TGs Process, March Date: 2008-03-16 Authors: March 2008 March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 TGs Process, March Date: 2008-03-16 Authors: Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Abstract Slides for discussion of the IEEE 802.11 TGs process in getting through Working Group Letter Ballot and Beyond. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Mesh Networking Task Group Process March 2008 Mesh Networking Task Group Process TGs Motto: “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.” Donald E. Eastlake 3rd, Motorola <Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com> +1-508-786-7554 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond Completed Steps | Future Steps Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria Technical Presentations and Discussions Specify Any Additional Requirements, Comparison Criteria, or Other Documents Call For Proposals Presentation of Proposals Select from Submitted Complete Proposals to Produce a Draft Refine Draft 1st Letter Ballot – November 2006 – Fails Revise Draft? – Resolve Comments 2nd Letter Ballot – January 2008 Recirculation Sponsor Ballot – November 2008(?) Final WG/EC Approval IEEE SB REVCOM Approval Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Process for Refining Draft March 2008 Process for Refining Draft Letter Ballot on Draft D1.0 authorized > 1 year ago at November 2006 meeting. Approval rate on Letter Ballot #93 was 48.12% so it failed. (This is not unusual. Most 802.11 Drafts fail the first Letter Ballot and some fail two or three times before they pass.) 5,703 comments received (including 192 on apparently invalid ballots). 10 more comments added at January meeting. Task group voted to proceed based on Draft D1.0 and to consider all comments for resolution. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Advantages/Disadvantages of Passing/Failing Letter Ballot March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Advantages/Disadvantages of Passing/Failing Letter Ballot Advantages Disadvantages Passing Letter Ballot You enter “re-circulation” so subsequent votes are 15 days and voters can only add comment each time on parts of the Draft that have changed or been affected by changes. The voting pool is fixed and no new people joining 802.11 can vote. You must resolve every comment by a ¾ vote. You can only change the draft through the resolution of comments. Failing Letter Ballot You are free to make whatever changes in the Draft the task group wants. Your next Letter Ballot must be at least 30 days and will include everyone in the 802.11 Working Group at that time and they can comment on any part of the Draft. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution March 2008 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution Call for Informal Comments Comment Resolution Comment Resolution WG Letter Ballot / Recirculation Sponsor Ballot / Recirculation Comment Resolution Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Letter Ballot Comment Resolution March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Letter Ballot Comment Resolution   Resolved Unresolved Dec-06 5,713 0.0% 100.0% Jan-07 3,001 2,712 52.5% 47.5% Mar-07 4,296 1,417 75.2% 24.8% May-07 4,818 895 84.3% 15.7% Jul-07 5,230 483 91.5% 8.5% Sep-07 5,482 231 96.0% 4.0% Nov-07 5,611 102 98.3% 1.7% JAN-08 100% Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Possible Multi-Meeting Process Flow March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Possible Multi-Meeting Process Flow Nov. Meeting Atlanta, Georgia Jan. Meeting Taipei, Taiwan Mar. Meeting Orlando, Florida Polish Draft? WG LB Approval Comment Resolution and Agenda Telecons Complete Comment Resolution Comment Resolution Draft D1.09 Draft D2.0 LB Draft D1.08 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Schedule Projected at Taipei, Taiwan (January) Meeting March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Schedule Projected at Taipei, Taiwan (January) Meeting January 2008 (Taipei, Taiwan) Comment Resolution , Second Letter Ballot authorized March 2008 (Orlando, Florida) Comment Resolution May 2008 (Jacksonville, Florida) First Letter Ballot Re-circulation July 2008 (Denver, Colorado) Second Letter Ballot Re-circulation September 2008 (Waikoloa, Hawai‘i) Third Letter Ballot Re-circulation November 2008 (Dallas, Texas) Sponsor Ballot Authorization by WG January 2009 (?) March 2009 (Vancouver, British Columbia) First Sponsor Ballot Re-circulation Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Schedule Projected at Orlando, Florida (March) Meeting doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 Schedule Projected at Orlando, Florida (March) Meeting March 2008 (Orlando, Florida) Draft Improvement?, Second Letter Ballot Authorized May 2008 (Jacksonville, Florida) Comment Resolution July 2008 (Denver, Colorado) First Letter Ballot Re-circulation September 2008 (Waikoloa, Hawai‘i) Second Letter Ballot Re-circulation November 2008 (Dallas, Texas) Third Letter Ballot Re-circulation January 2009 (?) Sponsor Ballot Authorization by WG March 2009 (Vancouver, British Columbia) Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

May – Jacksonville Meeting Schedule March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 May – Jacksonville Meeting Schedule If we meet normally we may get 16 hours (8 regular 2 hour sessions) or even more compared with 11 ½ hours in Orlando: 1 hr Opening Session: Administrivia, Minutes, Agenda, Process 14 hr Comment Resolution and Draft Improvement 1 hr Closing Session: Process, Teleconferences /Ad Hocs Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

TGs Activity Between Meetings March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 TGs Activity Between Meetings TGs Activities Between Meetings Requiring Notice: One or more face to face ad hoc meetings, requires 30 days notice (P&P clause 3.6.2). One or multiple Teleconferences, requires 10 days notice, not more often than weekly (P&P clause 3.6.3). Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

TGs Activity Between Meetings March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 TGs Activity Between Meetings Assuming we go to Letter Ballot on D2.0 on Monday March 24th it would end April 24th. Possibilities include: Teleconferences Wednesday TBDam/pm every other week starting April 16th for up to 1 ½ hours through July 23rd. An Ad Hoc meeting to resolve comments May 7-9 at TBD. An Ad Hoc meeting to resolve comments for three days in the week of June 9th or the week of June 16th. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

References Earlier TGs Process Submissions March 2008 doc.: IEEE 802.11-08/ March 2008 References Earlier TGs Process Submissions January 2008, 11-08/82r1, Taipei, Taiwan November 2007, 11-07/2812, Atlanta, Georgia September 2007, 11-07/2398r1, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i September 2007, 11-07/2408r0, Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i (ad hoc) July 2007, 11-07/2142r1, San Francisco, California May 2007, 11-07/677r3, Montreal, Quebec March 2007, 11-07/380r1, Orlando, Florida February 2007, 11-07/235r1, Hillsboro, Oregon (ad hoc) January 2007, 11-07/0059r2, London, England November 2006, 11-06/1753r2, Dallas Texas 11-06/328r0, 11-06/329r3, Confirmed Proposal Draft P802.11s D1.09 11-07/23r55, LB#93 Comments Resolution Spreadsheet Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola