doc IEEE 802 11 01174 March 2001 IEEE

doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -01/174 March 2001 IEEE 802. 11 TGh Overview Mika Kasslin TGh Chair Submission Mika Kasslin, Nokia

doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -01/174 March 2001 Scope and purpose (PAR) We are allowed to enhance both 802. 11 MAC and 802. 11 a PHY – add indoor and outdoor channel selection for 5 GHz license exempt bands in Europe – add channel energy measurement and reporting mechanisms to improve spectrum and transmit power management The purpose: – enable regulatory acceptance of 802. 11 5 GHz products – provide improvements in channel energy measurement and reporting, channel coverage in many regulatory domains, and provide Dynamic Channel Selection and Transmit Power Control mechanisms Submission Mika Kasslin, Nokia

doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -01/174 March 2001 Two aspects Regulatory requirements: – ERC/DEC/(99)23 – Radio Conformance Test Specification (Harmonized EN covering essential requirements) 802. 11 internal features: – System maintenance support • autonomous frequency selection • system scaling • etc. Submission Mika Kasslin, Nokia

March 2001 Schedule doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -01/174 1/01: The first meeting as a task group 3/01: First set of proposals will be reviewed 5/01: Second round of proposals => basic mechanism selected Draft ready => Call for comments 7/01: Comment resolution process WG letter ballot 9/01: Comment resolution process WG letter ballot 11/01: Comment resolution process Text to sponsor ballot xx/02: Standard approved Submission Mika Kasslin, Nokia