May 2002 Project: IEEE P802.11 Working Group for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) Submission Title: 802.15 Liaison Report, May 2002 Date Submitted: 17 May 2002 Source: Michael Seals, Intersil Address 2401 Palm Bay Rd NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905 Voice: 321 724 7172, FAX: 312 724 7094, E-Mail: mseals@intersil.com Abstract: This document highlights the actions taken by the IEEE 802.15 WG during the May 2002 Interim meeting in Sydney, Australia Purpose: Liaison report Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.11. 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 acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.11. M. Seals, Intersil
TG2 Status This Week 802.15 LB 14 Results 36Y / 21N / 18A 63% Approval May 2002 TG2 Status This Week 802.15 LB 14 Results 36Y / 21N / 18A 63% Approval 802.11 LB 34 Results XXY / XXN / XXA XX% Approval Began comment resolution from the two letter ballots A majority of LB 34 comments addressed 802.11 MAC changes to necessary support AWMA TG2 is approaching TGe to address this issue Next Steps Continue comment resolution M. Seals, Intersil
May 2002 TG3 Status This Week All 1851 LB 12 comments have finally been addressed Adopted 11-02-001r0 “AES Encryption & Authentication Using CTR Mode & CBC-MAC” (AES-CCM) as baseline text for symmetric key encryption and integrity Next Steps Draft 10 to be complete June 6 20-day recirculation ballot to begin June 7 Complete sponsor ballot pool selection Prepare a white paper on coexistence based on Annex D of the draft M. Seals, Intersil
LB 15 Results (recirculation ballot) 93% Approval 85% Participation May 2002 TG4 Status This Week LB 15 Results (recirculation ballot) 93% Approval 85% Participation Comment resolution focused on Security Maintaining coexistence efforts Next Steps Complete edits to draft 15, including adding security Begin recirculation ballot on June 10 Anticipate sponsor ballot after July Meeting M. Seals, Intersil
May 2002 SG3a Status General This SG is exploring alternative PHYs to the 2.4 GHz PHY in the TG3 draft Current requirements call for 110 Mbps at 10 m 200 Mbps at 4 m This Week Continued work on PAR and 6 Criteria Technical Requirements Selection Criteria Next Steps Continue refinement of the documents cited above UWB channel model proposals due June 24 Progress is dependent upon the approval of the TG3 MAC M. Seals, Intersil