Re: [802SEC] +++10 Day EC Email Ballot+++ENDS 09 FEB 06+++ motion to approve 802.11n Press Release
Roger,
Thank you for your clear clarifications. I indeed would accept them to
further enhance the press release.
(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 (184/0/4) to confirm the joint proposal as a baseline"
I therefore look forward to you looking favorably to approve this motion
with those changes detailed above.
Thank you in advance,
/ Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org]
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:22 PM
To: stds-802-sec@ieee.org; stuart@ok-brit.com
Cc: k.mccabe@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
>The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards-setting
>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 in development. Over 15,000 IEEE members
>worldwide belong to IEEE-SA and voluntarily participate in standards
>activities. For information on IEEE-SA
>see: http://www.standards.ieee.org/.
>
>About the IEEE
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>Through its members, the organization is a leading authority on areas
>ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to
>biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces
>nearly 30 percent of the world's literature in the electrical and
>electronics engineering, computing and control technology fields. This
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conferences each year.
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