March 2019 802.11 Session WG Chair’s Supplementary Material

1. March 2019 802.11 SessionWG Chair’s Supplementary Material Date: 2019-03-12 Authors: Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

2. Introduction • This report provides the WG chair’s supplementary material related to attending the March 2019 802.11 WG plenary meetings. • Refer to the agenda: 11-19/0222r<latest> Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

3. Wednesday Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

4. W 2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings • All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis. •     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. (https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1) •    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 4.2.1) • You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders. • You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1.3 and http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 3.4.1, list item x • By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

5. W2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

6. W2.3 – Thursday CAC reminder • Leaders of 802.11 Task Groups, Study Groups, Topic Interest Groups and Standing Committees (or their nominee) should attend the Thursday CAC at 7:30pm. • The purpose of the CAC is: • To prepare the agenda and material for the closing WG plenary • To create room requests for the next session • To advise and support the chair in her responsibilities as an EC member Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

7. W2.4 – Meeting Decorum-II • Reminder: No Photographs permitted during session meetings. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

8. friday Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

9. F2.1 - Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings • All participation in in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis. •     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. (https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1) •    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 4.2.1) • You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders. • You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1.3 and http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 3.4.1, list item x • By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

10. F2.2 – Call for potentially essential patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

11. F2.4 Administrative Reminders • Next Full WG Session starts: May 12-17, 2019 • 1st CAC telecon – Monday 2019-04-08 at noon ET (~ -5 weeks) • Initial objectives/agendas should be uploaded as mentor documents (.ppt format) or send to chair (.xls tab format) before the telecon. • Meeting date set to meet 30-day agenda submission deadline. • 2nd CAC telecon – Monday 2019-05-06 at noon ET (~ -1 week) • Send snapshots to Robert Stacey before this telecon. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

12. F2.4 Administrative Reminders: Requests • Request for ETSI ITS document access • IEEE staff worked with ETSI counterparts; final approval expected end January 2019 • Link to website will be added at approval • Request for website with transmitted liaison documents • Completed, see http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Liaisons/Liaisons-and-External-Communications.html • Reflector website fixes – add links to session agendas, calendar import • Request for ETSI mirrored document automatic updates • Reflector website fixes – recaptcha, etc • Done Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

13. F2.5 Letters of Assurance IEEE PatCom LOA Listing for 802.11 is https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/patents.html Open LoA requests (i.e., those that the WG chair is pursuing) : Siemens related to P802.11ax Communication Systems LLC Detailed status is here: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/15/11-15-1489-12-0000-register-of-loa-requests.docx Recent changes: None Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

14. F2.6 Availability of documents – as of 2018-09-13 ** = request pending Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

15. F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 • Ballots: • Liaise drafts for information as motioned • Drafts • Drafts are sent to JTC1/SC6 during sponsor ballot to solicit comments. Approved drafts may also be sent during working group ballot. Any comments received from ISO are processed by the comment resolution committee • Drafts are liaised subject to EC approval Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

16. F2.8 Press Releases in progress Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

17. F2.8 Published IEEE Press Releases. Blogs Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

18. F6.1 802 Wireless Chairs meeting • The wireless chairs meeting makes decisions related to the operation of the wireless interim meetings, such as location and cost. • The meeting is open to all. • If you are interested in these topics, please attend. • The wireless chairs meeting takes place at 4:00pm local time on the Sunday of 802 Plenary and 802 Wireless Interim sessions. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

19. F6.2 Next Meeting – Plenary • 2019-05-12 to 2019-05-17 at Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA • Hotel reservations, Meeting registration to open shortly For information and registration links, see http://www.ieee802.org/11/Meetings/Meeting_Plan.html Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

20. F6.3 – Announcements - WG LB planning post St Louis 4 LBs possible (2 recirculation, 2 initial); exact schedule TBD TGax, TGay TGba TGaz Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

21. References and additional material Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise