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May 2007 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 TGT May 2008 Jacksonville Meeting Slides Date: 2008 -05 -12 Authors: Submission 1 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Welcome to TGT Evaluation of 802. 11 Wireless Performance Submission 2 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants: – “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents • “Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim, ” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims – “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) – The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6. 2 • Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged • No duty to perform a patent search Submission 3 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/bylaws/sect 6 -7. html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/opman/sect 6. html#6. 3 Material about the patent policy is available at http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-material. html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee. org or visit http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat/index. html This slide set is available at http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-slideset. ppt Submission 4 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Call for Potentially Essential Patents • If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: – Either speak up now or – Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or – Cause an LOA to be submitted Slide Submission #3 5 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings • All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. – Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. – Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. • Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. – Technical considerations remain primary focus – Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. – Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. – Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object. -------------------------------- See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 5. 3. 10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details. Submission 6 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 IEEE 802 and 802. 11 Policies and Procedures 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 802. 11 WORKING GROUP POLICIES & PROCEDURES Submission 7 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Agenda for Jacksonville Meeting 1. 2. 3. Call to Order Appoint secretary Policies and procedures – 4. 5. 6. Call for presentations Approve Agenda Approve minutes – 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. CALL FOR ESSENTIAL PATENTS March 2008 Orlando Meeting – 11 -08 -0353 -00 -000 t Chair’s comments – Welcome and Review Meeting Objectives TG Elections Editor’s report Future of the Task Group New Business • • Submission Telecons TGT Standards Process Milestones 8 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Attendance Reminder • Attendance recording: – https: //newton. events. ieee. org – Must register before logging attendance – Must log attendance during each 2 hour session Submission 9 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Be Aware… • The conference center is accessible to the public • Do not leave your laptop or personal items unattended in meeting rooms • You must be wearing your badge while attending the meetings Submission 10 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Public Document Server • You can access the Server via your Browser at: https: //mentor. ieee. org/802. 11/documents • Instructions can be found in document: 11 -07 -0767 -00 -0000 -the-new-ieee-802. 11 -document-system. ppt Submission 11 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Meeting Schedule for week Monday 8: 00 – 10: 00 Tuesday Wednesday TGT Thursday BREAK TGT 10: 30 – 12: 30 LUNCH 1: 30 – 3: 30 BREAK 4: 00 – 6: 00 TGT DINNER 7: 30 – 9: 30 Submission 12 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 May Meeting Objectives • • TG Elections Discuss the future of the Task Group Submission 13 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Progress Since Orlando Meeting • 1 telecon held – Cancelled as attendance was very low • Latest comment resolution spreadsheet: 11 -07/0659 r 24 – Next comment to be resolved CID 452 (line 1164) • Latest Draft 1. 01 available for sale: https: //sbwsweb. ieee. org/ecustomercme_enu/start. swe? SWECmd=Goto. View&sr c=0&Join=n&SWEView=Catalog+View+%28 e. Sales%29_Main_Journal. Mags_I EEE&mem_type=Customer&SWEHo=sbwsweb. ieee. org&SWETS=1205930266 Submission 14 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Comment Resolution Status Total # of Technical and MT Comments 1451 Total # of Editorial Comments = 434 Total # of Comments = 1885 Technical/MT Comments • Total # of Technical/MT Comments Resolved: 495 • % of Technical/MT Comments resolved: 34. 1% Editorial Comments • Total # of Editorial Comments Resolved: 432 • % of Editorial Comments resolved: 99. 5% Submission 15 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 802. 11 P&P – TG Elections (11 -07 -0360 r 4) 3. 2 Task Group Chair The TG Chair shall be appointed by the WG Chair and confirmed by a WG majority approval. The TG Chair is re-affirmed every 2 years: one session after the WG Chair is elected. The TG Chair is required to confirm that the function of secretary is performed for each TG meetings are not allowed to function without a secretary. 3. 3 Task Group Vice-Chair TG Vice-Chair is elected by a WG majority approval. The TG Vice-Chair is reaffirmed every 2 years; one session after the WG Chair is elected. 3. 