September 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/546r0

IEEE P802.11
Wireless LANs

TGh minutes, September Interum meeting, Monterey, CA

September 12, 2002

Evan Green
Intel
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Joint RR session opened by Mika/Carl 3:30pm Monday

Status update by Mika Kasslin, 02/541r0 Tenative LB42 results

Review of 802 operating rules and IP disclosures by Mika Kasslin

Motion (Procedural) to accept agenda in document 02/540r0

Moved: Peter Ecclsine

Seconded: Chris Hansen

Passed with no objections

Motion (Procedural) to accept minutes of July meeting in document 02/435r0

Moved: Andrew Myles

Seconded: Bruce Kramer

Passed with no objections

LB42 comments presentation 02/541r0 by Mika Kasslin

Plan for the week is to have breakout sessions.

Group leaders:

·  Genereic Group: Al Garret

·  Management req/resp: Chris Hansen

·  DFS: David Skelrn (after Tue AM)

·  MLME SAP: Simon Black

Interim reports from adhoc groups were given Tue at 1pm.

Straw poll: Should we deny association to stations without spectrum management capability? (section 11.5 line 1236)

Keep as is (AP may allow): 13

Deny association: 5

TGh Wednesday Sept 11 8am-10am session

Start with prezo by Loir Ophir on ‘Forward Compatibility Hooks for 802.11h’. 11-02-XXXr0a-H-Forward_Compatibility_Hooks_for_802_11h in Working Group area

Concerns on channel numbers and bits in Basic Report

Andrew Myles – could define another report with 16 bits

Peter Ecclesine – an octet in 802.11d means 200 5MHz channels can be numbered in an octet. The Japan 4.9 band is an example of the next standard picking it up.

Gunther Kleindl – forward hooks only if it does not delay the standard

Mika Kasslin – our action frames also address the future. Is concerned that changes to draft lead to comments about why the changes were made.

Loir Ophir – this issue does respond to some commenters

Simon Black – has sympathy with this but asks “why can’t the future standard address this issue?”

Second prezo

Would add an octet of band field to several messages

Issue with country element

Vijay Patil – fear that forward-looking has to work across groups, e, i, etc. and this group is not alone in the implementation

Straw poll “Would you like to see simple forward compatibility hooks inserted in the 802.11h draft to support future extensions for other regulatory domains, other frequency bands, other purposes?”

Yes: 2

No: 10

Don’t care: 0

Maybe: 1

Yes, provided that we do not hold up our progress: 3

Continue review of tentative resolutions to LB42 comments

Mika Kasslin presented 498r2 comments from LB36

David Skellern presented DFS comment resolutions

David Skellern proposed to change 11.5, 11.6 introductory text to make consistant with agreements reached this week. Accepted with no objections.

Straw poll by Chris Hansen:

How many people would like to keep the +/3dB differential tollerence in section 7.3.2.12

For: 7

Against: keeping +/- 3dB tolerance: 4

Thursday session 9/12

Motion (technical) to approve document 02/515r6 as comment resolutions for LB 42

Moved: Chris Hansen

Seconded: Andrew Myles

Yes: 15

No: 0

Abs: 1

Motion (technical)

1.  TGh will make TGh draft revision 2.2 corresponding to the LB42 comment resolutions (02/515r6) available to the membership via the 802.11 members only area of the web site by October 2002.

2.  The TGh chair is instructed to issue a 15 day electronic ballot (where non-response is taken as assent) asking the membership the following question: Shall TGh draft 2.2 be issued for WG re-circulation ballot?

3.  The TGh chair shall then start the re-circulation ballot depending on the outcome.

Moved: Andrew Myles

Seconded: Chris Hansen

Yes: 19

No: 0

Abs: 0

Meeting adjourned with no objections (with applause however).

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