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The IEEE 802® LAN/MAN Standards Committee
encompasses many established and evolving wired and
wireless local and metropolitan area networking interfaces technologies.
Decisions made by the tennine active IEEE
802 Standards Working Groups and Technical Advisory Groups will
shape communications for years to come. The Committee functions within the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA), a leading international
membership organization serving today's industries with a complete portfolio
of standards programs.
Given the great interest
in these groups and their actions, IEEE-SA and IEEE 802 LMSC has
created this e-mail News Bulletin for the news media, those participating in
the development of IEEE 802 standards and other interested parties. This
issue covers working group activities during the
IEEE 802 Plenary SessionMeeting from 15 to
19 March 2004 in Orlando, FL, USA. Paid attendees totaled 1,379,
the second largest attendance at an IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting. IEEE 802 LMSC meets in Plenary Session
three times a year; March, July and November.
During thise session meeting,
all IEEE 802 working groups and technical advisory groups elected offices.
Other actions taken by the LMSC Executive Committee included:
·
The forwarding of 11 PARs for new standards
projects to IEEE-SA New Standards CommitteeNesCom
for approval by the Standards Board
·
The forwarding of three draft standards to IEEE-SA Standrds
Review CommitteRevCom for approval by the Standards
Board, including the IEEE 802.17™ resilient packet ring base standard.
·
The formation of five new study groups.
·
The first official session of the 802.21 Media
Independent Handoff Working Group was held.
To go directly to the
activities for a specific Working Group, click on a button below.
802.21 Media Independent
Handoff
Note: This Bulletin
details the status of active IEEE 802 standards efforts. Each standard under
development follows a well-defined process from concept to completion. For an
overview of how consensus standards are developed at the IEEE, see http://standards.ieee.org/resources/development/.
The glossary
at the end of this bulletin can be of help in understanding many of the terms
used below.
The IEEE 802®
LAN/MAN Standards Committee The IEEE 802® LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) develops
local and metropolitan area network standards. The most widely used standards
are for Ethernet, token ring, wireless LANs, bridging, and virtual bridged
LANs. Its ongoing technical work is helpful in ushering new technologies into
the market. Individual Working Groups provide the focus in each area of
technology.
 Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective; Dr. Marcus
Named IEEE Fellow
The "Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective" session given by the
LMSC on the evening of 16 March was primarily
arranged to honor Dr. Michael J. Marcus, Associate Chief for Technology at
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, and to present him with his IEEE
Fellow Award. The award was given for his "leadership in developing
pioneering spectrum management policies that resulted in commercial
deployment of spread spectrum, WiFi and millimeter wave communications
systems." Dr. Marcus received the award from IEEE-SA President Jim
Carlo. Other speakers include Vic Hayes, the first IEEE 802.11™ Working Group
Chair. The session was organized by IEEE 802.16™ Chair Roger Marks and IEEE
802.18™ Chair Carl Stevenson.
EC Officer Elections Held
Office elections resulted in the reelection of Paul Nikolich as Chair of the Executive
Committee and LMSC for another two-year term. Other members of the EC
reelected were First Vice Chair Matthew Sherman, Treasurer Bill Quackenbush, Executive Secretary Buzz
Rigsbee, and Recording Secretary, Bob O'Hara. Howard Frazier was newly-elected
as Second Vice Chair to replace the retiring Geoff Thompson. Bill Quackenbush will serve
through the July plenary session, so the Committee is looking for Treasurer
candidates.
Five Tutorials Held
Five tutorials were offered to give attendees a base of
understanding in specific technologies. These were:
·
Wireless Performance Metrics
·
Power Line Carrier Standardization
·
10 Gb Ethernet on Multi-mode fiber
·
Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective
·
The Application of mmWave Based Physical
Layers in WPANs.
Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective; Dr. Marcus
Named IEEE Fellow
The "Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective" session
on the evening of 16 March was primarily arranged to honor Dr. Michael J.
