18 January 2007 doc IEEE 802 15 070593

18 January 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -07/0593 -r 1 Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [802. 11 TGs liaison report] Date Submitted: [18 January 2007] Source: [Sebastian Max] Company [Philips] Address [Com. Nets, RWTH Aachen University, Kopernikusstr. 16, 52074 Aachen, Germany] Voice: [+49 241 802 0547], FAX: [+49 241 802 4222], E-Mail: [max@ieee. org] Re: [] Abstract: [Liaison report of 802. 11 TGs status] Purpose: [Contribution to 802. 15 working group at January 2007 meeting] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 802. 15. 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 acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P 802. 15. 802. 11 TGs liaison report 1 Sebastian Max

18 January 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -07/0593 -r 1 1 st Letter Ballot • 48% Approve Failed – 5713 Comments • 2872 Technical 802. 11 TGs liaison report 2 Sebastian Max

18 January 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -07/0593 -r 1 London Meeting: Comment Resolution • First Overview, Sorting, Grouping – Editorial Technical • Straw poll: – How many think we will go to Letter Ballot again in • March: 1 • May: 12 • After May: 17 802. 11 TGs liaison report 3 Sebastian Max

18 January 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -07/0593 -r 1 Proposal to Amend PAR • Meshing not only between APs – Amendment generalizes PAR – Mesh functionality is not restricted to APs – Mesh services become orthogonal to Access Point services • Schedule delayed by one year – Expected date of submission for initial sponsor ballot: 2008 -01 – Projected completion date for submittal to Rev. Com: 2009 -01 802. 11 TGs liaison report 4 Sebastian Max

18 January 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -07/0593 -r 1 References • http: //grouper. ieee. org/groups/802/11/Letter Ballots. html • 11 -07 -0023 -00 -000 s-tgs-draft-1 -0 -lb 93 comments. xls • 11 -07 -0023 -09 -000 s-lb 93 -tgs-draft-1 -0 comment-spreadsheet. xls • 11 -07 -0149 -05 -000 s-modified-802 -11 -tgspar-and-5 c. doc • 11 -07 -0192 -01 -000 s-tgs-london-closingreport. ppt 802. 11 TGs liaison report 5 Sebastian Max