1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 1 TGn Opening Report – March ‘06 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, 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 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.http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdfstuart.kerry@philips.compatcom@ieee.org Date: 2006-03-06 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 2 Welcome to Denver Welcome to TGn This Opening Report 06-0231 We have a lot of work to do Let’s get started!! Administrative Intro

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 3 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be either: a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination. This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006)

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 4 Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object. If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised January 2006)

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 5 Attendance, Voting & Document Status Make sure your badges are correct Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector or member’s area –see Harry Worstell – hworstell@att.com Make sure your submissions contain no company logos or advertising

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 6 Attendance Recording -802.11 A sign-in sheet will be located in the 802 registration area Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 0730 and 1730 local time Participants must “sign” their name in the appropriate place and state of attendance for 802.11 that day in terms of AM1/AM2, PM1/PM2, EV1 (if an evening meeting exists) –Only “sign-in” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for and other participate. Attendance will be checked against other 802 groups. Those found abusing the honor system will loose ALL credit for that day. These sheets are provided daily. If you don’t sign up during the “regular sign-in” hours, you will NOT be given credit for that day.

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 7 TGn Quick Review of Events prior to this meeting

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 8 One Page History of TGn HTSG formed – First meeting 9-11-’02 (Monterey) TGn formed – First meeting 9-15-’03 (Singapore) Began call for proposals May 17 ’04 (Garden Grove) Presentations - First round (32) Sep 13 ’04 (Berlin) Down selected to one proposal – Mar ’05 (Atlanta) –first confirm failed Confirmation #2 failed - reset to 3 proposals -left the May ‘05 meeting with a serious deadlock. (Cairns) 3 proposal groups they indicated that they would agree to participate in a joint proposal activity. Joint Proposal group officially formed in July ’05 (San Francisco) JP proposal accepted January ’06 by vote of 184/0/4, editor instructed to create draft (Waikoloa)

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 9 11n - Overall timeline PAR Approved TGn Formed Selection Process & Criteria Call for Proposals First Proposal Presentations Down Select First WG Letter Ballot First Sponsor Letter Ballot ExCom NESCOM Approval Publication HT SG Formed 20072006200520042003 Joint proposal Confirmation

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 10 Significant January Votes Motion to proceed with Step 17 - unanimous Confirmation Vote – 184/0/4 Technical Editor Election – Adrian Stephens Instruct editor to prepare draft – unanimous Form ad hoc to draft text for MIB & PICS – unanimous –Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 11:00 ET. –Ad hoc chair – Adrian Stephens Form ad hoc to draft CA document – unanimous –Telecons to be held Feb 20 & 27 at 16:00 ET. –Ad hoc chair – Sheung Li

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 11 Significant Documents for January 11-05-1095-05-000n Joint Proposal MAC Specification 11-05-1102-04-000n Joint Proposal PHY Specification 11-05-1268-01-000n TGn Joint Proposal MAC1 Results 11-05-1267-01-000n TGn Joint Proposal MAC Simulation Methodology 11-05-1266-01-000n TGn Joint Proposal MAC Results 11-05-1165-05-000n Joint Proposal MAC Detail 11-05-1161-02-000n Joint Proposal PHY overview Additional documents that support the Joint Proposal under consideration: 11-05-1269-00-000n TGn Joint Proposal MAC2 Results 11-05-1270-00-000n TGn Joint Proposal MAC3 Results 11-06-0046-00-000n TGn Joint Proposal FRCC Compliance 11-05-0067-01-000n TGn Joint Proposal PHY Results 11-06-0084-00-000n Institute for Infocomm Research TGn JP PHY STBC Results 11-06-0045-00-000n JP Opening Report

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 12 TGn Minutes of January ’05 06/0037 TGn Joint Proposal team presented their complete proposal to the IEEE 802.11TGn body as contained in documents: –11-05-1095r5 [MAC] –11-05-1102r4 [PHY] The JP proposal overview was presented to the body in documents: –11-06-0045r0 - Overview –11-05-1161r2 – Phy Details –11-05-1165r5 – MAC Details Ample time was made available for Q&A Confirmation vote on adopting the JP as the TGn baseline document was held and the body approved it unanimously (184,0,4) A Technical Editor Election was held and Adrian Stephens from Intel was elected by acclamation. An ad hoc committee was formed to develop a PICS and MIB in time for the March meeting; Adrian Stephens volunteered to chair this committee; first conference call set for Feb 20 at 11 AM EST An ad hoc committee was formed to develop a Coexistence Assurance document; Sheung Li volunteered to chair this committee; first conference call set for Feb 20 at 4 PM EST Plans for March meeting were discussed and included: Presentation of draft & discussion Presentation of CA; discussion; joint meeting with.19; vote? Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion; vote to incorporate in draft? –Review timeline –Set logistics for TGn peer review of draft before going to first LB

13. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 13 Approve Minutes Motion to approve January ‘06 TGn minutes as contained in 06-0037-r0 Move: Second:

14. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 14 Plans for March ’06 Meeting

15. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 15 Goals for March 1.Presentation of draft & discussion 2.Presentation of submissions for noted defects 3.Presentation of MIB & PICS; discussion 4.Presentation of CA and discussion Vote on each of above items 2, 3, 4 to incorporate in draft Determine if draft is ready to become draft 1.0 and be presented to WG for release as letter ballot or determine steps remaining Review timeline Plan activities from end of March meeting thru May meeting

16. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 16 Mar ’06- WG Graphic 06-0122 r4

17. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 17 TGn –March ‘06 Schedule Time MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:00-10:00 Ad hoc 8-11 am  12 10:30-12:30  14 13:30-15:30  2816 16:00-18:00  41018 19:30-21:30  6  Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10 Meeting Room for the week: Centennial D am 1 am 2 pm 1 pm 2 eve

18. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 18 Activity since January Prepare the draft  Preparation of draft 0.01 by rendering  11-05-1102-04-000n Joint Proposal PHY Specification  11-05-1095-05-000n Joint Proposal MAC Specification  Corrected editorial content to produce draft 0.02- available on members site  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Prepare to Fill the Gaps in March  Detected 150 errors – these are listed in 11-06-0263-03-000n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls  Recruited authors to prepare a submission detailing the problem and how to rectify it.  Grouped submissions into logical groupings for presentation  Many trivial, some need more serious discussion  Prepared first version of MIB (11-06-0330-02-000n) & PICs (11-06-0293-01-000n) documents for candidate insertions into draft  Prepared first version of Coexistence Assurance document for candidate attachment to draft to address 802.19 requirements 11-06-0338-03-000n

19. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 19 Significant Documents for March P802.11n-D0.02.pdf draft 11-06-0263-03-000n-tgn-draft-omissions.xls –Correction Submissions 11-06-0293-01 TGn PICS 11-06-0330-02 TGn MIB 11-06-0338-03 TGn CA

20. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 20 Correction submission documents

21. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 21 Additional Procedural Matters Officer confirmation vote –Bruce Kraemer – Chair –Sheung Li – Vice Chair –Garth Hillman – Secretary –Adrian Stephens – Technical editor Other candidates Approve modified PAR to remove version reference –11-06-0397-00-000n-tgn-modified par-form

22. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 22 TGn –March ‘06 Schedule Time MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:00-10:00 Ad hoc 8-11 am  Submissions Discussion, Votes 10:30-12:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes 13:30-15:30  Opening Reports Chair, Draft, MIB, PICS, CA Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes 16:00-18:00  Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes Timeline, Meeting Plans PAR Mod 19:30-21:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes  Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10 Meeting Room: Centennial D am 1 am 2 pm 1 pm 2 eve

23. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 23 TGn –March ‘06 Schedule Time MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:00-10:00 Ad hoc 8-11 am  Submissions Discussion, Votes 10:30-12:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes 13:30-15:30  Opening Reports Chair, Draft, MIB, PICS, CA Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes 16:00-18:00  Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes Timeline, Meeting Plans PAR Mod 19:30-21:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes  Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10 Meeting Room: Centennial D am 1 am 2 pm 1 pm 2 eve Draft post TG Draft vote LB vote

24. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 24 Mar ’06 TGn Agenda - Detail

25. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 25 Any other Presentations? Any other agenda items?

26. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 26 Approve Agenda Motion to approve January ’06 TGn agenda as contained on slide 23 & 24 (with any minuted amendments). Move: Second:

27. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 27 802.11 P&P – WG Elections (11-05-0456r0) 2.3.6 Working Group Officer Election Process The election of the IEEE 802.11 WG Officers (Chair and Vice-Chairs) is held in March of each even-numbered year. The nominations for the election shall be held at the WG Opening Plenary meeting. The WG Chair shall designate one of the WG Vice-Chairs as an Acting Chair Pro Tem if the WG Chair is running for re-election. If not running for re-election, the WG Chair shall conduct the election process. This election process shall be used for each WG officer election. The Acting Chair shall open the floor for nominations. The Acting Chair shall close nominations after the nominations have been made.. Each candidate shall be given a short time (nominally, two minutes) for an introductory statement of acceptance that should nominally contain the candidate’s: –Summary of qualifications –Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities –Vision for the WG. The floor shall be opened for discussion (nominally for five-ten minutes total). –The Acting Chair should limit the duration of comments and promote open participation, both pros and cons. If only one candidate is nominated, the Acting Chair may choose to sharply limit the debate. The discussion shall be repeated, with the WG Chair leading the process for the nomination(s) of the WG Vice-Chair(s).

28. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 28 802.11 P&P – TG Elections (11-05-0456r0) Task Group version of 2.3.6 for TG Officer Election Process The election of the IEEE 802.11 TG Officers (Chair and Vice-Chairs) is held in March of each even-numbered year. The nominations for the election shall be held at the Opening TG meeting. The TG Chair shall designate the TG Vice- Chairs as an Acting Chair Pro Tem if the WG Chair is running for re-election. –If not running for re-election, the WG Chair shall conduct the election process. This election process shall be used for each WG officer election. The Acting Chair shall open the floor for nominations. The Acting Chair shall close nominations after the nominations have been made.. Each candidate shall be given a short time (nominally, two minutes) for an introductory statement of acceptance that should nominally contain the candidate’s: –Summary of qualifications –Commitment to participate and accept duties and responsibilities –Vision for the WG. The floor shall be opened for discussion (nominally for five-ten minutes total). –The Acting Chair should limit the duration of comments and promote open participation, both pros and cons. If only one candidate is nominated, the Acting Chair may choose to sharply limit the debate. The discussion shall be repeated, with the TG Chair leading the process for the nomination(s) of the TG Vice-Chair(s). The process will be repeated for the Secretary and Technical Editor.

29. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 29

30. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 30 First Presentation Technical Editor’s Status Report 11-06-0420

31. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 31 Wednesday Update

32. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 32 TGn –March ‘06 Schedule Time MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 8:00-10:00 Ad hoc 8-11 am  Submissions Discussion, Votes 10:30-12:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes 13:30-15:30  Opening Reports Chair, Draft, MIB, PICS, CA Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes 16:00-18:00  Submissions Discussion, Votes Submissions Discussion, Votes Timeline, Meeting Plans PAR Mod 19:30-21:30  Submissions Discussion, Votes  Mar 6Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10 Meeting Room: Centennial D am 1 am 2 pm 1 pm 2 eve Draft post TG Draft vote LB vote

33. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 33 11n PAR on file with SA 1. Assigned Project Number: 802.11n 2. Sponsor Date of Request: 2003-03-14 3. Type of Document: Standard for 4. Title of Document: Draft: Amendment to STANDARD [FOR] Information Technology- Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and Metropolitan networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications: Enhancements for Higher Throughput 5. Life Cycle: Full Use 6. Type of Project: 6a. Is this an update to an existing PAR? No 6b. The Project is a: Amendment to Std 802.11-1999 (2003 edition) http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes/projects/802-11n.pdf Delete this specific reference

34. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 34 PAR Maintenance Update TGn Moved, That the working group chair is requested submit to NESCOM via the 802 ExecComm a PAR maintenance update to change item 6b to be “Amendment to Std. 802.11” in the High Throughput (TGn) PAR Reference document 11-06-0397-00-000n Move: Second: Results:

35. doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/0231r1 Submission March 2006 Bruce Kraemer, ConexantSlide 35 Submission Status