Marcus, Associate Chief for Technology at the U.S. Federal Communications
Commission, and to present him with his IEEE Fellow Award. The award was
given for his "leadership in developing pioneering spectrum management
policies that resulted in commercial deployment of spread spectrum, WiFi and millimeter wave communications systems."
Dr. Marcus received the award from IEEE-SA President Jim Carlo. Other
speakers include Vic Hayes, the first IEEE 802.11™ Working Group Chair. The
session was organized by IEEE 802.16™ Chair Roger Marks and IEEE 802.18™ Technical
Advisory Group Chair Carl Stevenson.
IEEE 802.10 Disbanded
Since IEEE 802.10™ standards for secure interoperable LAN have
been withdraw, the hibernating IEEE 802.10 Working Group was disbanded.
IEEE 802.21 Formed
With the approval of the IEEE 802.21™ PAR by the IEEE-SA Standards Board in
February, the Executive Committee oked the formation of
the IEEE 802.21 Working Group on Media Independent Handover Services was
officially formed and held there first formal session. This working group
will develop standards to enable handover and interoperability between
heterogeneous networks, including 802 and non 802 networks.
Architecture Meeting Scheduled for Next Plenary
An ad-hoc IEEE 802 architecture meeting will be held the Sunday
before the next plenary to identify and address 802-wide architectural items.
Planning for the Meeting in China
Discussions by
the Executive Committee and the IEEE Standards Association staff and Board of
Governors were held to plan for the May meeting with the Standards
Administration of China.
IEEE 802.10 Disbanded
Since IEEE
802.10™ standards for secure interoperable LAN have been withdrawn,
the hibernating IEEE 802.10 Working Group will be disbanded, pending a
confirmation letter ballot by the Executive Committee.
For additional details,
contact Paul Nikolich, IEEE 802 Chair, at p.nikolich@ieee.org.
Upcoming IEEE 802
Meetings:
* 11-16 July 2004
-- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA.
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The IEEE 802.1™ Working Group
This Working Group develops standards and recommended practices in IEEE 802
LAN/MAN architecture; enables internetworking among IEEE 802 LANs, MANs and other wide area networks; provides for IEEE 802
overall network management; and creates advanced protocol layers.<http://www.ieee802.org/1/>
Revision of IEEE 802.1X™ in Sponsor Ballot
IEEE P802.1X-REV™, the revision draft for IEEE 802.1X™, is currently
undergoing its Sponsor Ballot. The comments received will be reviewed at the
May interim. It is likely that, following a recirculation
ballot in May or June, the project will be submitted for final approval in
mid 2004.
Comments to VLAN Bridging Draft Being Addressed
IEEE P802.1ad™, "provider bridges," seeks to define what is needed
to support IEEE 802 VLAN technology in service provision environments. Draft
2.0 is being revised to address comments received. Progress was made at the
March meeting on a "drop precedence" mechanism.
Revised IEEE 802.1D™ Approved
The revised IWWW 802.1D™ MAC bridges standard was approved by the Standards
Board and should be published in the next two months.
Discovery Protocol in Balloting
IEEE P802.1AB™ entered Working Group Recirculation Ballot
in February. The next draft will be issued for a second Working Group Recirculation Ballot and should be submitted for Sponsor
Ballot in April or May.
MAC Security Draft to Go to Task Group Ballot
IEEE P802.1AE™ covers the work needed to define a secure frame format for LAN
technologies. The next draft should be issued for a second Task Group Ballot
in April or May.
Technical Basis IEEE P802.1AF™ Progresses
IEEE P802.1AF™ extends IEEE 802.1X (port-based network access control) to
establish security associations for 802.1AE MAC security and provides a media
access method for independent association discovery. The March meeting saw
progress in developing the technical basis of the architecture and protocols
to be defined in this project.
P802b™ Approved
IEEE P802b™ has been approved by the Standards Board and should be published
in April. This standard extends IEEE 802, the overview and architecture
standard, and defines registration procedures for object identifiers.
Connectivity Fault Management PAR to Be Submitted
The PAR for connectivity fault management was approved and will be forwarded
to NesCom. The PAR seels
to support the work underway on provider bridging in IEEE P802.1ad™. The
tools developed in this project should be of use in more conventional LAN
installations.
Upcoming IEEE 802.1
Meetings:
* 17-20 May 2004,
Interim Meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
* 12-16 July 2004 -- IEEE Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE
802.3™ Working Group for CSMA/CD (Ethernet) LANs This Working Group develops
standards for local area networks based on CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple
Access LANs with Collision Detection). <http://www.ieee802.org/3/>
IEEE
P802.3ah™ Begins Second Recirculation Ballot
The IEEE
P802.3ah™ Ethernet in the First Mile Task Force is developing a standard to
extend Ethernet's capabilities for the access market. All comments from the
first Recirculation Ballot were resolved. The new
draft will be sent out for a second Recirculation
Ballot.
IEEE
P802.3ak™ Published
The IEEE P802.3ak™ 10GBASE-CX4 standard, which extends the XAUI interface to
a 10 GbE PHY for operation over twinax
cable, was published 1 March.
Plan Formed for IEEE
802.3 Consolidation
A plan was developed to produce a consolidated edition of the IEEE 802.3
standard, IEEE P802.3REVam™, that will include:IEEE
802.3-2002™; IEEE 802.3ae-2002™; IEEE 802.3af-2003™; IEEE 802.3aj-2003™; and
IEEE 802.3ak-2004™. The consolidated edition is targeted for Working Group
Ballot after the July plenary meeting. IEEE P802.3ah will be included in the
consolidated draft for Sponsor Ballot if it is approved in June.
IEEE P802.3an™
Begins
IEEE P802.3an™ will extend Ethernet capabilities at 10 Gb/s
for operation over horizontal twisted-pair cables. This 10GBASE-T standard
will provide a new physical layer to run under IEEE 803.2ae specified XGMII.
The PAR for this standard was approved before the meeting. Technical
presentations made for this proposed standard appear on the Working Group's
website.
IEEE Backplane Ethernet PAR Submitted
The IEEE 802.3 Working Group and the Executive Committee approved submission
of the IEEE P802.3ap™ PAR to NesComThe proposed
standard will define Ethernet operation over backplanes
at 1 and 10 Gb/s (e.g., define electrical interface
for 1000BASE-X and IEEE 802.3ae™ PMA, respectively).
Backplane Ethernet Study Group
Formed
The IEEE 802.3 Working Group and the Executive Committee approved the
formation of a Backplane Ethernet Study Group to
continue study of possible layer 2 enhancements targeted at improving backplane Ethernet performance.
PAR Submitted for 10
Gb/s Over FDDI Grade MMF
The Working Group and Executive Committee approved the submission of the PAR
for IEEE P802.3ap™, which will extend Ethernet capabilities at 10 Gb/s over installed multimode fiber, to NesCom. The standard will include a new physical layer to
run under the IEEE 802.3ae-specified XGMII.
Tutorial held on
10GMMF
The working group held tutorial on 10 GMMF in support of the proposed PAR for
IEEE P802.3aq™.
For additional details,
contact Bob Grow, IEEE 802.3 Chair, at bob.grow@intel.com.
Upcoming IEEE 802.3
Meetings:
* _____ -- IEEE 802.3 interim meeting in _____.
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA.
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The IEEE 802.11™ Working Group for Wireless
LANs develops
wireless communication standards comparable to wired-LAN Ethernet standards.
It focuses on the interface among wireless clients and a base station or
access point, as well as among wireless clients.<http://www.ieee802.org/11/>
QoS Amendment Approved for Sponsor Ballot
Task Group e
resolved all comments from the last Working Group Letter Ballot and is
preparing for a Working Group Recirculation Ballot
to occur shortly after the May interim meeting. IEEE P802.11e™ is a quality
of service (QoS) standard that will enhance voice,
video and other time-bounded or prioritized network traffic.
IEEE
P802.11i™ Security Specification Gains Executive Committee Approval
IEEE
P802.11i™ had a high level of agreement in its Sponsor Ballot and received
Executive Committee approval to be submitted to RevCom
for final review.
