1. Report of QoS Extensions Study Group
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2. Abstract Report of the QoS Extensions Study Group May 2007 Month Year
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Abstract
Report of the QoS Extensions Study Group
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3. Goals for the May Session
Submit PAR and Five Criteria document to Working Group for forwarding to the 802 Executive Committee and the IEEE Standards Association Standards Board New Standards Committee
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4. May 2007
Submissions
wng-proposal-harmonization e-and-wmm.doc
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5. Proposed Agenda Consent agenda: Review IEEE Patent Policy
May 2007
Proposed Agenda
Consent agenda:
Nothing
Review IEEE Patent Policy
Review IEEE Affiliation Policy
Review IEEE Antitrust Policy
Review IEEE Code of Ethics
Review Study Group procedures
New business
Create PAR and Five Criteria
Adjourn
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6. Motion #1 Moved: To approve the agenda
May 2007
Motion #1
Moved: To approve the agenda
Moved: Suman Sharma (Intel Corporation), Andrew Myles (Cisco Systems)
Passes:
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7. Links to Significant IEEE Material
May 2007
Links to Significant IEEE Material
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8. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
May 2007
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Patent Policy Presentation:
Patent FAQ:
Other IEEE-SA Patent Material
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9. IEEE-SA Affiliation Policy
May 2007
IEEE-SA Affiliation Policy
Standards Board Bylaws (section ):
FAQ:
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10. IEEE-SA Antitrust Policy
May 2007
IEEE-SA Antitrust Policy
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11. May 2007
IEEE Code of Ethics
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12. Study Group Policies Everyone may participate
Anyone may participate in debates and discussions
Anyone may make or second a motion
Please identify yourself and your affiliation
The first time you speak during each meeting slot
If you feel like some others may have come into the room that need to be informed
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13. May 2007
Why are we here?
In 2004, the Wi-Fi Alliance began certifiying WLAN equipment to “Wi-Fi Multimedia” (WMM) specification.
This spec was drawn from an early draft of e
This spec evolved independently from e
This spec has derivative specs dependent on it, e.g. WMM U-APSD
Most everything being sold with QoS capabilities is certified to this spec
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14. Why are we here? In 2005, IEEE SA approved 802.11e
May 2007
Why are we here?
In 2005, IEEE SA approved e
This spec is a superset of WMM, with technical differences
All amendments are made to the material in e, e.g., n
New amendments increasingly diverge from what is being built and certified
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15. May 2007
Why are we here?
It can’t be good for the industry to have to develop two specs for the same functionality
One spec as the “official” standard, an amendment to
One spec as the “unofficial” standard, an amendment to WMM
We need to converge on a single specification that is acceptable to both IEEE and WFA
Alignment of the two organizations is the best path for the industry
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16. May 2007
Submissions
07/029r3, Proposal for harmonization of e and WMM, Bob O’Hara (Cisco Systems)
07/0796r0, Harmonization of changes with 802.1, Osama Aboul-Magd (Nortel Networks)
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17. Straw Poll Position #1: Work is needed. 16
May 2007
Straw Poll
Position #1: Work is needed. 16
Position #2 No work is needed. 8
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18. May 2007
Straw Poll
Position #1: The PAR will not take a position on the requirement for backward compatibility. The task group will make this decision. 7
Position #2: The scope of the PAR will take a position on the requirement for backward compatibility 24
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19. May 2007
Straw Poll
Position #1: The PAR requires equipment claiming support for the e standard remains compatible. 20
Position #2: The PAR allows that equipment claiming support for the e standard becomes noncompatible. 4
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20. May 2007
Submission
07/0796r0, Harmonization of changes with 802.1, Osama Aboul-Magd
802.1Q-2006 made changes to Table G-2, that describes traffic priority
The table is informative
It changes the mapping of voice and video traffic, relative to that used in e
802.1Qav is considering making this table normative
This would make nonconformant with 802.1Q
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21. May 2007
Straw Poll
Do you agree that harmonization with the recent IEEE changes listed in this contribution shoulld be part of the PAR?
Yes:
No:
Don’t know:
Withdrawn
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22. Straw Poll on Scope Statement
May 2007
Straw Poll on Scope Statement
This amendment will align the Quality of Service specification developed as e and that of the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) specification version The scope is specifically limited to harmonizing functionality addressed in the WMM specification and is not allowed to invalidate existing device compliance with e.
In favor: 19
Not in favor: 6
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23. May 2007
Motion
Moved: to approve document 07/0029r4 as the PAR and Five Criteria for the QSE Study Group and forward to the Working Group for approval.
Moved: Andrew Myles (Cisco)
Second: Keith Amann (Polycom)
Motion to amend on next slide
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24. May 2007
Motion
Moved to amend as follows: to approve document 07/0029r4 adding to the scope statement the following clause: “and will not deprecate any operational mode or feature introduced in e-2005” as the PAR and Five Criteria for the QSE Study Group and forward to the Working Group for approval.
Moved: Bob Miller (AT&T)
Second: Mathilde Benveniste (Avaya Labs)
Passes
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25. May 2007
Main Motion
Moved: to approve document 07/0029r4 adding to the scope statement the following clause: “and will not deprecate any operational mode or feature introduced in e-2005” as the PAR and Five Criteria for the QSE Study Group and forward to the Working Group for approval.
Moved: Andrew Myles (Cisco)
Second: Keith Amann (Polycom)
Passes
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26. May 2007
Adjournment
Having reached the end of our agenda, the study group adjourned at 9:57am, 17 May 2007.,
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27. Goals for July Prepare for Task Group initiation
May 2007
Goals for July
Prepare for Task Group initiation
Identify technical differences between and WMM 1.1
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