1. Report of TGm – November 2004
doc.: IEEE /1435
November 2004
Report of TGm – November 2004
DATE: November, 2004
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2. Abstract Report of the meeting of TGm at the November 2004 session.
doc.: IEEE /1435
November 2004
Abstract
Report of the meeting of TGm at the November 2004 session.
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3. Goals for November 2004 Address interpretation request
Errors in Annex G
Analysis performed by Inoue-san and colleagues
Develop updates to standard
Address submissions received
None
Continue work from spreadsheet of work items (04/801)
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4. Submissions
November 2004
Submissions
None
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5. Proposed Agenda Review IEEE Patent Policy
November 2004
Review IEEE Patent Policy
Review interpretation request procedure
New business
Interpretation Request
Submissions
Continue with items from 04/801
Adjourn
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6. Motion #1 to adopt Agenda
November 2004
Moved: to adopt the agenda
Mover: Richard Paine/Harry Worstell
Passes: unanimous
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7. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
November 2004
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
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8. Interpretation Procedure
November 2004
Send to Linda Gargiulo
IEEE forwards requests to the WG
WG responds
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9. Interpretation Request
November 2004
Request asks for clarification of Table G.17 in Annex G
Request indicates that FCS value may be calculated incorrectly
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10. Interpretation Response
November 2004
The analysis by Inoue-san, et al, indicates that the problem with Table G.17 is the value of two bits in the trailer
Bits 818 and 820 are shown as zeroes
The correct value of both of these bits is one
Correcting the value of these bits makes the value of the FCS in the table correct
The complete description of this analysis is in document 11-04/1198
The proposed interpretation response is in document 11-04/1454
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11. Motion #2
November 2004
Moved: to adopt document 11-04/1454r0 as the response to the interpretation request and forward it to the working group for approval
Moved: Inoue-san/Paine
Passes: Unanimous
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12. Motion #3
November 2004
Motion: to adopt the following changes to the “Value” column of Table 82 in of ma-d0.4 as the resolution to item 106 in 04/801:
TXPWR_LVL: Level1, Level2, Level3, Level4
TX_ANTENNA: 1-256
RSSI: 0-255
SQ: 0-255
RX_ANTENNA: 1-256
Moved: Charles Wright/Harry Worstell
Passes: Unanimous
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13. Motion #4 Motion: Resolve item 18 in 04/801 with the following:
November 2004
Motion: Resolve item 18 in 04/801 with the following:
The EIFS is not to be used on noise events. Clarify by replacing everything from "A STA using DCF shall not transmit…" to the end of the paragraph with "A correctly received frame is one where the PHY-RXEND.indication does not indicate an error and the FCS indicates the frame is error free." Clarify by replacing the first sentence with "A STA shall use EIFS before transmission when it determines that the medium is idle following reception of a frame for which the PHY-RXEND.indication primitive contained an error or a frame for which the MAC FCS value was not correct.", inserting "The STA shall not begin a transmission until the expiration of the later of the NAV and EIFS." after "without regard to the virtual CS mechanism.", and adding to the end of the paragraph "At the expiration or termination of the EIFS the station reverts to the NAV to control access to the medium.“
Moved: Srini/Darwin
Passes: Unanimous
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14. Motion #5 Motion: Resolve item #19 in 04/801 with the following:
November 2004
Motion: Resolve item #19 in 04/801 with the following:
In the paragraph of that begins "The contention window (CW) parameter shall take an…", replace all occurrences of MSDU with “MPDU of type Data”. Also, in the paragraph of that begins "After transmitting a frame…" and the following paragraph, replace MSDU with “MPDU of type Data” in all but the very last occurrence.
Moved: Srini/Richard Paine
Passes: unanimous
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15. Motion #6 Motion: Resolve item #20 with the following:
November 2004
Motion: Resolve item #20 with the following:
Add a new parameter to the PHY Characteristic tables for each PHY (Tables 78, 80, 97, 115, 146) named aPHY-RX-START-Delay. The value for this parameter is zero for all tables except 115 and The value in table 115 is 24 microseconds. The value in table 146 is 24 microseconds for OFDM and zero for CCK-OFDM. In in the paragraph below figure 128, insert “+aPHY-RX-START-Delay” before “+ (2 × aSlotTime) “.
Moved: Srini/Darwin
Passes: Unanimous
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16. Motion #7 Motion: Resolve item 22 in 04/801 with the following:
November 2004
Motion: Resolve item 22 in 04/801 with the following:
In the sentence beginning "After transmitting and RTS frame" in , insert "with a value of aSIFSTime + aSlotTime + aPHY-RX-START-Delay," after "CTSTimeout interval,".
Moved: Darwin/Srini
Passes: unanimous
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17. Motion #8 Motion: Resolve item 23 of 04/801 with the following:
November 2004
Motion: Resolve item 23 of 04/801 with the following:
In 9.2.8, delete the paragraph containing the sentence "The source STA shall wait ACKTimeout amount of time without receiving an ACK frame before concluding that the MPDU failed.“ In the paragraph below figure 132, insert “with a value of aSIFSTime + aSlotTime + aPHY-RX-START-Delay,” after “shall wait for an ACKTimeout interval,”.
Moved: Srini/Darwin
Passes: unanimous
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18. Work completed Adopted resolutions to 6 work items November 2004
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19. Summary Work Items at start 37 Work Items added 2 Work Items closed 8
November 2004
Work Items at start 37
Work Items added 2
Work Items closed 8
Work Items to Editor 6
Work Items remaining 31
Percentage completion
73%
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20. Output Documents 1454r0: Interpretation response 1435r0: This report
November 2004
1454r0: Interpretation response
1435r0: This report
801r2: Tracking list of work items
802.11ma-d0.4: current working draft
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21. Goals for January
November 2004
Joint meeting with AP Functional Descriptions chair’s ad hoc committee
Continue work on items in 04/801
Prepare for issuance of draft to working group letter ballot after the March session
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22. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 5:53pm on November 18, 2004 November 2004
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