IEEE
P802.11j™ Approved for Sponsor Ballot
IEEE
P802.11j™passed its Working Group Recirculation
Letter Ballot. All comments were resolved and the group received Executive
Committee approval to prepare a Sponsor Ballot. The IEEE P802.11j amendment
specifies how products must operate for use in the newly allocated 4.9 - 5
GHz frequency bands in Japan.
Task
Group k Radio Resource Measurement Document Progresses
Task Group K
continues to refine the IEEE P802.11j document in preparation for a Working
Group Letter Ballot. It intends to issue a Letter Ballot by the close of the
May meeting.
Maintenance
Task Group Processes Two Requests
The
Maintenance Task Group processed two interpretation requests during the
Plenary: (1) the adoption of beacon parameters in an IBSS and (2) the
resynchronization of the scrambler. Task Group m also responded to comments
on the revised PAR from other IEEE 802 working groups. The group is seeking
authorization to produce an official revision of IEEE 802.11 that
incorporates changes identified through the maintenance process.
Authorization from RevCom is expected prior to the
May meeting.
High
Throughput Study Group Progresses Toward Proposal Stage
The
High Throughput Study Group in Task Group n continued work on the four
documents needed before proposals can be considered: channel models,
functional requirements, comparison criteria and usage models. The latter two
need more work and are expected to be complete in May, when a call for
proposals can be issued.
Discussion
Continues on Next Generation WLAN
The
Wireless LANs Next Generation Standing Committee continued exploratory
discussions on new technologies and how other standards groups might
cooperate with IEEE 802.11 to bring about the ubiquitous wireless networking
envisioned for the future. Discussions and presentations focused on gigabit
WLAN, access point architecture, interworking
(WIEN) and network management (WNM).
Comments
Addressed on Wireless Access for Vehicular Environments (WAVE)
The
WAVE Study Group continued to refine PAR paperwork and respond to comments
from other groups. It will continue to seek Working Group approval to form a
Task Group.
Fast
Roaming PAR Sent to NesCom
The
Fast Roaming Study Group's PAR was given approval by the Executive Committee
and will be forwarded to NesCom for final approval.
The group, to be known as IEEE Task Group 802.11r™, adopted the technical
term "Fast BSS-Transition" to define their efforts.
ESS
Mesh PAR Forwarded to NesCom
The
ESS Mesh Study Group was given approval by the Executive Committee to forward
its PAR to NesCom for final approval. The group
selected a secretary and editor and heard eight presentations relevant to the
development of an ESS mesh standard.
Wireless
Performance Prediction (WPP) Study Group Defining its Effort
The
WPP Study Group continues to receive presentations and hold discussions to
define a purpose and scope for its effort. It plans to have a PAR ready by
the end of the May meeting. For a tutorial on this topic, click here.
For additional details on
these items, contact Stuart Kerry, IEEE 802.11 Chair, at stuart.kerry@philips.com
Upcoming IEEE 802.11
Meetings:
* 9-14 May 2004
-- IEEE 802.11 interim meeting in Anaheim, CA
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE 802.15™ Working Group for Wireless
Personal Area Networks (WPANs®) develops standards for
PCs, personal digital assistants, peripherals, cell phones, pagers and other
portable and mobile devices so they can coexist, communicate and interoperate
with one another in short-range, wireless networks.<http://www.ieee802.org/15/>
New Bluetooth® Draft Translated
As follow-up to
the commercial success of IEEE 802.15.1-2002™ (a.k.a. Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology), Task Group Rev. 1a has translated a new draft of this
standard to correspond to Bluetooth Version 1.2.
This work should go to Sponsor Ballot in May.
Task Group 2
(Coexistence) Enters Hibernation
The publication
of IEEE 802.15.2-2003™, describing recommended practices for improved
peaceful sharing of WPAN (IEEE 802.15) devices and other radio systems such
as 802.11, marked the completion of this Task Group's work. The group will
move into hibernation.
Task Group 3 Enters
Hibernation
The publication
of IEEE 802.15.3-2003™ marked the completion of this Task Group's work. The
group will move into hibernation. TG3a and SG3b will enhance this baseline
standard (see below and an interest group is investigating an alternate PHY
targeting 60 GHz mm-wave technologies. In addition, Study Group 6, which was
formed to investigate the merits of projects in this space, will hold its
first meeting in May.
Task Group 3a
Encounters Impasse
Task
Group 3a has been seeking agreement on which of two competing UWB
technologies to select. Since little hardware exists in this area, tests
cannot be done to substantiate making a choice. A quick resolution of this
matter is not expected.
Study Group 3b Looks
to Optimize the 15.3 MAC
Study Group 3b is
looking at how to improve the basic operation of the MAC in IEEE
802.15.3-2003. This effort is limited to MAC maintenance and so will not add
new capabilities. The group will begin meeting in May.
Study Group 4a
Looking at Low-Rate Alternate PHY
Study Group 4a
has begun investigating the merits and market requirements of creating an alternate
low-rate PHY to augment IEEE 802.15.4-2003™. This effort will add new
functionality, such as support for mobility, increased range, improved link
robustness and precision location awareness (better than one meter). The
group will hold its first meeting in May.
Study Group 4b
Investigating Enhanced Low-Rate MAC and PHY
Study Group 4b is
investigating MAC and PHY enhancements to the baseline IEEE 802.15.4-2003
standard. These will include adding recently approved bands in the 860 MHz
range and incorporating MAC efficiency improvements and simplifications. The
group should begin meeting in May.
Study Group 5
Considers WPAN Mesh Networking
Study Group 5 has
begun to investigate the merits and market requirements of establishing
recommended practices for implementing mesh topologies in WPANs.
It will begin meeting in May.
For additional details on
these items, contact Bob Heile, 802.15 Working Group Chair, at bheile@ieee.org
Upcoming IEEE 802.15
Meetings:
* 9-14 May 2004 -- IEEE 802.11 interim meeting in Anaheim, CA
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE 802.16™ Wireless MAN™ Working Group
for Broadband Wireless Access creates standards and practices that support the
development and global deployment of broadband wireless metropolitan area
networks for multimedia services. A list of IEEE 802.16 standards
and drafts is available on-line, as is a project milestone summary.
<http://www.ieee802.org/16/>
IEEE
802.16-REV™ Passes Sponsor Ballot
IEEE
P802.16-REVd™, a comprehensive revision of IEEE 802.16 and its two
amendments, completed Sponsor Ballot. Following comment resolution during the
plenary, nearly all voters favored approval. The Executive Committee gave
conditional approval to forward the draft to RevCom.
The Working Group intends to submit the draft to RevCom
in May following a recirculation ballot.
Mobile
WirelessMAN Passes Working Group Letter Ballot
The first draft
of IEEE P802.16e™, a WirelessMAN air interface
standard enhanced to support mobile as well as fixed users, completed its
Working Group Letter Ballot. Many comments were resolved during the Plenary.
A Recirculation Ballot will be initiated.
One
Conformance Draft Progresses, Another is Published
The
Executive Committee agreed to allow IEEE P802.16/Conformance03™ ("Radio
Conformance Tests (RCT) for 10-66 GHz WirelessMAN-SC
Air Interface") to proceed to RevCom following
a recirculation ballot. This draft, which received
100% support in its Sponsor Ballot, should go to RevCom
in May. This is the third in the IEEE 802.16 series of conformance documents.
The second was published as IEEE 802.16/Conformance02 in February. A PAR to
open the fourth document in the series has been forwarded for NesCom for consideration.
Revised
Practice on Coexistence Published
IEEE
802.16.2-2004™ ("IEEE Recommended Practice for Local and Metropolitan
Area Networks - Coexistence of Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems")
was published in February. This revision to IEEE 802.16.2-2001™ adds material
for licensed bands between 2 and 11 GHz.
Network
Management Study Group Formed
The Executive
Committee affirmed a decision by the Working Group to create the IEEE 802.16
Network Management Study Group. The group will address the market need to
standardize infrastructure for broadband wireless access, especially for
mobile networks.
Liaison
Statement on Internet in Korea Approved
The Working Group approved a liaison statement to TTA PG05 in response to a
statement received from that group, which is addressing portable Internet
service (PIS) in Korea. In addition, liaison statements
from ITU-T and ITU-R were reviewed and plans for responding to them were
developed.
For additional details on these items, see the full 802.16 Session #26
Report, or contact Roger Marks, IEEE 802.16 Chair, at r.b.marks@ieee.org. An index of
published IEEE 802.16 standards and drafts is available at <http://WirelessMAN.org/published.html>.
Upcoming IEEE 802.16
Meetings:
* 9-14 May 2004 - IEEE 802.11 interim meeting in Anaheim, CA
*11-16 July 2004 - IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE 802.17™ Resilient Packet Ring
(RPR) Working Group will define a RPR access protocol that transfers data packets at rates
scalable to many gigabits per second for local, metropolitan and wide area
networks. The protocol will enable the fiber optic rings widely deployed in
municipal and wide area networks to carry more data with greater reliability,
efficiency and economy. <http://www.ieee802.org/17/>
IEEE
P802.17™ to Go for Final Approval
The Executive Committee gave conditional approval for IEEE P802.17™, the
baseline resilient packet ring standard, to be forwarded to RevCom pending the outcome of the recirculation
ballot.
IEEE
P802.17a™ Sponsor Ballot to Start
IEEE P802.17a™, which will codify the use of 802.17 MAC with a transparent
bridge, was approved to be forwarded to Sponsor Ballot.
For details on activities
during the plenary meeting, contact Michael Takefman, IEEE 802.17 Working
Group Chair, at tak@cisco.com.
Upcoming IEEE 802.17
Meetings:
* 21-22 April 2004 -- IEEE 802.17 interim meeting in Toronto, Canada
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE 802.18™ Radio
Regulatory Technical Advisory Group (RR-TAG) supports the wireless Working Groups in
the IEEE 802 community by interfacing with regulatory agencies and industry
groups working on regulatory issues. Administrations constantly upgrade their
radio rules and regulations, providing brief opportunities for public
comment. The RR-TAG monitors those with potential impact on IEEE 802 wireless
standards groups and creates appropriate comment documents. The RR-TAG is
also the liaison to other standards bodies on radio regulatory matters of
mutual interest. <http://ieee802.org/Regulatory/index.html>
Comments
to Be Sent to FCC
The Working Group
prepared and approved comments to the FCC on both the "Interference
Temperature" and "Cognitive Radio" NPRMs.
Both documents were approved by the IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 and 802.20™
wireless working groups, and then by the IEEE 802 Executive Committee as
representing the views of IEEE 802. The Chair of IEEE 802.18 was authorized
to file both documents with the FCC.
PAR
for Unused TV Spectrum Underway
Study Group 1,
which is addressing the unlicensed use of unused TV broadcast spectrum, made
progress on its PAR and 5 Criteria. The group hopes to complete both items in
May and submit them to the Executive Committee at the July plenary for
approval to forward them to NesCom.For additional
details on these items, contact Carl R. Stevenson, IEEE 802.18 Chair, at carl.stevenson@ieee.org
Contribution
Made to ITU-R Joint Task Group
IEEE 802.18, the
Executive Committee and the IEEE-SA approved a contribution on the IEEE
802.16 standard and submitted it to ITU-R Joint Task Group 6-8-9, which is meeting at ITU
headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, during the week of March 20.
Upcoming IEEE 802.18
Meetings:
* 21-22 April 2004 -- IEEE 802.17 interim meeting in Toronto, Canada
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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The IEEE 802.19™ Coexistence Technical
Advisory Group
(C-TAG) develops and maintains policies defining the responsibilities of IEEE
802 standards developers to address issues of coexistence with existing
standards and those under development. As required, it offers assessments to
the Sponsor Executive Committee (SEC) on how well standards developers have
conformed to these conventions. It also may develop coexistence documentation
for the technical community outside of IEEE 802. <http://www.ieee802.org/19/>
Proposal
to Address Coexistence Begins
The TAG developed
a set of proposed changes to the LMSC policies and procedures to address
coexistence. Comments on the changes are due back by April 30. The TAG plans
to develop a methodology for producing coexistence assurance documents. The
TAG will hear submissions at its May interim meeting.
