1. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 1 TGn-LB97-General-adhoc-report Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.11. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.11. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures, including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair stuart@ok-brit.com as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at.http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf stuart@ok-brit.compatcom@ieee.org Date: 2007-07-19 Authors:

2. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 2 Abstract Running record of Agenda, Minutes, Results and Motions for TGn LB97 General ad hoc group from March 2007 meeting through July 19 2007 ad hoc meeting.

3. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 3 TGn General ad hoc Telcon 06/13/07 Agenda Proposed Agenda: Approve Agenda Introduction –Attendees: Eldad Perahia; Intel Corporation Douglas Chan; Cisco Systems David Bagby; for Sanyo Adrian P Stephens, Intel Corporation Tomoko Adachi; Toshiba Corporation Nick Sargologos; AMCC Call for submissions. Presentation of submissions (if any are available) Review of current GEN Excel spread sheet: 11-07-0368-07-000n-tgn-lb97-gen- comments (posted to the 802.11 document server: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents?n=1&o=6d ) https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents?n=1&o=6d –to agree/discuss proposed resolutions –and/or assign CIDs Adjourn

4. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 4 Motions for TGn 7/19/07 There are 6 motions from the GEN ad hoc to TGn –The resolution to the comments are provided in 07/0368r10 on Motion Tabs #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8

5. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 5 Motion Tab #3 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #3 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 890 - R –CID 1160 - R Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 6 Motion Tab #4 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #4 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 1182 - R –CID 591 - R –CID 888 - R –CID 889 - R –CID 1482 – C - Reference 07/2145r1 Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

7. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 7 Motion Tab #5 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #5 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 167 – C – 07/2121r1 –CID 893 – R – 07/2121r1 –CID 1269 – C – 07/2121r2 –CID 1273 – C – 07/2121r0 Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 8 Motion Tab #6 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #6 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 81 - R –CID 470 – C – CID 772 –CID 695 - R –CID 821 – C – 07/2145r1 –CID 945 - R –CID 949 – R – 07/2145r1 –CID 950 – R –CID 1485 – C – 07/2145r1 –CID 1486- A –CID 1873 – C – CID 540 –CID 1984– C – 07/2145r1 –CID 1993 – A –CID 1996 – C – CID 1998 Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

9. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 9 Motion Tab #7 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #7 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 77 – C –CID 311 – C –CID 349 – R – 07/2121r1 –CID 1983 – C –CID 3011 – C – Draft 2.04 Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

10. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 10 Motion Tab #8 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #8 TAB of 07/0368r10 resolving: –CID 3404 - R Moved - J. Levy Second - Agreed unanimously in the GEN adhoc Motion #

11. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 11 TGn General ad hoc Telcon 06/13/07 Introduction The Chair noted that everyone should be familiar with the following: - IEEE Patent Policy - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat- slideset.ppthttp://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat- slideset.ppt - Affiliation FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html - Anti-Trust FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust- guidelines.pdfhttp://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust- guidelines.pdf - Ethics - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf and noted that this call was being held under the patent policy. The chair asked if everyone was familiar with this policy and asked if anyone had any questions. There were no questions.

12. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 12 TGn General ad hoc Telcon 06/13/07 Call for submissions. Presentation of submissions (if any are available) Review of current GEN Excel spread sheet: 11-07-0368-07-000n- tgn-lb97-gen-comments (posted to the 802.11 document server: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents?n=1&o=6d ) https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents?n=1&o=6d –to agree/discuss proposed resolutions –and/or assign CIDs cid 27 – discuss with MAC group the use of parameters in stead of name. CID 591 agreed way forward – J. Levy to bring text CID 888 – it is in our PAR, historical support for this type of naming, reject - agreed with no objection 889 – reject, no consensus on a better term - (1 objection, 6 agree) 1182 - deferred to San Francisco – no discussion. 1482 – Adrian to bring a submission – text to eliminate HT Frame.

13. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 13 TGn General ad hoc Telcon 06/13/07 Review of current GEN Excel spread sheet: 11-07-0368-07-000n- tgn-lb97-gen-comments (cont.) 81 – reject – agreed with no objection - “remove “now” in resolution” 470 – countered – MISO is removed from by CID 772 - agreed with no objection 695 – Reject – the sentence is correct as written. – agreed with no objection 808 – JL to bring submission to clean up def. 821 – Adrian to propose definitions. 945 – reject – commenter did not provide an adequate proposed changes and 802.11 specific definitions are critical to specification clarity. - agreed with no objection 949 – Adrian to propose definitions 950 – reject as stated, agreed with no objection. 1486 – accept - agreed with no objection. 1873 – counter – CID 540 - agreed with no objection 1984 – Adrian to propose definitions tied to 949 submission.1993 – accept – agreed with no objection 1996 – counter – CID 1998 - agreed with no objection

14. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 14 Historic Slides

15. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 15 TGn General ad hoc 05/16/07 AM1 Agenda Review Status –Overall status –CID Assingnments Submissions – 07/0556r0 Review Motion Tab #1, #2 Review/Assign Open Comments

16. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 16 TGn General ad hoc 05/16/07 AM1 Status The following CIDs are resolved and motionable: 310, 473, 480, 481, 597, 822, 1499, 2001 The following 11 CIDs were transferred to General: 944, 77, 889, 27, 81, 1482, 1485, 1486, 311, 3011, 544 STATUS – 80 CIDs assigned to General –8 Resolved CIDs (pre-motion) 1 Accepted; 4 Countered; 2 Rejected; 1 Withdrawn (via e-mail) –26 Assigned –2 are out of scope for the ad hoc - Patcomm –11 are duplicates –33 Open (including 11 newly transferred)

17. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 17 GEN Assignment Status 03/16/07 J. Levy – CID 470, 956, 1061 1983, 3403 B. Kraemer –CID 3404 –All PIC CIDs: 167, 893, 1269, 1273 T. Adachi – submission 07/0556r1 –All Correction CIDs: 47, 48, 49, 50, 518, 520, 523, 524, 525, 526, 765, 905, 910, 912, 914, 2795

18. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 18 T. Adachi – submission 07/0556r1 All Correction CIDs: 47, 48, 49, 50, 518, 520, 523, 524, 525, 526, 765, 905, 910, 912, 914, 2795

19. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 19 Review/Assign Open Comments Transferred comments: –27 - sweeping –889 – sweeping –81 – Def –1182 – sweeping –1482 – sweeping –1485 – Def –1486 – Def –311 – Clarification –3011 – Clarification –544 – Clarification –77 – Clarification –944 - Clarification To be Transferred comments: –1984 – to PHY

20. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 20 GEN Motion #1 Move to accept the comment resolutions on GEN Motion #1 TAB in 07/0368r5 Moved J. Levy Second Solomon Trainin Passes unanimously - #172

21. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 21 GEN Motion #2 Move to accept the comment resolutions in GEN Motion #2 TAB of 07/0368r5. –REF - 07/0556r2 Moved J. Levy Second Adrian Stephens Agreed unanimously - 173

22. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 22 TGN LB97 General ad hoc agenda 03/14/07 03/14/07 – Wednesday – AM1 Review LB97 General ad hoc status –90 Technical comments –(editorial comments all moved to Editor group) Review Categories and Characterization Discuss Categories – Transfers Begin work on non-transferred CIDs

23. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 23 TGN LB97 General ad hoc 03/14/07 (1 of 2) 03/14/07 – Wednesday – AM1 Review LB97 General ad hoc status Reviewed Categories and Characterization Discussed Categories – Transfers –Multiple transfers All category 40-20 CIDs transferred to COEX All A-MSDU CIDs Additional transfers based on discussions

24. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 24 TGN LB97 General ad hoc 03/14/07 (2 of 2) 03/14/07 – Wednesday – AM1 Begin work on non-transferred CIDs –Assigned J. Levy CID 3403, 470, 956, –Assigned B. Kraemer CID 3404, all PIC: 167, 893, 1269, 1273 –Assigned T. Adachi All Correction CIDs: 47, 48, 49, 50, 518, 520, 523, 524, 525, 526, 914, 765, 905, 910, 912, 2795 Accepted to be Motioned –CID 1727

25. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 25 Categories 40-20 – Corrections for related to the 40-20 operation Acronym – Corrections to the Acronyms A-MSDU – A-MSDU corrections Baseline – corrections to address inconstancies due to updates to baseline document (or transfer errors) Clarification – comments to remove ambiguity, improve clarity Comments – addressing mandatory/optional requirements Correction – corrections to values or missing details Def – Suggested corrections to the definitions PatComm – Out of Scope for this ad hoc PICs – PIC suggested corrections Sweeping – these comments address changes that suggest major changes to the spec across various areas

26. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 26 Notes on comment database TGn is using a new comment database management tool Ad hoc chairs will use the tool to process comments –Tool window on screen will look similar to spreadsheet –Comments still referenced by CID Excel spreadsheets will be created and distributed as before –Containing comment group sheets –Same resolution status designations Exception – “D” no longer used – see ad hoc-status column where defer is indicated (this slide was taken from 11-07-0372-00-000n-tgn-lb97-mac-adhoc-report)

27. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 27 GEN Assignment Status 03/14/07 J. Levy – CID 3403, 470, 956 B. Kraemer –CID 3404 –All PIC CIDs: 167, 893, 1269, 1273 Assigned T. Adachi –All Correction CIDs: 47, 48, 49, 50, 518, 520, 523, 524, 525, 526, 914, 765, 905, 910, 912, 2795

28. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 28 TGN LB97 General ad hoc agenda 03/15/07 03/15/07 – Thursday – AM1 Review Status –Progress on assigned CIDs Continue to work/assign CIDs Way forward (10 minutes) –Telcon – 1 HOUR –May Adhoc – 2 sessions

29. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 29 TGn General ad hoc 03/15/07 AM1 Status The following CIDs were resolved at the GEN AM1 meeting: 310, 473, 480, 481, 597, 822, 1499, 2001 The following CID was assigned: 1983 to J. Levy The following were transferred: 473 and 1998 to Editor STATUS – 58 open comments of original 90 25 are assigned 31 are to be addressed 2 are out of scope for the ad hoc

30. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 30 GEN Assignment Status 03/15/07 J. Levy – CID 3403, 470, 956, 1983 B. Kraemer –CID 3404 –All PIC CIDs: 167, 893, 1269, 1273 Assigned T. Adachi –All Correction CIDs: 47, 48, 49, 50, 518, 520, 523, 524, 525, 526, 914, 765, 905, 910, 912, 2795

31. doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0432r6 Submission July 2007 Joseph Levy (InterDigital)Slide 31 References 11-07-0432-00-000n-tgn-lb97-general-mac-adhoc- report.ppt –(this document) 11-07-0368-00-000n-tgn-lb97-gen-comments.xls –Comment spreadsheet original Latest versions 11-07/0432/r5, 11-07/0368r7