Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Dallas 802.11e/802.15 Liaison Report. Date Submitted: 16 May, 2003 Source: Jay Bain Company: Fearn Consulting Address: 703 Owens Drive, Huntsville AL 35801 Voice: 256 539 4778 , FAX: 256 539 7335, E-Mail: jbain@ieee.org Abstract: Purpose: For information Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15

2. Review of TGe (QoS for 802.11) • Recent activity up to the May meeting • Consensus on reduced content draft reached in Kauai • Ballot of draft 4.0, LB 51, completed 8 January 2003 • Ballot passed with 83% approval • Returned were 93% • There were 1819 comments • Comment resolution in January • 189 resolved with approx 170 being technical

3. Review of Tge (con't) • Comment resolution during February ad hoc • 240 technical comments resolved • Comment resolution during March Plenary meeting • 130 technical comments resolved • Comment resolution during April Adhoc • 125 (approx) technical comments resolved • Comment resolution during May Interim meeting • 140 (approx) technical comments resolved

4. Going forward • Remaining unresolved • 270 (approx) technical • 648 editorial • Ad hoc meeting to resolve comments between meetings – Boulder CO , June 23 to 26 • Teleconferences to be held on Wednesdays – 12:00 to 2:30 ET • Intend to continue comment resolution at the July 2003 meeting • It is possible to proceed to recirculation after the July 2003 meeting. However, several of the remaining comments are not low hanging fruit. • Is it a reasonable expectation to proceed to sponsor ballot from the November 2003 meeting?

5. TGe documents for May Dallas • 11-02-592r3-E-WME.doc • 11-03-018r0-E-Normative-Text-for-TSActivation.doc • 11-03-020r7-E-Merged_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls • 11-03-049r3-E-Proposed DLP Mods.ppt • 11-03-063r5-E-LB51_Comment_Resolution_Clause_7.xls • 11-03-107r2-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Simplified_APSD_.doc • 11-03-149r1-E-AIFS--Revisited.ppt • 11-03-276r5-E-Minutes-of-Tge-ad-hoc-teleconference.doc • 11-03-292r1-E-EDCF Access During HCF Polling.ppt • 11-03-293r0-E-CFB-Deletion.doc • 11-03-294r0-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Transmission_of_Traffic_Streams_using_Contention_Based_Channel_Access.doc

6. TGe documents con't • 11-03-294r1-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_for_Transmission_of_Traffic_Streams_using_Contention_Based_Channel_Access.doc • 11-03-306r0-E-Enhanced_APSD.ppt • 11-03-312r0-E-Normative_Text_for_Multicast.doc • 11-03-324r0-E-Minutes-of-April-May-TGe-Ad-Hoc.doc • 11-03-328r2-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.doc • 11-03-328r2a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.ppt • 11-03-329r2-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.doc • 11-03-329r2a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.ppt

7. TGe documents con't • 11-03-330r1-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.doc • 11-03-330r1a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.ppt • 11-03-332r0a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.ppt • 11-03-332r1-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.doc • 11-03-332r1a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_QoS_IBSS.ppt • 11-03-335r0-E-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.ppt • 11-03-335r1-E-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.ppt • 11-03-335r1-Schedule-Element-Synchronization-and-Simplification.doc

8. TGe documents con't • 11-03-339r1-E-LB_51_Comment_Resolution_Clause_9.1.xls • 11-03-341r0-E-Concerns_on_EDCF_Admission_Control.ppt • 11-03-384r2-E-About_the_Surplus_Bandwidth_Allowance.ppt • 11-03-385r1-E-Revised_Normative_Text_for_SBA_in_Clause_73215.doc • 11-03-412r0-E-Proposed_normative_text_for_EDCA.doc • 11-03-414r0-E-WME_LB51_comment_resolutions.xls • 11-03-415r2-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_per_stream_schedules.doc • 11-03-415r2a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_per_stream_schedules.ppt • 11-03-422r0-E-Yellow_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls • 11-03-433r0-E-Red_Letter_Ballot_51_Comments.xls • 11-03-435r0-E-DLP_Probe_Comments.xls

9. TGe documents con't • 11-03-XXX-E-Minutes-of-April-May-TGe-Ad-Hoc.doc • 11-03-XXXr0a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Poll_Responses.ppt • 11-03-YYYr0-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.doc • 11-03-YYYr0a-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Distributed_Admissions.ppt • 11-03-ZZZr1-E-Proposed_Normative_Text_Changes_Concerning_Interruptive_Polling.doc