TGs LA Closing Report Date: 2011-01-20 Author: January 2011 November 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/1091r0 January 2011 TGs LA Closing Report Date: 2011-01-20 Author: Name Address Affiliation Phone Email Dee Denteneer HTC 37; 5656 AE Eindhoven; The Netherlands Philips +31 40 2749743 Dee.Denteneer@philips.com Dee Denteneer (Philips) Guido R. Hiertz (Philips)

TGs closing report for the January 2011 meeting. November 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.11-09/1091r0 January 2011 Abstract TGs closing report for the January 2011 meeting. Extensively discussed most likely timeline, which would lead to a request for Unconditional Approval in July and a publication date around September 2011. Worked on resolutions to the comments received during the first Sponsor Ballot. Expect a first recirculation after the TG s ad hoc in Munich Dee Denteneer (Philips) Guido R. Hiertz (Philips)

January 2011 Status Before meeting TGs passed its first Sponsor Ballot based Draft 8.0 with 95.6% approval rate (closed: January 10 2011). We received 367 technical comments During meeting Reviewed the timeline, joint with a REVmb and in the editors’ meeting. Resolved comments Dee Denteneer (Philips)

January 2011 Timeline review During meeting, we reviewed the timeline, joint with a REVmb and in the editors’ meeting; see 11-11/107r1. Currently envisaged scenario date Recirculations February-June, 2011 Request EC Unconditional Approval to go to Revcom July 2011 Get on September Revcom agenda Before 29 July 2011 Revcom approval September 2011 Publication Dee Denteneer (Philips)

January 2011 Comment resolution During meeting, we resolved 290 comments, or approximately 80% of the comments received in the recirculation; see 11-11/0027r5. Straw polls gave clear directions on the resolutions of remaining comments. editorial technical received open Part of no vote 7 113 27 Not part of no vote 177 33 70 12 Dee Denteneer (Philips)

Plan First recirculation targeted mid february after the Eindhoven ad hoc, February 7-9, hosted by Philips Prepare tutorial for March plenary