1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 1 802.11 TGn Editor Report July 2007 Date: 2007-07-16 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 2 Abstract This document summarises editorial activities on the TGn Draft since the May 2007 meeting Status of D2.04 Status of ad-hocs and assignments D3.0 process, motion and timing

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 3 Acknowledgements PHY co-editor –John Ketchum Working draft D2.03 review –Volunteer review panel, consisting of: –Ali Raissinia, Amit Bansal, Bjorn Bjerke, Bruce Kraemer, Eldad Perahia, George Vlantis, Solomon Trainin, Tomoko Adachi

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 4 LB97 Documents TGn DRAFT and redlines (members’ area of 802.11 website) –Draft-P802.11n D2.04.pdf –11-07-2017-00-000n-tgn redline d2.04 cmp d2.02 insertions.pdf11-07-2017-00-000n-tgn redline d2.04 cmp d2.02 insertions.pdf –11-07-2018-00-000n-tgn redline d2.04 cmp d2.02 insertions+deletions.pdf 11-07-2018-00-000n-tgn redline d2.04 cmp d2.02 insertions+deletions.pdf Word conversion of D2.02 (members’ area) –11-07-0597-00-000n-tgn-d202-word-conversion.doc LB97 implemented resolutions –11-07-0366-04-000n-tgn-lb97-editor-comments.xls LB97 composite comments (all ad-hocs) –11-07-0336-05-000n-tgn-lb97-comments.xls

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 5 Draft Numbering History (D2.0+) D2.0, February 2007 –TGn and WG approved draft for balloting D2.01, April 2007 –Implementation of editorial resolutions for volunteer review D2.02, May 2007 –Editorial defects fixed and draft released –Draft approved by TGn D2.03, June 2007 –Resolutions approved in May implemented for volunteer review D2.04, June 2007 –Editorial defect fixed and draft released –Contains EMR “speculative edits” - will not ask TGn to approve (expected) D2.05, July 2007 –Following discussion and resolution of EMR comments draft will be updated to agree with outcome –Will ask for draft to be approved by TGn

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 6 Process for Draft D2.04 Working version D 2.03 –The ~419 approved technical resolutions were (attempted to be) implemented –This working draft and the comment resolutions/edit notes were sent to review Review –A review panel of volunteers checked resolutions/edit notes against draft D2.03 and reported any defects of editing –A total of 99 defects were reported D2.04 –The defects were addressed by editing the TGn draft and updating the comment resolutions/edit notes –Unapproved Draft 2.04 was released and the edit notes in 11-07-0366 were published at the end of June 2007

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 7 Status of comments approved in May Status as in 11-07-0366-04-000n-tgn-lb97-editor-comments.xls In tab “Edited in D2.03” –EI (implemented as specified in the resolution): 165 –EM (edited with modifications noted in the editor’s notes): 46 Resolution of conflicts Editorial changes – e.g. terminology, grammar –EN (nothing to do - covered by another resolution): 149 e.g. when the same resolution is cut and paste to multiple resolutions –Includes a 17 editorial comments moved from “Edited in D2.02” with updated edit status/notes indicating conflict with approved technical resolutions. (e.g. grammar change in subclause removed by technical resolution) In tab “Recycled from D2.03” –EMR (edit with mods, recycle - speculative edits require consideration by TGn): 16 –ER (recycle - could not action resolution): 2 e.g. conflict with no obvious resolution that keeps the intention of the resolution Or, the editor’s can’t understand how to implement the resolution In tab “Approved Rejects” –All approved rejects (76 technical approved in May) –A “reject” comment implies no work for the editor! –Nothing entered in “edit status/notes” for these comments

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 8 Editorial activities this week Update the draft to reflect the resolution of the EMR comments Issue D2.05 in time for voting this session Motion to approve D2.05 Motion regarding treatment of duplicates

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 9 Editorial activities before September 2007 session Implement technical resolutions approved in this session Have the editorial review panel examine this work and report editorial defects (some time during August) Address defects Publish reviewed draft before September session Challenge: to review during the holiday season

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 10 Call for volunteers Estimated review work 800 comments / ~10 –Guess ~4 days effort to review If you want to help with the next editorial review, please let the technical editor know by email. Existing members of the review panel need do nothing

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 11 Summary of the status of the ad-hoc groups – as of July 5 th (update pending closer to meeting)

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 12 Summary of the status of the ad-hoc groups – July 15 th

13. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 13 Summary of Open Assignments – July 15th

14. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 14 D3.0 Process & Motion We are operating as a comment resolution group in recirculation – i.e., we approve changes/resolutions, not drafts. –Means that we don’t have the same 15-day (procedural) + 30 day (technical) ballot timing as previously Motion: “approve the comment resolutions in document 11-07/0336rX, instruct the TGn editor to prepare draft D3.0 and send D3.0 to working group letter ballot when ready asking the question ‘Shall this draft be sent to sponsor letter ballot?’”

15. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 15 D3.0 Timing Caveats: –< 800 approved resolutions –Continuous review process & volunteers

16. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 16 Editorial Motion #1 Move to approve IEEE P802.11n D2.05 as the TGn draft –Yes –No –Abstain

17. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0648r5 Submission July 2007 Adrian Stephens, Intel CorporationSlide 17 Editorial Motion #2 Move to –Until further notice, instruct the TGn editor to copy the “Resn Status” and “Resolution” fields of comment resolutions approved by TGn into their duplicates (i.e. where the “Duplicate of CID” field matches the CID of the approved comment resolution) –Yes –No –Abstain