1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 1 802.11 Revision extension under IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2 Date: 2010-07-11 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission Motion Request RevCom extend P802.11REVmb by two years, as described in the IEEE-SA Operations Manual subclause 8.1.2, and as supported by the schedule described in document IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1. July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 2

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission Introduction This document presents the schedule and background information for P802.11REVmb and seeks approval of the IEEE 802 EC to request IEEE RevCom to allow the 2-year extension. July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 3

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 4 P802.11REVmb Rationale for Extension IEEE STD 802.11-2007 was published in June 2007 Amendments 802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11y, 802.11w, 802.11n and 802.11p have been approved since then. Revision project P802.11REVmb has rolled in k,r,y,w & n. 802.11p was approved in September and will be rolled in once published. Amendments 802.11z, 802.11v, 802.11u are expected to be completed before the completion of the P802.11REVmb, and to be rolled into the published revision. According to the IEEE-SA Operations Manual (subclause 8.1.2), it is necessary to get approval of a 2-year extension to allow these amendments to be considered by RevCom, as their approval will be sought after the initial 3-year period.

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 5 P802.11REVmb Schedule May 2008 – Issue Call for Comment/Input July 2008 – begin process input and old Interpretation requests Acknowledge previous Task Group referrals Sept 2008 – PAR revision process started Nov 2008 – close receipt of new input Nov 2008 – WG/EC approval of PAR Revision Dec 2008 – NesCom/SASB approval PAR Revision May 2009 – First WG Letter ballot Nov 2009 – Recirc start Future Items (see 11-10-0706-01-000m-planning.doc for detailed plan) July 2010 – Conditional Sponsor Ballot Approval from EC July 2010 – Form Sponsor Pool (45 days) Sept 2010 – Standards Board approval of.11z,.11v,.11u October 2010 – Sponsor Ballot start Nov 2010 – Roll in.11p,.11z,.11v,.11u Feb 2011 – Sponsor Recirc. start July 2011 – WG/EC Final Approval Sept 2011 – RevCom/SASB Approval

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission BACKGROUND INFORMATION July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 6

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission IEEE-SA Operations Manual Subclause 8.1.2 – Amendments & Corrigenda Up to three amendments can be approved before the standard shall be revised, unless the base standard has been approved or reaffirmed within the past three years. In the latter case, multiple amendments may be added until the base standard is three years old or three years have elapsed since the most recent reaffirmation of the standard. After the three-year period, RevCom shall defer consideration of additional amendments or corrigenda until a revision or a two-year extension request is approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board. The standard shall not be reaffirmed if three or more amendments to the base standard exist. If, for any extenuating circumstances, an exception to these rules is required, the Sponsor shall take its request for a two-year extension to RevCom. A project plan outlining the rationale for the request, as well as a schedule for the revision, also shall be submitted. RevCom will review the request and make a recommendation to the IEEE-SA Standards Board. July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 7

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 8 802.11 Revision Project – MB

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 9 IEEE 802.11 Amendments Pipeline PHY Sponsor Ballot MAC Study groups 802.11k RRM 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11V Network Management 802.11s Mesh 802.11u WIEN 802.11y Contention Based Protocol WG Letter Ballot 802.11mb Maintenance r+k+y+n+w 802.11ac VHT 5GHz 802.11ad VHT 60GHz TG without draft Discussion Topics Published Amendment 802.11ae QoS Mgmt Frm 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11z TDLS 802.11p WAVE 802.11af TVWS Smart Grid FIA S1G 802.11aa Video Transport 802.11b (’99) 11 Mbps 2.4GHz Published Standard a 54 Mbps 5GHz g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz e QoS i Security f Inter AP h DFS & TPC 802.11 -2007 j 4.9 GHz

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 10 IEEE 802.11 MA Revision Plan PHY 802.11h DFS & TPC 802.11e QoS 802.11 (’97) 2 Mbps DS+IR+FH Published Standard 802.11i Security 802.11 -1999 802.11ma Maintenance e+h+i+j+f+a+g Published Amendment 802.11a 5 GHz 802.11g 54 Mbps 2.4 GHz 802.11f Inter AP MAC b QoS d domains corrigenda 802.11j 4.9 GHz

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 11 IEEE 802.11 MB Revision Plan PHY 802.11k RRM 802.11r Fast Roam 802.11b (’99) 11 Mbps 2.4GHz Published Standard a 54 Mbps 5GHz g 54 Mbps 2.4GHz e QoS i Security f Inter AP h DFS & TPC 802.11y Contention Based Protocol 802.11 -2007 802.11mb Revision Rolled in: r, k, y, n, w To be rolled in: p, z, v, u Published Amendment 802.11n High Throughput (>100 Mbps) 802.11W Management Frame Security 802.11p WAVE j 4.9 GHz 802.11V Network Management 802.11u WIEN 802.11z TDLS Amendments not yet published, but expected to be included in REVmb

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0705r1 Submission July 2010 Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)Slide 12 802.11 Revision Process 200320042005200620072008200920102011 2012 MA PAR MB MC B0B0 S0S0 SFSF S0S0 SFSF BFBF B0B0 BFBF 802.11-1999 (528p) 802.11-2011 (2250p est) 802.11-2007 (1232p) PAR – Nescom approval B 0 – Initial WG ballot B F – Final WG ballot S 0 – Initial Sponsor ballot S F – Final Sponsor ballot - Publication date KEYKEY History Forecast PAR