802-11 Editor’s Guideline Version 1.0 May 2006 May 2006 802-11 Editor’s Guideline Version 1.0 Terry Cole, AMD 802.11 WG Technical Editor & Simon Barber, Devicescape 802.11 WG Co-Technical Editor May 2006 Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

May 2006 May 2006 Getting started… The IEEE SA website has a lot of info you will need, document templates, etc. Home Page: http://standards.ieee.org/resources/development/index.html Writing The Draft: http://standards.ieee.org/resources/development/writing/index.html Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

Numbering the Draft Before first Ballot Ballot Drafts May 2006 May 2006 Numbering the Draft Before first Ballot 0.xy, where x/y denotes major/minor revision level Always monotonically increasing. No standard meaning to x and y. Use as your TG likes. Ballot Drafts B.0, where B is denotes the bth ballot or recirculation Drafts in between Ballots B.xy, where symbols have same meaning as above Number every draft distributed or posted by you uniquely! Example: TG created drafts 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, and 0.9 and 0.91 before putting forward draft 1.0 for WG ballot TG creates drafts 1.1 and 1.2 before adopting draft 2.0 for recirculation. TG creates draft 3.0 for sponsor ballot (including some editorial work from 2.0 to 3.0) TG creates draft 4.0 for sponsor ballot recirculation. TG submits draft 4.0 for REVCOM (ALWAYS same as last sponsor ballot) along with a list of editorial errata to be addressed during publication. Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

Interim Draft Checklist May 2006 May 2006 Interim Draft Checklist Labeled and named correctly Labeled according to style guide on the top of each page Draft number assigned according to 802.11 practice (see separate slide) Examples: IEEE P802.11k/D3.4, March 2006 (Draft Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11(tm), 2006 Revision Draft 5.1) IEEE P802.11r/D2.0, March 2006 (Draft Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11(tm), 2006 Revision Draft 5.1, as amended by IEEE P802.11k/D3.4, xxx and yyy) IEEE P802.11s/D2.0, March 2006 (Draft Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11(tm), 2006 Revision, as amended by IEEE Std 802.11k(tm)-2007, xxx and yyy) Updated copyright notice per style guide and current year in copyright notice “This is an unapproved IEEE Standards Draft, subject to change” on the bottom of all pages Note that there is not a requirement for completeness. I recommend explaining major work items still to be done with an editor note Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

Ballot Draft Checklist May 2006 May 2006 Ballot Draft Checklist Must meet all requirements for posting as an interim draft, PLUS: Substantially Complete NO Avoidable TBDs! No Incomplete Text No Outstanding Motions To Be Done I recommend explaining EACH exception with an editor note and why it cannot be completed now! No publication flaws of these types: “reference not found” errors “figure not found” errors TOC updated Pages numbered and lines numbered If WG ballot: Available for review as a technical document by the appropriate deadline, but only if challenged (even if by only one person). Not out of order if unchallenged. Change bar version (FROM LAST BALLOT) AND clean version If sponsor ballot: MEC Section I comments completed before opening of first ballot MEC Section II comments completed before last recirculation Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

Posting a Draft The Task Group editor should follow this procedure: May 2006 May 2006 Posting a Draft The Task Group editor should follow this procedure: Make sure the draft satisfied proper numbering, interim draft requirements, and, if applicable, ballot draft requirements. You may post .doc or .pdf or both formats, and you may need to post clean and red-line versions. Send these in a single email as attachments for posting with a clear subject: 802.11x Draft for Posting. If you zip the file(s) you must rename to .xzy and mention this in the email. Zip files are not deliverable in many email systems and in particular not to Harry’s ATT address. Email to Harry using primary and backup email addresses. You should also copy Stuart, myself and Simon. So that is to hworstell@att.com and worstellhr@hotmail.com with cc to: stuart@ok-brit.com terry.cole@amd.com and simon@devicescape.com. Call Harry on his cell phone. This is for editor’s use only. The number is 973 727 5564. If you don’t get Harry, then call Stuart. This is also for editor use only, his number is 408 474 7356. Harry or Stuart will post quickly, and you and the task group chair will get a confirmation email. The Task Group chair should announce the draft availability over the appropriate email reflectors and in appropriate meeting sessions. Note: Posting of drafts to any other sites, including our own temporary file server space at meetings or on open company ftp sites, is not allowed. Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

May 2006 May 2006 Baselines & Revisions IEEE rules prevent amendments from being published while a revision is in progress All current amendments will have to be based on 802.11ma. Groups to decide on a group by group basis how they want to track 11ma. Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

How to handle simultaneous drafts... May 2006 May 2006 How to handle simultaneous drafts... Best practices described in next 2 slides. Original presentation in doc 11/06/238r1 Note: Approved means approved by REVCOM None of this process affects the need for drafts to be based ONLY on previously approved documents when they are finally presented to REVCOM. Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

When a revision and another amendment are in progress… May 2006 May 2006 When a revision and another amendment are in progress… Your amendment should be based on the latest draft of the revision text AND the latest draft of all amendments expected to be approved prior to yours Your document must then be sent for sponsor balloting with all the below: the current, complete approved base text (prior to the revision) the latest draft of the revision the latest draft of all amendments expected to be approved before yours These amendments are only included if they make technical changes that are relevant to your amendment. your amendment. If a technical change happens in a part of the revision text or part of the amendment text expected to be approved prior to your amendment, and that change is technically relevant to your amendment then your amendment should be re-circulated. Relevant technical change is decided by the ballot resolution group (the TG itself in 802.11’s case) Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

When other amendments are in progress… May 2006 May 2006 When other amendments are in progress… Your amendment should be based on the current, complete approved base text AND the latest draft of all amendments expected to be approved prior to yours Your document must then be sent for sponsor balloting with all the below: the current, complete approved base text the latest draft of all amendments expected to be approved before yours These amendments are only included if they make technical changes that are relevant to your amendment. your amendment. If a technical change happens in a part of the revision text or part of the amendment text expected to be approved prior to your amendment, and that change is technically relevant to your amendment then your amendment should be re-circulated. Relevant technical change is decided by the ballot resolution group (the TG itself in 802.11’s case) Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

IEEE Review Insertion Numbering May 2006 May 2006 IEEE Review Insertion Numbering 2006 IEEE Style Guide changes now mean that all amendments will renumber inserted text, figures, and tables based on 802.11ma Add letter after current number To insert between 2 letter clauses, add second letter. Needed for insertions ONLY, not additions to end of current numbers. Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD

IEEE MEC process Make sure your chairs are aware of this May 2006 May 2006 IEEE MEC process Make sure your chairs are aware of this Time constraints that this will put on sponsor ballot Section I has to be addressed before you can start Sponsor Ballot Section II comments have to be addressed before last SB recirculation Section III comments are suggestions Terry Cole, AMD Terry Cole, AMD