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January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Proposed Texts Date: 2006 -01 -19 Authors: 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 <http: // ieee 802. org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws. pdf>, 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. kerry@philips. 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 <patcom@ieee. org>. Submission 1 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Background • All comments addressed here are referred to the draft IEEE 802. 11 p/D 0. 25. Submission 2 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Timestamp in WAVE • Comments: – Wells/5, 7. 4. 5. 1 – Wells/7, 10. 3. 24. 3. 2 – Wells/9, 11 • Proposed text: – “A WAVE station sending a WAVE announcement shall set the value of the WAVE announcement’s timestamp so that it equals the value of the station’s TSF timer at the time that the data symbol containing the first bit of the timestamp is transmitted to the PHY plus the transmitting station’s delays through its local PHY from the MAC-PHY interface to its interface with the WM. ” Submission 3 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Local time in WAVE • Comments: – Wells/8, 10. 3. 24. 3. 2 • Proposed text: – “Local time is the value of a WAVE station’s TSF timer at the start of reception of the first octet of the timestamp field of the received WAVE announcement action frame”. Submission 4 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 WAVE BSSID • Comments: – Wells/6, 10. 3. 24. 3. 2 – Wells/10, 11. 7. 1 • Proposed text: – For a WBSS, the value of the BSSID field is the MAC address of the initiator of the WBSS. – For message broadcasting in WAVE, the broadcast BSSID may be used. Submission 5 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Joining a WBSS • Comments: – Wells/11, 11. 7. 2 • The EDCA parameter is set by the MLME-ASSOCIATE. request (SME MLME) in 802. 11 e/D 13. • The joining process in 802. 11 is based on beacon reception. • WAVE does not use the association procedure and beacons. As a result, a special fast association / joining process is needed for WAVE. Submission 6 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Joining a WBSS (cont’d) • Define MLME-WAJOIN. request BSSID, Operational. Rate. Set, Timestamp, Local time, EDCA parameter Set ) ( • Add a new subclause 10. 3. 25 to describe the MLME-WAJOIN primitives: – 10. 3. 25. 1: MLME-WAJOIN. request – 10. 3. 25. 2: MLME-WAJOIN. confirm • Change the term throughout the draft. Submission 7 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Option 1: Placing text • Place proposed texts in individual subclauses. – Timestamp in 11. 1. 2 – Local time in 10. 3. 24. 3. 2 – BSSID in 7. 1. 3. 3. 3 • If we take this option, then we also need to add many other texts in individual subclauses. – For example, WAVE scanning in 11. 1. 3. Submission 8 Techno. Com

January 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -06/0213 r 0 Option 2: Placing text • Place proposed texts collectively in 9. 14 (WAVE Operations) or in 11. 7 (WAVE Management). • Note that in the beginning of Clause 9, there is a statement: – “For stations operating in WAVE, the WAVE operations described in 9. 14 have precedence over other subclauses herein in case a conflict arises. ” • Note that in the beginning of Clause 11, there is a statement: – “For stations operating in WAVE, the WAVE management described in 11. 7 has precedence over other subclauses herein in case a conflict arises. ” Submission 9 Techno. Com