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This report provides supplementary materials for attendees of the September 2019 802.11 WG plenary meetings, including guidelines on individual participation and responsibilities within the IEEE standards development process. Find resources on comment resolution, amendment development, and more.
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September 2019 802.11 SessionWG Chair’s Supplementary Material Date: 2019-09-18 Authors:
Introduction • This report provides the WG chair’s supplementary material related to attending the September 2019 802.11 WG plenary meetings. • Refer to the agenda: 11-19/1371r<latest>
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.
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.
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
W2.4 – Meeting Decorum-II • Reminder: No Photographs permitted during session meetings.
W2.5 Comment Resolution Resources • Comment resolution resources • See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0230-03-0000-comment-resolution-tutorial.ppt • See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11/11-11-1625-02-0000-comment-resolution-guide.doc • There are many examples of good practice for documentation of comment analysis and resolution; ensures there is a record of comment consideration and agreed resolution • https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0237-00-000m-cid-177.docx • https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0930-00-000m-cid-1007.docx • https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0669-04-000m-revmd-mac-comments-assigned-to-hamilton.docx • https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-1410-00-00ax-lb233-cr-spatial-reuse.docx
W2.5 Amendment Development Resources • MIB development • See ARC MIB usage patterns: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/15/11-15-0355 • See ARC recommendations on MIB types and usage: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/09/11-09-0533 • Style Guide • See Editorial Style Guide: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/09/11-09-1034 • ANA Database • See https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11/11-11-0270
W5.3 Standards Association (SA) Ballot (SB) entry criteria and process description Mandatory Editorial Coordination Completed Mandatory Draft Review Completed Valid SB pool established Amendment/Standard dependencies in/ready for SB Amendment based on dependent drafts in/ready for SB WG approval [To SB, EC Report] SB Request to 802 EC EC=Yes/Conditions met
W5.3 Standards Association (SA) Ballot (SB) entry criteria and process description Entry Conditions Met WG balloting completed? Request Unconditional approval from EC to proceed to SB SB No more recircs needed EC=Yes Max 2 recircs remaining Request Conditional approval from EC to proceed to SB Conditions met? EC=Yes Yes, Notify EC
W5.3 – WG LB planning out of Hanoi session Maximum 5 Recirculation WGLBs; Update at Thursday evening CAC TGba, TGax, TGaz Update for Friday TGay, TGmd
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.
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.
F2.4 Administrative Reminders • Next Full WG Session starts: November 10-15, 2019 • 1st CAC telecon – Tuesday 2019-10-08 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 2019-11-04 at noon ET (~ -1 week) • Send snapshots to Robert Stacey before this telecon.
F2.4 Administrative Reminders: Requests • Request for ETSI ITS document access • IEEE staff worked with ETSI counterparts; final approval expected end August 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
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) : Communication Systems LLC Detailed status is here (updated 2019-07-17): https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/15/11-15-1489-13-0000-register-of-loa-requests.docx Recent changes: Added received LOA (Siemens)
F2.6 Availability of documents – as of 2019-05-11 ** = request pending
F2.7 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 • Ballots: • Liaise drafts for information as motioned • P802.11ax D4.0 and P802.11ay D3.0 sent 2019-06-11 • 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
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.
F6.2 Next Meeting – Plenary • 2019-11-10 to 2019-09-15 at Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, HI, USA • Hotel reservations, Meeting registration are open For information and registration links, see http://www.ieee802.org/11/Meetings/Meeting_Plan.html