Proposed Template for TGT Draft

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Proposed Template For TGT Draft

Date: October 20, 2004

Author: Tom Alexander, VeriWave

Abstract

This document contains a proposed template to be used when creating the first draft for the P802.11.1 standard. It contains no technical content (either normative or informative), only IEEE-SA required boilerplate text and some suggested partitioning of clauses and subclauses. The text in the template has been adapted to conform to the P802.11.1 project title, PAR, and other TGT-specific needs. In addition, the customary entries required by all 802 standards documents have been inserted.

Note that the actual template will contain headers and footers that conform to the IEEE Standards Style Manual; this document contains headers and footers that conform to the rules for submissions to the 802.11 document server. When a “real” draft is created, these headers and footers will be set to those required by the IEEE Standards Style Manual.
IEEE P802.11.1™/D0.0

IEEE Draft Recommended Practice for the Evaluation of 802.11 Wireless Performance

Sponsor

LAN/MAN Standards Committee

of the

IEEE Computer Society

Abstract: Recommended practices for evaluating and measuring the performance of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) devices and networks at the component and application level are described. A set of performance metrics, measurement methodologies and test conditions are provided that enable such measurements to be made and permit prediction of the performance of installed WLAN devices and networks.

Keywords: Wireless Performance Prediction, metric, test methodology, performance measurement, IEEE 802.11, ISO/IEC 8802-11:1999

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Introduction to IEEE P802.11.1/D0.0

[This introduction is not part of IEEE P802.11.1-200x, Recommended Practice for the Evaluation of 802.11 Wireless Performance.]

This recommended practice is part of a family of standards for local and metropolitan area networks. This family of standards deals with the Physical and Data Link layers as defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Basic Reference Model (ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994). The access standards define different types of medium access technologies and associated physical media, each appropriate for particular applications or system objectives.

Notice to users

Errata

Errata, if any, for this and all other standards can be accessed at the following URL: http:// standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/updates/errata/index.html. Users are encouraged to check this URL for errata periodically.

Interpretations

Current interpretations can be accessed at the following URL: http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/interp/ index.html.

Patents

Attention is called to the possibility that implementation of this standard may require use of subject matter covered by patent rights. By publication of this standard, no position is taken with respect to the existence or validity of any patent rights in connection threwith. The IEEE shall not be responsible for identifying patents or patent applications for which a license may be required to implement an IEEE standard or for conducting inquiries into the legal validity or scope of those patents that are brought to its attention.

Participants

When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this recommended practice, it had the following officers:

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______, Vice Chair

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______, Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee

When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this recommended practice, the Task Group T (TGT) had the following officers:

______, Chair

______, Secretary

______, Technical Editor

When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this recommended practice, Task Group T (Wireless Performance Prediction) had the following membership: (to be provided by TG Chair at time of publication.)

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When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this recommended practice, it had the following membership: (to be provided by WG Chair at time of publication.)

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The following persons were members of the sponsor ballot group for P802.11.1: (to be provided by IEEE editor at time of publication.)

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This project was balloted using individual balloting.

Contents

Introduction to IEEE P802.11.1/D0.0 ii

Notice to users ii

Participants iii

1. Overview 5

1.1 Scope 5

1.2 Purpose 5

1.3 Document structure 5

2. Normative references 6

3. Terms, definitions and notation 7

3.1 Conformance levels 7

3.2 Terms and definitions 7

3.3. Abbreviations and acronyms 7

3.4 Notational conventions 8

4. Overview 9

5. Test conditions 10

6. Reporting of results 11

7. Physical layer metrics and measurements 12

8. MAC layer metrics and measurements 13

Annex A (informative) Bibliography 14

Annex B (informative) Typical test configurations 15

B.1. Overview 15

B.2. PHY test setup examples 15

B.3. MAC test setup examples 15

Annex C (informative) Correlation to application layer metrics 16

C.1. Overview 16

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IEEE Draft Recommended Practice for the Evaluation of 802.11 Wireless Performance

1. Overview

1.1 Scope

This standard provides a set of performance metrics, measurement methodologies, and test conditions to enable measuring and predicting the performance of 802.11 WLAN devices and networks at the component and application level.

1.2 Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to enable testing, comparison, and deployment planning of 802.11 WLAN devices based on a common and accepted set of performance metrics, measurement methodologies and test conditions.

1.3 Document structure

This document is organized as follows:

a) Clause 1 (informative): Scope and structure.

b) Clause 2: Normative references. These references are relevant to the normative portions of this standard. The provisions in this standard should be taken in conjunction with the appropriate normative references.

c) Clause 3: Terms, definitions and notation. The specific terminology and any special notational conventions used in this standard may be found here. Expansions of abbreviations specific to this document are provided in this Clause.

d) Clause 4: Overview. A brief overview of this standard, covering the major technical concepts, is provided here.

e) Clause 5: Test conditions.

f) Other clauses

g) Annex A: Bibliography

h) Annex B: Bibliography

2. Normative references

The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below. When a standard is superseded by an approved revision, the revision applies unless otherwise noted. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid international standards.

IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition (R2003) (ISO/IEC 8802-11: 1999), IEEE Standard for Information Technology—Telecommunications and Information Exchange between Systems—Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Specific Requirements—Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications.[1],[2]

3. Terms, definitions and notation

3.1 Conformance levels

Several key words are used to differentiate between different levels of requirements and options, as described in this subclause.

3.1.1 may: Indicates a course of action permissible within the limits of the standard with no implied preference (“may” means “is permitted to”).

3.1.2 shall: Indicates mandatory requirements to be strictly followed in order to conform to the standard and from which no deviation is permitted (“shall” means “is required to”).

3.1.3 should: An indication that among several possibilities, one is recommended as particularly suitable, without mentioning or excluding others; or that a certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required; or that (in the negative form) a certain course of action is deprecated but not prohibited (“should” means “is recommended to”).

3.2 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions apply. The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms [B1] should be referenced for terms not defined in this clause.

3.2.1 Case: …

3.2.2 Report: …

3.2.3 Test: …

3.2.3 Test case: …

3.2.3 Test plan: …

3.2.3 Test suite: …

3.3. Abbreviations and acronyms

This standard contains the following abbreviations and acronyms:

BER bit error ratio

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force

ISO International Organization for Standardization

ISS internal sublayer service

LLC logical link control

LME layer management entity

MIB management information base

MLME MAC layer management entity

OSI open systems interconnect

PHY physical layer

PMD physical medium dependent

PPM parts per million

RFC request for comment

SDU service data unit

3.4 Notational conventions

The following describes the notational conventions are used in this standard.

4. Overview

5. Test conditions

6. Reporting of results

7. Physical layer metrics and measurements

8. MAC layer metrics and measurements

Annex A (informative)
Bibliography

[B1] IEEE 100, The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition.

[B2] IETF RFC 1242: Benchmarking Terminology for Network Interconnection Devices, S. Bradner, July 1991.

[B3] IETF RFC 2544: Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices, S. Bradner et. al., March 1999.

[B4] IETF RFC 2285: Benchmarking Methodology for LAN Switching Devices, R. Mandeville et. al., August 2000.

[B5] IETF RFC 2889: Benchmarking Terminology for LAN Switching Devices, R. Mandeville, February 1998.

Annex B (informative)
Typical test configurations

B.1. Overview

This Annex is intended to provide some examples of test setups that are relevant to test methodologies described in the normative clauses of this standard. The test setups are described herein for illustrative purposes only.

B.2. PHY test setup examples

B.3. MAC test setup examples

Annex C (informative)
Correlation to application layer metrics

C.1. Overview

This Annex describes how the physical and link layer metrics specified in this document may be related to different types of application layer requirements and metrics…

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