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Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Berlin 802. 11 e/802. 15 Liaison Report. Date Submitted: 17 September, 2004 Source: Jay Bain Company: Fearn Consulting Address: 703 Owens Drive, Huntsville, AL 35801 Voice: 256 539 4778 , FAX: 256 539 7335, E-Mail: jbain@ieee. org Abstract: Purpose: For information 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 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 September 2004 meeting • Came in with sponsor ballot recirculation results after July meeting • Comment resolution with adhoc meeting in September • TG modified 20 comments resolved during adhoc • Completed all comment resolution • Statistics: 161 members in pool, 121 received (75%); 95 yes/14 no; conversions 3 from no to yes, 1 from yes to no; 181 comments (123 technical) Submission 2 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 Task group e actions going forward from September meeting • Recirculation of sponsor ballot after meeting – draft 10 • Adhoc in October (19 -20 in Portland) • Possible recirculation before November Plenary • Not available for REVCOM in time for December meeting. Submission 3 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 Sponsor ballot history • Sponsor Ballot started 7 April and was to end 8 May. It actually closed on 30 May. • Return rate didn’t meeting IEEE SA requirements. 61% of necessary 75% received by May meeting. Closed when 75% was achieved. • 377 Comments were received and approximately 150 were resolved during May meeting. The remainder were resolved in July. • The final tally was 91 yes/16 neg or 85% affirmative on Sponsor Ballot. Submission 4 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 A bit of 11 e ballot history The following covers the current set of successful letter ballots that followed a reduction in complexity of the draft in Nov 2002. Closed LB 51 LB 59 LB 63 LB 65 LB 67 1/03 243 2/15/ 04 104 3/10/ 04 56 90 93 96 8/03 Tech 1173 542 cmts Approval 83 88 % Submission 5 12/03 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting

Sept 2004 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 - 04/0553 r 0 TGe documents for Berlin • 04/1101 Minutes tge berlin meeting • 04/1100 ana motions • 04/1096 throughput 802. 11 e assuming 802. 11 a …. . ppt • 04/1076 doc of above • 04/1093 multiple nav protection revisited. ppt • 04/1070 proposed normative text navs. doc • 04/1045 difficulties in hcca and scheduled …. ppt • 04/1040 minutes tge comment resolution meeting sept 04. doc • 04/0988 1 st sponsor ballot recirc comments. xls • D 10 draft Submission 6 Jay Bain, Fearn Consulting