Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Update March 2014 doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0216r0 Jan 2017 Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Update Date: 2017-01-18 Authors: Ian Sherlock, Texas Instruments Stephen McCann, Blackberry

March 2014 doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0325r0 Jan 2017 The last WFA member meeting was held in the week of 17th Oct 2016 in Madrid Spain Recent Items of note On Nov 14th 2016 Wi-Fi Vantage™ was announced http://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-certified-vantage-provides-an-elevated-experience-in-wi-fi-networks On Jan 5th 2017 Wi-Fi Certified TimeSync™ was announced http://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-certified-timesync-brings-precise-synchronization-to-wi-fi-devices Ongoing technical activity at WFA leading to certification, based on IEEE programs Location 60GHz HaLow Timing Measurement (TimeSync ) Optimized Connectivity Experience Multiband Operations IoT Low Power Stephen McCann, Blackberry

Examples of other technical work ongoing in WFA March 2014 doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0325r0 Jan 2017 Examples of other technical work ongoing in WFA Neighbor Awareness Networking – low power discovery, many-to-many data connectivity, and accurate ranging Wireless Serial Bus Display Security Device Provisioning Protocol Application Services LTE Coexistence Passpoint Home Experience Examples of WFA Activity in other areas, potentially leading to technical work Automotive ax Stephen McCann, Blackberry

For more information on current areas of work see March 2014 doc.: IEEE 802.11-14/0325r0 Jan 2017 For more information on current areas of work see http://www.wi-fi.org/who-we-are/current-work-areas If those sound like interesting topics please plan to attend the next member meeting which is scheduled for the week of 6th Feb 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Further general information at http://www.wi-fi.org/ Stephen McCann, Blackberry