1. TGax MAC Ad-hoc July 2017 Meeting Agenda
May 2017
TGax MAC Ad-hoc July 2017 Meeting Agenda
Date: July 10-15, 2017
Authors:
Name
Company
Address
Phone
Chao-Chun Wang
MediaTek
San Jose, Ca
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

2. IEEE 802.11 TGax High Efficiency WLAN MAC Ad Hoc
May 2017
IEEE TGax High Efficiency WLAN MAC Ad Hoc
Chairs: Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

3. Agenda Items May 2017 Call meeting to order
Patent policy, etc. (Call for Potentially Essential Patents)
Call for submissions
Set and approve agenda
Note ad hoc rules
Slides 13-14
Note total 7MAC ad hoc sessions this week
Monday PM2,
Tuesday AM2, PM2, EVE
Wednesday PM1 and PM2
Thursday AM1
Approve previous ad hoc session and telecon minutes
Typically TGax Full
Technical Presentations approved by ax chair for presentation this week, and related straw polls
Any other technical presentations
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

4. Meeting Protocol, Attendance, Voting & Document Status
May 2017
Meeting Protocol, Attendance, Voting & Document Status
Please announce your affiliation when you first address the group during a meeting slot
Cell Phones to be silent or Off
Register your attendance via while on a meeting SSID (e.g. Verilan-secure)
Make sure your badges are correct
If you plan to make a submission, be sure it does not contain company logos or advertising
Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector, Documentation, Member’s Area
Contact Jon Rosdahl –
Slide 4
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

5. Patent Policy and Other Guidelines
May 2017
Patent Policy and Other Guidelines
See the following 5 slides
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

6. Instructions for the WG Chair
May 2017
Instructions for the WG Chair
The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the chair or a designee:
Show slides #1 through #4 of this presentation
Advise the WG attendees that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is strongly encouraged;
There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing information was provided and that slides 1 through 4 (and this slide 0, if applicable) were shown;
That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) of which the participant is personally aware and that may be essential for the use of that standard
Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom.
The WG Chair shall ensure that a request is made to any identified holders of potential essential patent claim(s) to complete and submit a Letter of Assurance.
It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual and in FAQs 12 and 12a on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by incorporation or by reference.
Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees with a PAR approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board.
(Optional to be shown)
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

7. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
May 2017
Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants:
“Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents
“Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims
“Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents)
The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group
Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged
No duty to perform a patent search
Slide #1
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

8. Patent Related Links Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
May 2017
Patent Related Links
All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development.
Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Slide #2
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

9. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
May 2017
Call for Potentially Essential Patents
If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance:
Either speak up now or
Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or
Cause an LOA to be submitted
Slide #3
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

10. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
May 2017
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws.
Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims.
Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions.
Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings.
Technical considerations remain primary focus
Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets.
Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation.
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object.
See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
Slide #4
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

11. Submissions (MAC) May 2017 DCN Title Author (Affiliation) ad hoc
11-17/0389
 CIDs-for part1
Kaiying Lv (ZTE Corp.)
MAC
11-17/0533
lb225-cr-27_16_1
Yongho Seok (MediaTek)
11-17/0553
LB225 11ax D1.0 Comment Resolution Part 1
Liwen Chu (Marvell)
11-17/0693
Quiet Time Period- part 1
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
11-17/0759
 text for 812
Jason
11-17/0812
 Trigger-frame-for-random-access
11-17/1060
CID 6053
Jeongki Kim
11-17/0925
CR on HE Duration-based RTS
Huizhao Wang (Quantenna Communications)
11-17/0926
cr-HE-MCS-NSS-not-supported
Matthew Fischer (Broadcom Limited)
11-17/1052
MAC-CR-HE MCS_NSS resolutions
Alfred Asterjadhi (Qualcomm Inc.)
11-17/0957
lb225 MAC CR on fragmentation
Suhwook Kim (LG)
11-17/1002
LB225-MAC-CR-on-HCF
Suhwook Kim(LG Electronics)
11-17/1009
quiet time period - part 3 ( x)
Chao-Chun Wang (mediaTek)
11-17/1010
Quiet Time Period - Part 4 ( )
11-17/1011
Quiet Time Period - Part 5 ( x)
11-17/1014
lb225-cr-on-association-exchange-using-dl-ofdma
Stephane Baron (Canon)
11-17/1023
lb225-cr
11-17/1031
Remaining CIDs for
laurent cariou (Intel)
11-17/1032
CIDs in
Abhishek Patil (Qualcomm)
11-17/1062
CID 9958
11-17/1034
Quiet Time Period - Part 6
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

12. Submissions (MAC) May 2017 11-17/1044 CRs for ack related CIDs
George Cherian (Qualcomm)
MAC
11-17/1046
comment resolution for CID 7043
Kaiying Lv (ZTE Corp.)
11-17/1049
Target RSSI field
laurent cariou (Intel)
11-17/1053
MAC-CR-Remaining CIDs in OM Control
Alfred Asterjadhi (Qualcomm Inc.)
11-17/1054
lb225-cr presentation
Frank Hsu, Yongho Seok (MediaTek)
11-17/1055
lb225-cr-cid7407
Yongho Seok (MediaTek)
11-17/1060
CR on CID 6053
Jeongki Kim (LG Electronics)
11-17/1067
comment-resolution of OMI, Operation Mode
Liwen Chu (Marvell)
11-17/1068
comment-resolution-10.7
11-17/1069
LB225 11ax D1.0 Comment Resolution 9.7.3
11-17/1070
CR for CID5863
Kiseon Ryu (LG Electronics)
11-17/1072
Remaining OMI comment resolutions
Jarkko Kneckt (Apple)
11-17/1077
CR for and Part III
Po-Kai Huang (Intel)
11-17/1081
Comment resolutions for HE NDP Announcement frame
Menzo Wentink (Qualcomm)
11-17/1082
Comment resolutions for BRP and BSRP trigger frames
11-17/1087
MAC-CR-CIDs
11-17/1088
Editorial fix
11-17/1091
Proposed resolution for comments related to CIDs in
Jing Ma (NICT)
11-17/811
Jarkko (APPLE)
Green: Completed with at least one passing pre-Motion or presentation only
Red: Completed with no passing pre-Motion
Blue: Partially completed presentation
Brown: Deferred:
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

13. Ad Hoc Groups Operation (1/2) Governing document is 15/075r0
May 2017
Ad Hoc Groups Operation (1/2) Governing document is 15/075r0
Proposed changes to the specification framework shall be discussed in the ad hoc groups first, which are then brought to the Taskgroup for an approval vote.
A straw poll (doesn’t require voting rights) result of >=75% is required within an Ad Hoc to approve the resolution of all or part of an issue and forward that resolved item to the Taskgroup where it becomes a motion that requires >=75% approval to modify the specification framework or the draft specification.
The straw poll affection the TG specification framework shall include
Do you agree to add to the TG Specification Framework:
x.y.z. [brief description of the feature]
In the case a consensus can not be reached within an Ad Hoc group (a stalemate that prohibits further progress), the subject is moved to the Taskgroup if an Ad Hoc straw poll vote to move the subject to the Taskgroup achieves >50% approval.
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

14. Ad Hoc Groups Operation (2/2) Governing document is 15/075r0
May 2017
Ad Hoc Groups Operation (2/2) Governing document is 15/075r0
A motion passing with >50% in the Taskgroup shall be sufficient to move an issue previously assigned to an Ad Hoc group to any Ad Hoc group. A straw poll vote of >50% is required in an Ad Hoc group to refuse an issue from the Taskgroup.
An issue may be sent from one Ad Hoc to another if both the sending Ad Hoc and the receiving Ad Hoc approve straw polls for taking the respective actions with >50% approval. A notice should be sent to the reflector indicating the approval of a straw poll to move an issue.
During Taskgroup face to face Plenary and Interim sessions, Chairs for each of the Functional Block Ad Hocs shall report on Progress and Content to the Entire Taskgroup. These Update sessions provide the opportunity for peer review to ensure the creation of a coherent Specification.
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)
Brian Hart (Cisco Systems)

15. Straw Poll #1 (11-17-0926-02-00ax-cr-he-mcs-nss-not-supported)
May 2017
Straw Poll #1 ( ax-cr-he-mcs-nss-not-supported)
Move to accept resolutions to following CID in ax-cr-he-mcs-nss-not-supported
CID:9674 (1)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

16. Straw Poll #2 (11-17-1052-02-00ax-mac-cr-he-mcs-nss-resolutions)
May 2017
Straw Poll #2 ( ax-mac-cr-he-mcs-nss-resolutions)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-mac-cr-he-mcs-nss-resolutions
CIDs:4769, 4770, 4932, 5519, 5520, 5525, 5526, 5527, 5528, 5529, 5530, 5531, 5532, 5533, 5534, 5535, 5536, 5537, 5790, 5920, 7560, 7993, 8678, 8679, 8680, 9303, 6433, (28 CIDs)
Results: Y - 17/N- 1/A- 4: SP passed
Note: Motion on R4
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

17. Straw Poll #3 (11-17-0957-02-00ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-fragmentation)
May 2017
Straw Poll #3 ( ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-fragmentation)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-fragmentation
CIDs :
5361, 5470, 5362, 5927, 8443, 8444, 7075, 7535, 8454, 8456, 9523, 8442, 8455 (CIDs 13)
Results: Y - 17 /N- 1/A- 2 : SP passed
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

18. Straw Poll #4 (11-17-1002-02-00ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-hcf.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #4 ( ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-hcf.docx)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-lb225-mac-cr-on-hcf.docx/CIDs
5374, 6034, 5861, 5853 (CIDs 4)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

19. May 2017
Straw Poll #5 ( ax-lb225-cr-on-association-exchange-using-dl-ofdma.docx)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-lb225-cr-on-association-exchange-using-dl-ofdma.docx /CIDs
4800 (CID 1)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

20. Straw Poll #6 (11-17-1032-03-00ax-cids-in-27-5-2.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #6 ( ax-cids-in docx)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-cids-in docx /CIDs
9901, 5937, 5715, 6066, 9905, 6681, 9530, 9531, 8110, 8060, 9910, 5716, 6067, 9908, 9532, 9909, 7815, (CIDs 18)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

21. Straw Poll #7 (11-17-1062-01-00ax-cid-9958.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #7 ( ax-cid-9958.docx)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-cid-9958.docx /CIDs
9958 ( CID 1)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

22. Straw Poll #8 (11-17-0533-05-00ax-lb225-cr-27-16-1.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #8 ( ax-lb225-cr docx)
Move to accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-lb225-cr docx /CIDs
5229, 5522, 5523, 5524, 7576, 7577, 7578, 7579, 7580, 8618, 8619, 8620, 9967 (13 CIDs)
Results: Y- 14/N- 0/A- 3: Straw Poll passed
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

23. Straw Poll #9 (11-17-0925-06-00ax-cr-on-he-duration-based-rts)
May 2017
Straw Poll #9 ( ax-cr-on-he-duration-based-rts)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-cr-on-he-duration-based-rts/CIDs
3136, 4834, 5159, 5161 , 5162, 5557, 5560, 5568, 6514, 6515, 7530, 7779, 7781, 7872, 7873, 8208, 8209, 8349, 8350, 8451, 9422, 9686 (CIDs 22)
Results: Y 9/N 3/A 12: SP passed
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

24. Straw Poll #10 (11-17-1023-01-00ax-lb225-cr-27-11-3.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #10 ( ax-lb225-cr docx)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-lb225-cr docx /CIDs
5212, 8727, 8726 (3 CIDs)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

25. Straw Poll #11 (11-17-1031-04-00ax-remaining-cids-for-27-5-2-7.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #11 ( ax-remaining-cids-for docx)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-remaining-cids-for docx /CIDs
4805, 5811, 6713, 6714, 6715, 6716, 6717, 6718, 6719, 6720, 7108, 7389, 8283, 8284, 8559, 8707, 9450, 9477, 9534, 9715, 9920, , (CIDs 22)
Results: Y/N/A: SP passed
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

26. Straw Poll #12 (11-17-0693-05-00ax-quiet-time-period-part-1)
May 2017
Straw Poll #12 ( ax-quiet-time-period-part-1)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-quiet-time-period-part-1 /CIDs
3038 (CIDs 1)
Results: Y 6/N 1/A 11: SP passed
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

27. Straw Poll #13 (11-17-1044-01-00ax-crs-for-ack-related-cids.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #13 ( ax-crs-for-ack-related-cids.docx)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-crs-for-ack-related-cids.docx /CIDs
3047, 3130, 4602, 5048, 5567, 5763, 6128, 6129, 6130, 6173,
6510, 7061, 7063, 7136, 7383, 7665, 8413, 8414, 8542, 9675,
9684, 9685, 9854 (CIDs 23)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

28. May 2017
Straw Poll #14 ( ax-comment-resolution-on-cid-9333-and-9969)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-comment-resolution-on-cid-9333-and-9969
3215, 9333, 9969
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

29. Straw Poll #15 (11-17-1088-00-00ax-editorial-fix.docx)
May 2017
Straw Poll #15 ( ax-editorial-fix.docx)
Do you accept to instruct the editor to perform the changes in 1088r0
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

30. May 2017
Straw Poll #16 ( ax-cr-for and part-iii.docx)
Do you accept resolutions to following CIDs in doc ax-cr-for and part-iii.docx
5384, 8403, 6177, 7160, 9381, 9414 (CIDs 6)
Results: Y/N/A:
Passed by unanimous consent
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)

31. July 2017
Pending SPs
Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek)