Re: [802SEC] +++10 Day EC Email Ballot+++ENDS 09 FEB 06+++ motion to approve 802.11n Press Release

["Shellhammer, Steve" <sshellha@QUALCOMM.COM>]

Approve.

I also agree some clarification of the wording would not help.  Also,
the press release states "A draft of the amendment is expected in late
2006, with publication slated for 2007."  This is also a bit confusing
since I expect a draft at the March meeting since the editor is working
hard to produce one as we speak.  So I guess "a draft" will be available
when it goes to sponsor ballot.  Is that correct?

Regards,
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Grow, Bob [mailto:bob.grow@intel.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:47 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++10 Day EC Email Ballot+++ENDS 09 FEB 06+++
motion to approve 802.11n Press Release

Roger:

I agree with your improvements.

--Bob Grow 

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org] 
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:22 PM
To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++10 Day EC Email Ballot+++ENDS 09 FEB 06+++
motion to approve 802.11n Press Release

Stuart,

Congratulations on your progress. Still, I need to vote Disapprove.

This press release is, in my view, weak in its 
most important function: explaining exactly what 
it is that happened.

It says two things:

(a) "The IEEE has approved a joint proposal"
This is incorrect. The IEEE didn't approve anything.

(b) The task group "voted unanimously to confirm the joint proposal."
Confirm it as what?

I would change my vote to Approve if the following changes were made:

(a) "The IEEE has approved a joint proposal" => 
"The task group responsible for developing the 
IEEE 802.11n project has voted to accept, as a 
baseline, a joint proposal"

(b)  "voted unanimously to confirm the joint 
proposal" =>  "voted unanimously to confirm the 
joint proposal as a baseline"

If I am wrong about the wording "baseline", I'm 
happy to accept different language, as long as it 
is reflective of what actually happened.

Roger


At 02:22 PM -0800 06/01/30, Stuart J. Kerry wrote:
>Dear EC Members,
>
>This is a email ballot to make a determination on the motion regarding
the
>approval of the 802.11n Press Release as approved unanimously by the
802.11
>WG recently in Waikoloa regarding the attached Document file presented
>herein.
>
>Motion: "To approve the 802.11n Press Release attached, with the intent
to
>submit to the IEEE (via Karen McCabe) for distribution to the press,
subject
>to editorial revision."
>
>Moved: Stuart J. Kerry
>Second: Bob O'Hara
>
>The ballot opens 12:00 midnight ET Monday January 30th, 2006 and closes
>Thursday February 9th, 2006 at 11:59 pm ET.
>
>SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: This Press Release revision was edited before
>presentation to you by Karen McCabe and my 802.11 WG Publicity Chair,
Nanci
>Vogtli (please include both on any concerns or comments you send via
email,
>thank you).
>
>The full details of the press text is detailed below for your
convenience.
>
>Regards,
>
>Stuart J. Kerry
>Chair, IEEE 802.11 WLANs WG
>
>
>
>+++++++++
>DRAFT:   1/23/06
>
>
>
>
>Contact:	Stuart J. Kerry, Chair, IEEE 802.11 Working Group
>		+1 408 474 7356, stuart@ok-brit.com
>				or
>		Bruce Kraemer, Chair, IEEE 802.11n Task Group
>		+1 321 327 6704, bkraemer@conexant.com
>				or
>				Karen McCabe, IEEE Senior Marketing
Manager
>		+1 732 562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
>
>
>
>IEEE TASK GROUP ADVANCES STANDARDS PROCESS FOR HIGHER-SPEED 802.11
WIRELESS
>LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
>
>PISCATAWAY, N.J., __ January 2006 - The IEEE has approved a joint
proposal
>to amend the IEEE 802.11T wireless local area network (WLAN) standard
by
>adding specifications for new technologies that will raise WLAN
connection
>speeds to as much as 600 Mbps (megabits per second).
>	The task group working on this amendment, IEEE 802.11nT,
"Wireless
>LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Specifications:
>Enhancements for Higher Throughput", voted unanimously to confirm the
joint
>proposal.  The project to develop IEEE 802.11n began in 2003 to ensure
the
>interoperability of the next generation of WLAN devices.  A draft of
the
>amendment is expected in late 2006, with publication slated for 2007. 
>  "The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN working group continues to improve this
WLAN
>standard to meet the evolving needs of the public and industry," said
Stuart
>J. Kerry, Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group on Wireless Local Area
>Networks.  "Hundreds of technical experts from the world's leading
>technology companies, academic institutions and government agencies
have
>collaborated to develop the foundation for new high-throughput wireless
LAN
>technology."
>	Bruce Kraemer, Chair of the IEEE 802.11n High Throughput Task
Group,
>adds that "reaching this step is a significant milestone.  It
demonstrates
>the success of the IEEE consensus process in bringing together the
diverse
>interests of enterprises and consumers.  The technology to be
incorporated
>into IEEE 802.11n will provide new capabilities to diverse industry
sectors
>ranging from computer and consumer electronics to public access and
mobile
>telephony."
>
>About the IEEE 802.11 Working Group
>The IEEE 802.11 Working Group on Wireless Local Area Networks has
completed
>10 projects since 1999 that have continued the development and
evolution of
>the IEEE 802.11 WirelessLANR Standard for Wireless Local Area Networks.
The
>group currently has 520 individual voting members contributing to 11
active
>projects.  For more information on this working group, see
>http://www.ieee802.org/11.
>
>About the IEEE Standards Association
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>body, develops consensus standards through an open process that brings
>diverse parts of an industry together.  These standards set
specifications
>and procedures based on current scientific consensus.  The IEEE-SA has
a
>portfolio of more than 870 completed standards and more than 400
standards
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and
>voluntarily participate in standards activities.  For information on
IEEE-SA
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>
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biomedicine,
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