1. Video Transport Stream (VTS) SG July 2007 Closing Report
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Video Transport Stream (VTS) SG July 2007 Closing Report
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

2. Governing Documentation
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Governing Documentation
IEEE CODE OF ETHICS
IEEE-STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (IEEE-SA) AFFILATION FAQ
IEEE-SA ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION POLICY
IEEE-SA LETTER OF ASSURANCE (LOA) FORM
IEEE-SA STANDARDS BOARD PATENT COMMITTEE (PATCOM) INFORMATION
IEEE-SA PATENT POLICY
IEEE-SA PATENT FAQ
IEEE 802 LAN/MAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE POLICIES & PROCEDURES
IEEE WORKING GROUP POLICIES & PROCEDURES
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

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Essential Patents
Are there any patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that the participant believes may be essential for the use of this standard?
No member present at the meeting expressed knowledge/ownership of essential patents,
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

4. Phones Please turn your phones to “quiet” or “vibrate” mode. July 2007
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

5. July 2007
Study Group
Anyone can vote, move or second (no special voting right requirements)
Attendance is recorded in a sign up sheet (in addition to the usual online attendance)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

6. Agenda Wednesday July 18, 13:30 – 15:30 July 2007
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Agenda
Wednesday July 18, 13:30 – 15:30
Quick review of IEEE Policies and Procedures, Patent policy, etc.
Appointment of a secretary
Roll Call – please record your attendance online and in the sign up sheet
Technical Presentations
Issues with EDCA/HCCA – Akira Yamada document r1 (15 minutes)
Votes
Approve May meeting minutes (07/762r1)
Approve Teleconference Meeting minutes (07/1973r5)
Teleconferences
Request WG to extend VTS SG
Settle on some topics under debate
Timeline
Goals for September
PAR/5C document review/update/completion (07/1972r2)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

7. Agenda (continued) Wednesday July 18, 16:00 – 18:00 (with 802.1AVB)
Essential Patents
Appointment of a secretary
Discussion on the goals for this meeting
Joint VTS SG, AVB meeting
Stream Reservation Protocol Summary (Felix Feng)
802.1Q Priority Tags (Tony Jeffree)
Discussion on issues related to capable bridges (Norm Finn)
r0 Wireless Bridge Common Practices (Darwin Engwer)
VTS SG PAR/5C submission joint review
Adjourn
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Motion
Move to approve the minutes of the Montreal (May 2007) meeting minutes – doc r2)
Moved by: Don Schultz
Seconded by: Todor Cooklev
Result: Unanimous
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

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Motion
Approve the minutes of VTS SG teleconferences (May through July 2007) minutes recorded in document 07/1973r5
Moved by: Todor Cooklev
Seconded by: Don Schultz
Result: Unanimous
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

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Motion
Move to authorize VTS SG to have Monday weekly teleconferences starting from starting at 11:00 AM EDT (60 minutes long)
Moved by: Graham Smith
Seconded by: Marc Emmelmann
Result: Unanimous
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

11. Motion Move to request the IEEE 802.11 Working Group
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Motion
Move to request the IEEE Working Group
to extend the VTS Study Group through the November 2007 meeting and
to forward the request to the Executive Committee for Approval.
Moved by Don Schultz
Seconded by Ed Reuss
Result: Unanimous
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

12. July 2007
Topics under debate
Power Save as a stated goal of this activity (last paragraph in section 5.4)
Spectral efficiency as a stated goal of this activity (last paragraph in section 5.4)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

13. Focus Areas in the PAR/5C document
July 2007
Focus Areas in the PAR/5C document
Section 5.4
Five Criteria
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation

14. Time Line July 2007 Between July-Sep 2007 Sept 2007 (Interim)
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Time Line
July 2007
Work on PAR/5C document
SG & WG approval of SG extension
Between July-Sep 2007
Use teleconference time to complete PAR/5C document
Review PAR/5C document with AVB members
Sept 2007 (Interim)
SG & WG, 802.1AVB approval of PAR/5C, Forward PAR/5C to EC by Oct 2007 (30 day notice needed)
Nov 2007 (Plenary)*
Address EC comments (if any) and forward PAR/5C to EC for approval
PAR/5C gets forwarded to NesCom
Jan 2008
VTS can speculatively operate as a TG (official when NesCom approves)
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

15. Goals for September Complete/Approve PAR/5C document
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Goals for September
Complete/Approve PAR/5C document
Work on VTS Requirements document
Presentations
Ganesh Venkatesan, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation