Re: [802SEC] CURRENT TALLY #2: +++10 Day EC Email Ballot (Closes no later than 29 April 2007)+++ Motion to approve the formation of the 802.11 Video Transport Stream (VTS) Study Group
Approve.
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Stuart J. Kerry wrote:
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> 802 EC Members,
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> This is the current tally for the ongoing 802 EC ballot:
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> Motion: "To approve formation of an IEEE 802.11 Study Group to examine
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> issues related to delivery of Video Transport Streams (VTS) over IEEE
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> P802.11, with the intent to create a PAR and Five criteria to form a new
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> Task Group. The proposed PAR and 5C would be reviewed by the 802.1 Audio
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> Video Bridging Task Group (802.1AVB TG), and in addition both the
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> 802.1AVB TG and 802.11 VTS SG (and eventually the 802.11 TG, if formed)
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> will meet jointly at IEEE 802 plenary meetings, unless mutually agreed
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> not to".
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> Vote categories: APP DIS ABS DNV Date
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> VC Mat Sherman APP 04/19/07
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> VC Pat Thaler APP 04/19/07
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> ES Buzz Rigsbee APP 04/20/07
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> RS Bob O'Hara APP 04/19/07
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> TR John Hawkins APP 04/19/07
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> 01 Tony Jeffree APP 04/18/07
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> 03 Bob Grow APP 04/20/07
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> 11 Stuart Kerry APP 04/18/07
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> 15 Bob Heile APP 04/21/07
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> 16 Roger Marks APP 04/20/07
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> 17 John Lemon DNV -
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> 18 Mike Lynch APP 04/18/07
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> 19 Steve Shellhammer APP 04/18/07
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> 20 Arnie Greenspan APP 04/19/07
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> 21 Vivek Gupta APP 04/18/07
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> 22 Carl Stevenson APP 04/19/07
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> ME Geoff Thompson non-voting -
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> 16 TOTALS result 15 00 00 01 Return
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> 100% 00% 00% 06% 94%
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> Regards,
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> / Stuart
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> _______________________________
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> Stuart J. Kerry
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> Chair, IEEE 802.11 WLANs WG
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> _______________________________
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
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> [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Stuart J. Kerry
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 2:10 PM
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> To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
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> Subject: [802SEC] +++10 Day EC Email Ballot (Closes no later than 29
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> April 2007)+++ Motion to approve the formation of the 802.11 Video
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> Transport Stream (VTS) Study Group
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> Dear EC Members,
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> The 802 EC Chair has delegated me to conduct this EC ballot on his
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> behalf.
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> This is a 10 day email ballot to make a determination on the withdrawn
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> motion which was deferred to an 802 EC email ballot, that was submitted
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> to the Closing Orlando March 2007 802 EC meeting:
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> Motion: "To approve formation of an IEEE 802.11 Study Group to examine
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> issues related to delivery of Video Transport Streams (VTS) over IEEE
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> P802.11, with the intent to create a PAR and Five criteria to form a new
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> Task Group. The proposed PAR and 5C would be reviewed by the 802.1 Audio
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> Video Bridging Task Group (802.1AVB TG), and in addition both the
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> 802.1AVB TG and 802.11 VTS SG (and eventually the 802.11 TG, if formed)
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> will meet jointly at IEEE 802 plenary meetings, unless mutually agreed
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> not to".
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> Moved: Stuart J. Kerry
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> Seconded: Tony Jeffree
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> This ballot opens 11:59 PM ET Wednesday 18th, 2007 and closes when all
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> voting EC members have cast a ballot but no later than 11:59 PM ET
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> Sunday April 29th, 2007 if enough ballots have been cast for a decision
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> to be made (more than 9 approves or disapproves).
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> Executive Summary:
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> The proposed 802.11 Video Transport Stream (VTS) Study Group will focus
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> On enhancements within the 802.11 MAC/PHY layers to improve video streaming
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> performance over 802.11 links. The problem space is constrained to be
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> limited to issues unique to 802.11 and nothing more.
