TGy January Chair’s Report doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0098r3 January 2007 TGy January Chair’s Report Date: 2007-01-19 Authors: Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.11. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.11. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures <http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf>, including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair <stuart@ok-brit.com> as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at <patcom@ieee.org>. Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

January 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0098r3 January 2007 Abstract This submission summarizes the TGy meeting for IEEE 802.11 London (January 2007) meeting Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Four Themes of TGy Interference Identification and Resolution, January 2007 Four Themes of TGy    Interference Identification and Resolution,    Enablement,    Energy Detect operation with the clause 17 PHY, and    Mechanisms for use by licensees to control dependent stations. Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

TGy Work completed to 14 Jan, 2007 January 2007 TGy Work completed to 14 Jan, 2007 WG Letter Ballot was conducted on P802.11y D1.0, 695 comments are recorded in 07/0008r1 LB94 results (as announced 15 January by WG chair) Voter pool 347, 325 ballots received, Approve 182, Do not approve 61, Abstain 71 (approval rate 74.9%, WG chair declares it passes) LB94 results (as announced 17 January by WG chair) Voter pool 347, 325 ballots received Approved 182, Do not approve 59, Abstain 71 (approval rate 75.1%, passes) Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Review LB94 comments 11-07/0008r1 has all received comments January 2007 Review LB94 comments 11-07/0008r1 has all received comments Review OverView sheet, ‘Same As” and ‘Trivial’ columns on ‘Master LB94’ sheet ‘Same as’ column groups by effect on draft, not by clause 307 – ‘true’ is better than ‘TRUE’ 314 timeline 351 ANA 421 remove ‘shalls’ from 5, 7, 10 445 generalize E-CSA and Supported Regulatory Classes 30 REV-ma text that is unchanged by TGy ‘Trivial’ – Editorial/Trivial/Hard Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Schedule Projected at London (Jan) January 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0098r3 January 2007 Schedule Projected at London (Jan) November 2006 (Dallas, Texas) Letter Ballot Authorization by WG January 2007 (London, England) Comment Resolution March 2007 (Orlando, Florida) First Letter Ballot Re-circulation May 2007 (Montreal, Quebec) Sponsor Ballot Authorization by WG July 2007 (San Francisco, California) Comment Resolution, First Sponsor Ballot Re-circulation authorized September 2007 (Waikoloa, Hawaii) Comment Resolution, 2nd SB Re-circ November 2007 (Atlanta, Georgia) Sponsor Ballot Comment Resolution, done Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Attendance Tuesday AM2: 18 Thursday AM1: 12 Thursday PM2: 19 January 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0098r3 January 2007 Attendance Tuesday AM2: 18 Thursday AM1: 12 Thursday PM2: 19 Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Output documents January chairs report – this document doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0098r3 January 2007 Output documents January chairs report – this document 11-07/0121r0 – TGy London Minutes January Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

Goals for March Respond to WG LB comments January 2007 Goals for March Respond to WG LB comments TGy normative text submissions to create D2.0 for WG letter ballot recirc asap Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems