1. IEEE 802.11 Introduction to IEEE P1905.1
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IEEE Introduction to IEEE P1905.1
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David Hunter, Panasonic
Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks

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Abstract
This presentation contains an introduction to the new IEEE standards work group, IEEE P
David Hunter, Panasonic
Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks

3. IEEE P1905.1 – the goals January 2011 P1905.1 work group home page
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IEEE P – the goals
P work group home page
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Scope:
The standard defines an abstraction layer for multiple home networking technologies. The abstraction layer provides a common data and control Service Access Point to the heterogeneous home networking technologies described in the following specifications: IEEE P1901, IEEE , IEEE and MoCA 1.1.
The standard is extendable to work with other home networking technologies.
The abstraction layer supports dynamic interface selection for transmission of packets arriving from any interface (upper protocol layers or underlying network technologies). End-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) is supported.
Also specified are procedures, protocols and guidelines to provide a simplified user experience to add devices to the network, to set up encryption keys, to extend the network coverage, and to provide network management features to address issues related to neighbor discovery, topology discovery, path selection, QoS negotiation, and network control and management.
David Hunter, Panasonic
Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks

4. P1905.1 Core Building an abstraction layer: sits on top of the MAC
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P Core
Building an abstraction layer: sits on top of the MAC
Provides single interface for upper layer access
Replaces the multiple MAC service interfaces to upper layers, both:
MAC-SAP for data
MLME-SAP for management and control
Provides new features across multiple networks
End-to-end QoS across all networks
Simplified user experience
Single network management for all networks
Early proposed requirement: single ‘secure’ association for all networks
Minimal version would appear to be a sublayer
Not a complete ISO layer (layer 1, layer 2, …)
Provides service interface to upper layers (IP layer and higher)
Provides protocol interface to the 802.3, , MoCA and 1901 MACs
But whether P sticks to the minimum is up to its voters
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Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks
Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion

5. 1905.1 Design Options Interface to the upper layers might be:
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Design Options
Interface to the upper layers might be:
Brand new data and management (MAC-like) interface
But: requires every one of today’s applications to be re-written
Upper layer interface of one of today’s MACs:
OR OR MoCA OR
One wins, the others lose
The customers of most chips get to rewrite their applications
If is even moderately successful, it will affect the market
So: which interface should win?
Maybe the one that dominates home networking today?
That’s an easy guess in this meeting .
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Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks
Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion

6. What should 802.11 members do? Participate in P1905.1: voting counts
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What should members do?
Participate in P1905.1: voting counts
But: IEEE P is an *entity-based* work group:
Companies (not individuals) belong to the work group
Entity-based = = IEEE corporate program
One vote per company
One-person consultancy has same vote as a $100B conglomerate
Good news: the companies of most members already belong to the IEEE corporate program
One catch:
Basic: only can vote on Sponsor Ballots
Advanced: can participate in Work Groups
Costs: according to size (revenues) of the company
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Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks
Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion

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IEEE P Summary
New IEEE standards work group: first meeting was Dec 2010
Goal: unified cross-technology interface to the upper layers
Participation: IEEE *entity* rules
IEEE-SA corporate program – one vote per company (or alliance)
Two levels of IEEE entity membership: Basic and Advanced
Basic: can vote on any entity-based sponsor ballot
Advanced: can participate in any entity-based work group
Advanced is considerably higher cost than Basic
IEEE corporate channel:
IEEE-SA P&P for entity work groups:
A product interface that might influence your market
David Hunter, Panasonic
Dorothy Stanley, Aruba Networks