1. May 2016 802.11 Session Supplementary Material
doc.: IEEE /0051r2
May 2016
May Session Supplementary Material
Date:
Authors:
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

2. May 2016
Introduction
This report provides supplementary material related to attending the May WG plenary meetings.
Refer to the agenda: 11-16/495r<latest>
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

3. May 2016
Wednesday
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4. W2.2 Call for Potentially Essential Patents
May 2011
doc.: IEEE /0051r2
May 2016
W2.2 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
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

5. W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder
May 2016
W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder
Leaders of Task Groups, Study Groups, Topic Interest Groups and Standing Committees (or their nominee) should attend the Thursday CAC at 7:30pm.
The purpose of the CAC is:
To prepare the agenda and material for the closing WG plenary
To create room requests for the next session
To advise and support the chair in his responsibilities as an EC member
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

6. W5.2 - Feedback from the EC on the role of SIGs
May 2016
W5.2 - Feedback from the EC on the role of SIGs
The topic of the role of SIGs arose in the 802 EC workshop held on 23 Jan 2016 in the context of a discussion initially on an “affiliation block”.
See
Disclaimer: I am not a legal expert. The following slides do not constitute a legal opinion. If you need a legal opinion, consult your attorney.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

7. May 2016
Dominance
The WG chair is given the responsibility for determining dominance: “Determine if the Working Group is dominated by an organization and, if so, treat that organizations’ vote as one (with the approval of the Sponsor)” (802 WG P&P under “Chair’s Responsibilities”).
The Sponsor has responsibilities too: “Monitor standards developing committees for signs of dominance by any single interest category, individual, or organization. If dominance is suspected, the Sponsor shall promptly notify the IEEESA Standards Board and shall immediately address the concern with the standards developing committee leadership.” (IEEE SASB OM).
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8. Dominance – 2 The IEEE SASB bylaws define dominance: (my emphasis)
May 2016
Dominance – 2
The IEEE SASB bylaws define dominance: (my emphasis)
“Dominance is normally defined as the exercise of authority, leadership, or influence by reason of superior leverage, strength, or representation to the exclusion of fair and equitable consideration of other viewpoints.
Dominance can also be defined as the exercise of authority, leadership, or influence by reason of sufficient leverage, strength, or representation to hinder the progress of the standards development activity. Such dominance is contrary to open and fair participation by all interested parties and is unacceptable.”
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

9. May 2016
What is the role of SIGs?
Projects can proceed only with the consensus of the WG voters.
Many of our projects attract participants to work together on proposals for those projects, building consensus amongst those involved.
This work might be organized in a group called a SIG
The SIG may or may not be acknowledged publically
A SIG has no formal role in the IEEE process, notwithstanding that it might have influence.
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10. Can an individual be affiliated to a SIG?
May 2016
Can an individual be affiliated to a SIG?
IEEE-SA bylaws require the disclosure of affiliation
The definition of affiliation is “An individual is deemed “affiliated” with any individual or entity that has been, or will be, financially or materially supporting that individual’s participation in a particular IEEE standards activity. This includes, but is not limited to, his or her employer(s) and any individual or entity that has or will have, either directly or indirectly, requested, paid for, or otherwise sponsored his or her participation.”
In my opinion, affiliation is largely about material support. Therefore a participant in is not affiliated with a SIG (unless that SIG is funding their participation or providing other material assistance) and is not required to disclose any SIG membership under this rule.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

11. May 2016
Voting in
See 802 WG P&P: “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives.”
When you vote in , you do so as an individual expert.
If:
you lack the expertise to make an informed decision
your employer or some organization is instructing you on how to vote (i.e., you are not acting as an individual)
then you must not vote.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

12. Are SIGs permitted? The IEEE-SA rules neither permit nor prevent SIGs
May 2016
Are SIGs permitted?
The IEEE-SA rules neither permit nor prevent SIGs
The rules define the obligations of members to vote as individual experts
They also define the responsibility of the WG/Sponsor to recognize and respond to dominance
The EC workshop discussion consensus was that SIGs were OK unless they attempted to coerce their members’ behaviour in an IEEE WG.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

13. W5.5 – Result of ePoll on contribution effort
May 2016
W5.5 – Result of ePoll on contribution effort
46 FTE from 123 respondents
Equivalent to 38%
Estimate to ~120 FTE across all participants ± a big margin
Estimates from other groups:
802.01: FTE of ~ 12 per year
802.03: FTE of ~ 108 per year
802.15: FTE of ~16 per year
802.21: FTE of ~5 per year
Lots of caveats!
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

14. May 2016
friday
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15. F2.2 Call for Potentially Essential Patents
May 2011
doc.: IEEE /0051r2
May 2016
F2.2 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
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

16. F2.4 Administrative Reminders
May 2016
F2.4 Administrative Reminders
Next Full WG Session: to 29
1st CAC telecon – at noon ET (-5 weeks)
Initial objectives/agendas should be uploaded as mentor documents (.ppt format) or send to chair (.xls tab format) before the telecon.
Meeting date set to meet 30-day agenda submission deadline.
2nd CAC telecon – at noon ET (-1 week)
Snapshots to be send to Dorothy Stanley before this telecon.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

17. F2.5 Letters of Assurance Detailed status is here:
May 2016
F2.5 Letters of Assurance
Database is here
Open LoA requests (i.e., those that the WG chair is pursuing)
None
Detailed status is here:
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

18. F2.6 Availability of documents- May 2016
November 2011
doc.: IEEE /0203r2
March 2014
May 2016
F2.6 Availability of documents- May 2016
Publication
Draft in
TechStreet
Draft in Members Area
Published in
Get 802?
Published by ISO?
IEEE P802.11REVmc
D5.0 $814 pdf
D5.3
IEEE P802.11ai
D7.0 $137 pdf
D7.0
IEEE P802.11ah
D8.0 $302 pdf
D8.0
IEEE P802.11ak
D2.0
IEEE P802.11aq
D3.0 $56 pdf
D4.0
IEEE Std af-2013
$201 print
Yes
IEEE Std ac-2013
$309 print
IEEE Std ad-2012
$371 print
IEEE Std ae-2012
$108 print
IEEE Std aa-2012
$185 print
IEEE Std
$556 print
** = request pending
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Bruce Kraemer (Marvell)

19. F2.7 802.11 drafts to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6
November 2011
doc.: IEEE /0203r2
March 2014
May 2016
F drafts to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6
Drafts are sent to ISO during sponsor ballot to solicit comments.
Approved drafts may also be sent during working group ballot.
Any comments received from ISO are processed by the comment resolution committee
No comments outstanding
Supplementary
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation
Andrew Myles, Cisco

20. F7.1 802 Wireless Chairs meeting
May 2016
F Wireless Chairs meeting
The wireless chairs meeting makes decisions related to the operation of the wireless interim meetings, such as location and cost.
The meeting is open to all.
If you are interested in these topics, please attend.
The wireless chairs meeting takes place at 4:00pm local time on the Sunday of 802 Plenary and 802 Wireless Interim sessions.
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation

21. F7.2 Next Meeting – LMSC Interim
May 2016
F7.2 Next Meeting – LMSC Interim
to at Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA, USA
IEEE 802 Plenary
Meeting Registration and Hotel Registration are open
For information and registration links, see
Adrian Stephens, Intel Corporation