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:

  1. Update from MMAC
  2. ESS Mesh presentation and motion to request that 802.11 WG form Study Group approved
  3. Radio regulatory update
  4. Wireless Performance Prediction presentations and and motion to request that 802.11 WG form Study Group approved
  5. Wireless Interworking presentations (WIG) and plans to request study group formation in January
  6. Discussion on how to establish the capability to provide ongoing security advice and maintenance support
  7. 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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