Upcoming IEEE 802.19
Meetings:
* 21-22 April 2004 -- IEEE 802.17 interim meeting in Toronto, Canada
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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IEEE 802.20™ The Study Group on Mobile
Broadband Wireless Access This Group is responsible for the physical and medium
access control layers of an air interface for interoperable mobile broadband
wireless access systems that operate in licensed bands below 3.5 GHz. The
Group will optimize IP-based data transport, target peak data rates per user at over 1 Mbit/s and support vehicular
mobility up to 250 km/hour. It also targets spectral efficiencies,
sustained user data rates and numbers of active users that are significantly
higher than those of existing mobile systems.
For information on the
activities of this group during the March plenary meeting see: <http://www.ieee802.org/20/>
Upcoming IEEE 802.20
meetings:
* 21-22 April 2004 -- IEEE 802.17 interim meeting in Toronto, Canada
* 11-16 July 2004 -- IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting in Portland, OR, USA
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NEED TO ADD BULLET FOR 802.21!!!!!!!
Informal
Glossary of IEEE 802 Terms
·
Ballot: A formal electronic voting process in which both votes and
comments are collected. By addressing the comments, the document is improved.
Revisions are then subject to one or more recirculation
ballots until a level of approval is reached.
·
IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting: A week-long meeting, held each March, July
and November, involving the Sponsor Executive Committee and all active
Working Groups
·
IEEE-SA Standards Board: Governing body of IEEE-SA standards
development. The Standards Board interacts with IEEE 802 primarily through
the approval of Project Authorization Requests (to create new projects) and
through the approval of standards (to conclude projects and authorize the
publication of the output as an IEEE Standard).
·
Interim Meeting: A meeting of a WG, TG, TF, or SG, typically held
about midway between 802 Plenary Meetings.
·
LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC): The formal name of IEEE 802.
·
Project Authorization Request (PAR): A detailed request for the
creation of a new project. A PAR is developed by a WG or SG. If the SEC
chooses to forward the PAR to the IEEE-SA Standards Board (through the New
Standards Committee [NesCom]), it may be formally
approved there as a new standards project.
·
Recirculation Ballot: A formal electronic voting process in
which changes made in response to a previous ballot are reviewed by the
voters.
·
Review Committee (RevCom): A committee of
the IEEE-SA Standards Board assigned to review proposed standards and make a
recommendation to the IEEE-SA Standards Board regarding their approval.
Prospective standards may be forwarded to RevCom
only with the approval of the SEC, which reviews them to ensure they have
satisfactorily completed Sponsor Ballot requirements.
·
Sponsor Ballot: A formal electronic ballot conducted by the IEEE-SA Balloting Center on behalf of the Sponsor Ballot
Group, which comprises the voters. Voters are those who have indicated
interest in the draft and volunteered to participate. Working Group
membership is not required.
·
Sponsor Executive Committee (SEC): The committee that oversees the
operation of the LMSC and its subgroups.
·
Study Group (SG): A temporary group assigned to investigate new
topics, generally to develop a PAR. A Working Group
Study Group (WGSG) reports to an existing WG. An Executive Committee Study
Group (ECSG) reports to the SEC.
·
Task Group (TG) or Task Force (TF): A subgroup of a Working Group that
is assigned by the WG to lead the development of standards project.
·
Working Group (WG): The group assigned to develop one or more
standards projects.
·
Working Group Ballot: A formal electronic ballot conducted by a
Working Group. The most common type of WG ballot concerns the decision to
submit a draft standard for Sponsor Ballot. In the ballot process, both votes
and comments are collected. By addressing the comments, the document is
improved. IEEE 802 mandates that WG Ballot be satisfactory completed before
the initiation of a Sponsor Ballot, which requires SEC approval.
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