4 Task Group Secretary The TG Secretary shall be appointed by the TG Chair and confirmed by a TG motion that is approved with a minimum 50% majority. The TG Secretary is re-affirmed every 2 years; one session after the WG Chair is elected. The minutes of meetings taken by the Secretary (or designee) are to be provided to the TG Chair in time to be available to the WG Chair for publication one week after close of the session. The minutes of the meeting are to include documents produced by the voting process and document list. See IEEE® Standards Companion for details on content and form of minutes. 3. 5 Task Group Technical Editor The TG Technical Editor shall be appointed by the TG Chair and confirmed by a TG majority approval. Submission 16 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Current Officers The following are currently Officers of TGT • • TGT Chair: Neeraj Sharma TGT Vice Chair: N/A Technical Editor: Tom Alexander Secretary: No permanent Secretary – Additional nominations? Submission 17 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Motion #1 Officer Motion Moved, to re-affirm the following Officers and to adopt the recommendation below for TGT chair: • Technical Editor, re-affirm: Tom Alexander • TGT Chair, Recommendation to WG : Neeraj Sharma Submission 18 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Motion # 2 (Comments resolved in Orlando) • Move to accept the proposed comment resolution in Doc 11 -07 -0659 -r 25 -000 t as resolution to CIDs: 886, 1273, 1285, 1292, 1295, 1299, 1310, 1313, 1316, 1273, 1115, 887, 1646, 888, 889, 906, 981, 1275, 1276, 1647, 895, 1790, 1791, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1700, 1699, and 1278, and instruct the editor to incorporate the changes in the current P 802. 11. 2 draft. • Moved/Seconded: • Y/N/A: • Motion: Submission 19 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 TGT Standards Process Milestones • Next major milestone – 1 st Recirculation 1 st LB 2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr We are here 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr WG/EC approval 2009 Submission Jan 1 st SB Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul 1 st Recirc May Jun 20 Oct 2 nd Recirc Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec 3 rd Recirc Oct Nov Dec REVCOM approval WG/EC approval SB Recirc May Jun Aug Sep Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Backup Submission 21 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Process for Resolving Comments (1/3) (From Montreal Meeting) • Follow the same process we have used in telecons – Discuss the comment (limit the discussion to 10 minutes) – If there is consensus, we will mark the CID as “Accept, Decline, or Counter (provide resolution text). ” Otherwise defer the comment – Before the end of the session, we will affirm the resolutions Submission 22 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Comment Resolution Process 1 (2/3) Submission 23 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Comment Resolution Process 2 (3/3) Submission 24 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 A Brief TGT History • • • Study Group formed – 1 st meeting January 2004 (Vancouver) PAR approved August 2004 Task Group formed – 1 st meeting September 2004 (Berlin) Guidelines for proposals agreed – March 2005 (Atlanta) First accepted proposal – May 2005 (Cairns) Many accepted proposals have followed Started Issues List – September 2005 (Garden Grove) Internal Review conducted June-July 2006 First LB started after March 2007 meeting (Orlando) Passed first LB (75. 81%) and received 1885 comments. Comment resolution started in May 2007 meeting (Montreal) Submission 25 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 TGT Approved Document List • 11 -04/1553 r 2, “Guidelines for TGT Formal Metric and Methodology Proposals” • 11 -05/912 r 3, “TGT Process Document” • 11 -06/872 r 25, “Compiled Comments from Internal Review” (latest version of comment resolution spreadsheet) • 11 -07/0659 r 20, “LB 101 Comment Resolution” Submission 26 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Email Reflector • 802. 11 reflectors: STDS-802 -11 -TGT@listserv. ieee. org • Requires 802. 11 membership to send to it • Getting on the reflectors – http: //grouper. ieee. org/groups/802/11/Reflector. html • 802. 11 rules require all TG communication to be through reflector Submission 27 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 References for 802. 11 Newcomers (1 of 2) • Web site: – http: //ieee 802. org/11/ • You can access the Document Server via your Browser at: – https: //mentor. ieee. org/802. 11/documents • Instructions can be found in document: – 11 -07 -0767 -00 -0000 -the-new-ieee-802. 11 -document-system. ppt Submission 28 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 References for 802. 11 Newcomers (2 of 2) • Document numbering scheme – WG-YY-NNNN-RR-gggg-English-document-title. ext • • • WG = 802 working group number, e. g. “ 11” as in 802. 11 YY = two digits of year NNNN = document number RR = document revision number gggg = 802. 11 group to which the document pertains – Example: • 11 -06 -0049 -02 -000 t-jan-2006 -waikoloa-meeting-slides. ppt Submission 29 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Motion • Move to empower TGT to have teleconferences on x/xx, and x/xx at 12 pm ET for 1 hour each • Moved/Seconded: • Y/N/A: • Motion: Submission 30 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 TGT Telecons between now and July • • Telecons Dates: Time: Thursday’s 12: 00 pm – 1: 00 pm USA ET First telecon: Purpose: Resolving comments from LB 101 and hear comment resolution proposals Submission 31 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation

May 2008 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -08/0543 r 0 Motion #3 • Move to request the 802. 11 WG to request the 802 Executive committee to withdraw the PAR for P 802. 11. 2 Recommended Practice for the Evaluation of 802. 11 Wireless Performance • Moved/Seconded: • Y/N/A: • Motion: Submission 32 Neeraj K. Sharma, Intel Corporation