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> The 802.11 VTS SG will collaborate with 802.1AVB TG to ascertain that
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> 802.11 specifications include support for all mechanisms specified in
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> 802.1AVB. If there are no mechanisms within 802.11 to support 802.1AVB,
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> the 802.11 VTS SG will work jointly with 802.1AVB TG to specify the
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> required mechanisms. This strategy is decided based on discussions with
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> Michael Johas Teener (802.1AVB TG Chair) and Ganesh Venkatesan (Proposed
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> Chair of the 802.11 VTS SG, if approved), as well as the two WG Chairs.
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> If the 802.11 VTS SG formation is approved by the EC, the tentative
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> Schedule for 802.11 VTS SG in May interim meeting in Montreal includes a
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> Presentation on 802.1AVB and 802.1AVB Transport Protocol followed by a
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> discussion how 802.11 fits into this specification. These meetings are
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> open to all 802 members.
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> Approved in 802.11 WG:
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> . 802.11 WNG SC - Results: 59-3-11
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> . WG - Results: 76-1-25
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> Details:
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> 802.11 VTS SG is focused on enhancements within the 802.11 MAC/PHY
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> layers to improve the performance of video streams sent over 802.11 links.
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> This is the main focus of the 802.11 VTS SG and is expected that the SG
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> will spend 80% of its time in this activity. Some of the areas for study
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> are (not in any specific order, not a complete list). Some of these
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> topics are not fully explored yet:
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> 1. Enhancements to 802.11e mechanisms to render them effective for
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> transport streams (not all bits are equal
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> 2. QoS Management mechanisms (permits QoS control from higher
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> layers)
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> 3. Optimizations to make medium access more deterministic
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> 4. Forward Error Correction techniques that are effective for 802.11
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> (specifically low reliability of the medium)
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> 5. Resiliency mechanisms to mitigate interference
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> 6. Heuristics for retransmission, packet drop, etc
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> 7. Channel dynamics estimation and adaptation techniques
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> In addition (if there are currently no known mechanisms in 802.11) the
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> VTS SG, in order to guarantee that the wired and wireless sub-systems can
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> co-exist, will also work on the following items listed below. It is
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> anticipated that the items in this list will involve some level of joint
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> activity between 802.1AVB TG and 802.11 VTS SG. About 20% of the 802.11
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> VTS SG activity is expected here. Please note that the items listed below
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> Will be in 802.11 (if needed) but will be performed jointly with the experts
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> >From 802.1AVB TG.
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> . Mechanisms to support those specified by 802.1 Qat (stream
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> reservation protocol - bandwidth, latency, Admission Control and Time
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> Synchronization) and 802.1Qav (forwarding and queuing of time-sensitive
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> streams). Note that support for 802.1AS is already included in 802.11v.
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> . Mechanisms to support 802.1Qas (time synchronization).
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> . Any additional mechanisms that are specified in 802.1AVB
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> Requiring additional support in 802.11.
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> A liaison will be established between 802.1AVB TG and 802.11 VTS SG. The
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> liaison will ascertain 802.1 AVB mechanisms and optimizations in 802.11
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> for video streaming are compatible and they work together to improve
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> streaming performance. This will be a 2-way communication - advancements in
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> 802.1AVB will be made known to the 802.11 VTS SG members and advancements
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> made in the SG made known to 802.1AVB TG members.
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> . The documents generated by the two groups may be reviewed by
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> Each other (on a case by case basis),
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> . There may be presentations from one group to the other to
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> Provide rationale/motivation for an approach/solution and
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> . Members from each group will attend meetings of the other when
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> possible.
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> Regards,
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> / Stuart
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> _______________________________
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> Stuart J. Kerry
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> Chair, IEEE 802.11 WLANs WG
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> c/o: NXP Semiconductors,
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> 1109 McKay Drive, M/S 48A SJ,
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> San Jose, CA 95131-1706,
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> United States of America.
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>
>
> +1 (408) 474-7356 - Phone
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> +1 (408) 474-5343 - Fax
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> +1 (408) 348-3171 - Cell
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> eMail: stuart@ok-brit.com
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> _______________________________
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