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May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Liaison Report on 802. 11 for 2012 -05] Date Submitted: [17 May, 2012] Source: [Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison] Company [Samsung Electronics] Address [] Voice: [], FAX: [], E-Mail: [] Abstract: [Liaison Report on 802. 11 for May, 2012. ] Purpose: [Informative. ] 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. Submission 1 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 Liaison Report on 802. 11 for 2012 -05 at Atlanta, Georgia, USA Submission 2 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 IEEE 802. 11 Standards Pipeline 802. 11 -2012 MAC IDS 802. 11 aa Video Transport 802. 11 ai FILS Smart Grid WNG 802. 11 ae Qo. S Mgt Frames CMMW 802. 11 ah 802. 11 af TVWS 802. 11 ac VHT 5 GHz 802. 11 ad VHT 60 GHz PHY Discussion Topics Submission Study groups WG TG without Letter Ballot Approved draft Slide 3 3 Sponsor Ballot Published Amendment Published Standard Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 802. 11 Status • • Went out to first WG ballot: Went out to recirculation WG ballot: Went out to first Sponsor ballot: Went out to recirculation Sponsor ballot: 802. 11 ad • • • Going out for initial WG ballot: Going out for recirculation WG ballot: 802. 11 ac Going out for initial Sponsor Ballot: Going out for recirculation Sponsor ballot: 802. 11 ad Going to Ex. Com for Conditional Approval to Publish: Going to SASB for Final Approval: • Asking to form Task Groups: None • Asking to form Study Groups: Submission 4 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 802. 11 TGad Very High Throughput 60 GHz • First Recirculation Sponsor ballot on IEEE 802. 11 ad D 7. 0 closed May 11, 2012. Results: 167/8/12 95. 43% • 66 comments received: 47 technical, 18 editorial, 1 general • Resolved all of the comments • Going out for recirculation ballot after this meeting Submission 5 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 802. 11 TGaf TV White Space • Approved draft D 1. 07 as the working draft • Ron Porat presented a PHY proposal which we debated during the week (11 -12/616 r 0) • Adopted D 1. 07 corrections and clarifications • Decided to follow a plan similar to the TGah Spec Development Process in 11 -12/602 r 0 • Heard TVWS regulatory updates – US, UK, EU and Japan • Voted to approve the baseline PHY design in document 1112/699 r 0 for development of the TGaf draft, and for multiple channel operation in document 11 -12/709 r 0 Submission 6 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 802. 11 ah Less than 1 GHz • TGah clause discussion. Desire deltas from P 802. 11 ac. – 12/0602 TGah-Spec-Development-Process • Report back from TGah editors meeting regarding TGah clause • MAC/PHY sub groups. – 12/651 TGah Sub Groups – Present in Task Group – 12/644 MAC Ad Hoc Agenda & Report – 12/672 PHY Ad Hoc Agenda & Report • Motions from Sub Groups. • Specification framework review & motion • Timeline moved out two months Submission 7 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)

May 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0299 -00 -0000 802. 11 WNG Wireless Next Generations SC • Three presentations at May 2012 meeting 1. Alternative Mesh Path Selection (11 -12 -0621 -010000 -alternative-mesh-path-selection. pptx) – Donald Eastlake 3 rd 2. Compatibility of 6 -10 GHz Extensions with the 802. 11 ac PHY (11 -12 -0653 -00 -0 wngcompatibility-of-6 -10 ghz-extensions-with-the-802 -11 ac-phy. ppt) – Jim Landsford 3. 6 -10 GHz Extensions to 802. 11 ac, Part 4 (11 -120493 -00 -0 wng-6 -10 gh-extensions-to-802 -11 acpart 4. pptx) – Richard Edgar Submission 8 Clint Chaplin, 802. 11 Liaison (Samsung)