 3.MIB element numbering and compiling 4.Guideline on non-technical front matter 5.Guideline describing expected editorial development and maturity of draft through stages in 802.11 for consistency across TGs 6.Guidelines for primitives