November 2003doc.: IEEE 802.11-03/0877r0
IEEE P802.11
Wireless LANs
Minutes of Wireless LAN Next Generation Standing Committee Meetings
Date:November10-14, 2003
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Abstract
Minutes of WNGSC meetings held during the IEEE 802 Plenary meeting in Albuquerque, NM from November 10 to 14, 2003.
Executive Summary:
- Update from MMAC
- ESS Mesh presentation and motion to request that 802.11 WG form Study Group approved
- Radio regulatory update
- Wireless Performance Prediction presentations and and motion to request that 802.11 WG form Study Group approved
- Wireless Interworking presentations (WIG) and plans to request study group formation in January
- Discussion on how to establish the capability to provide ongoing security advice and maintenance support
- Discussion on need to establish Radio Management study group in Joint meeting with TGk
Minutes of the IEEE 802.11 WNG SC, Monday 10 November, 4-6 pm.
Meeting called to order by TK Tan (Philips) at 4:02 pm - 50 attendees
WNG MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
REVIEW OBJECTIVES FOR THIS SESSION
Meeting Logistics
REVIEW IEEE/802 & 802.11 POLICIES and RULES
REVIEW MINUTES OF Singapore meeting doc: 0726
Motion to approve: TK Tan, Second: Steve McCann
No discussion, No objection to approve as presented, minutes approved unanimously
Update from MMAC Inoue doc:0881
Requested Inoue–san include more detail on activities during January meeting
Comment that MPHPT was beginning to consider the addition of 5.47-5.725 GHz spectrum
AGENDA
Agenda presented in document 0849
No discussion, No objection to approve as presented, agenda approved unanimously
Presentation on Adhoc ESS Subnet - Aoki (Panasonic) doc: 0867
Motion to form ESS Mesh study group
“Move that WNG request the 802.11 WG to forward to the 802 Executive Committee a request to form a study group for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh.”
Move: Steve Connor; Second: Vann Hastings
Yes: 38; No: 0; Abstain: 8 Motion passed
Motion to recess : TK Tan, Second: Bruce Kraemer
approved without objection
WNG recessed at 5:15 pm
Evening Session 7:30 – 9:30 pm Monday November 10, 2003
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Primary activity was scheduled to be radio regulatory update
Carl Stevenson could not be located
Motion to recess unitl Wednesday morning approved without objection
Recessed at 7:45 pm
Morning Session 8:00 – 10:00 am Wednesday November 12, 2003
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RR-TAG Overview Carl Stevenson doc: 18-03-0066
Motion to amend previous mesh study group motion to read.
“Move that WNG request 802.11 WG to form astudy group for IEEE Mesh networking”
Move : Steve Connor Second; Petere Ecclesine
Yes: 50; No: 0, Abstain: 9 Motion passes
Presentation on Security Maintenance Clint Chaplin (Symbol) Doc: 0629r2
Suggestion to investigate WG TAG as mechanism to review ongoing security tasks
Wireless Performance Prediction
WPP – Introduction & Overview Pratik Mehta (Dell) doc: 0927
WPP – Approaches to Issue Bill Mandeville (IOmetrics) doc 0928
RF Performance TestingChris Hansen (Broadcom) doc 0933
WPP – Simulating Field Performance Jerry Carr (NewsIQ) doc: 0931
WPP – User Experience Tom Alexander (VeriWave) doc: 0930
Suggested that more user scenarios be created.
WPP – Summary, Roadmap, Work Plan & Proposal Stephen Berger (TEM Consulting) doc: 0929
After all presentations were made, the motion to create a study group on wireless performance prediction was made.
Move : Berger Second: Mehta passed with the result 36/14/15
Recess at 10:00 am
Morning Session 8:00 – 12:30 am Thursday November 13, 2003
Morning Session 8:00 – 10:00 am Wednesday November 13, 2003
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Meeting called to order at 8:05
Review of agenda for the day and plans for joint meeting with TGk
Presentation on WLAN Control Cheng Hong & Tan Pek-Yew (Panasonic) doc; 0843
Updated discussion on Security maintenance options Clint Chaplin no document
Co-existence of Different Authentication Models Eleanor Hepworth (Siemens Roke Manor) doc: 0827
Discussion on multiple groups trying to solve same problem, each their own way
Recess until 10:30
Morning Session 10:30 – 12:30 am Wednesday November 13, 2003
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Meeting called to order 10:35
Overview of plans to create Security Standing Committee in January and socialize concept with other task groups.
Presentation on Requirements for ESS Mesh Network Development Dave Hudak (Karlnet) doc: 0912
Question on how divergent this mesh concept is from those previously expoused
Interference range typically much larger than receive range
Handoff ECSG may have overlapping interest
Move to joint meeting with ECSG to continue on topic of Radio Management
Prsentattion on need for Radio Management The Need for Managed IEEE 802.11 Devices Harry Worstel (At&T)
Minutes contained in TGk meeting minutes
WNG adjourned for the week at 12:15
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