Nov 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/1426r0
IEEE P802.11
Wireless LANs
Date: Nov 12, 2012
Author(s):
Name / Affiliation / Address / Phone / Email
David Yang / Huawei / Huawei Industrial Base, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129, China / +86-15914117462 /
Abstract
This document contains the minutes from the TGac meeting in San Antonio, Nov 13-17, 2012, taken by David Yang (Huawei), TGac Secretary. Officers of TGac are Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) as Chair, Menzo Wentink (Qualcomm) and Joonsuk Kim (Broadcom) as Vice Chairs, Robert Stacey (Apple) as Editor, and David Yang as Secretary.
TGac Meeting Minutes – San Antonio, TX
1. Monday PM2, Nov 12, 2012
2. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 4:04 pm.
3. Osama introduces the officers of TGac.
4. Osama reminds attendees to announce affiliation before speaking and take attendance during the meeting.
5. Osama presents IEEE SA SB Patent Policy and Procedures.
6. The TG members do not express any concerns/issues that the WG chair needs to be aware of.
7. There are 42 people in the room.
8. The TGac agenda for the San Antonio meeting is in 11-12-1276-01-00ac-november-2012-tgac-meeting-agenda.ppt.
9. Osama reviews meeting agenda and general flow for November.
10. There is no objection to go ahead with this agenda.
11. Osama reviews the status of comment resolutions.
12. Osama displays the list of submissions and completes it with suggestions from the floor.
13. There is no objection to go ahead with the submission list.
14. Osama updates the schedule for this week.
15. Robert presents the editor’s report in 11-11-1184r7 “Editor’s Report” and checks the progress of comment resolutions with assignees.
a. Y/N/Abs: 242/15/14
b. 400 comments: 66 resolved in the ad hoc meeting
16. The Palm Springs minutes for the September meeting is in https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1221-00-00ac-tgac-meeting-minutes-palm-springs-sep-2012.doc, TGac Teleconferences minutes on Nov 2 is in:
• https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1278-00-00ac-tgac-teleconference-minutes-20121102.doc
and TGac ad-hoc meeting minutes on Nov 8 is in:
• https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1307-01-00ac-tgac-ad-hoc-meeting-minutes-20121108.doc
Motion to approve the minutes, moved by David (Huawei), seconded by Robert (Apple). The motion passes unanimously.
17. Motion #43: PHY.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– PHY20121109
b. Move: Youhan (Qualcomm), Second: Menzo (Qualcomm). Result: unanimous
18. Motion #44: MU.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– MU20121109
b. Move: Brian (Cisco), Second: Menzo (Qualcomm). Result: unanimous
19. Motion #45: MAC.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-02-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– MAC20121109
b. Move: Matt (Broadcom), Second: Menzo (Qualcomm). Result: unanimous
20. Comment resolutions start at 4:36 pm.
21. Adrian Stephens (Intel) presents doc 12/1284r2 “LB190 Stephens Comment Resolutions”
a. CIDs 7353, 7400 and 7013 pass the straw poll.
22. Osama presents doc 12/1295r1 “LB 190 Annex B Comment Resolution”
23. Reza Hedayat (Cisco) presents doc 12/1371r0 “LB 190, MAC CIDs, Section 9.3”
a. CIDs 7209, 7225, 7215 and 7137 pass the straw poll
b. CIDs 7391 and 7374 are deferred
24.
25. Tuesday AM2, Nov 13, 2012
26. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 10:31 am.
27. Osama introduces the agenda for Tuesday.
28. Osama suggests starting with PHY comment resolutions.
29. Osama updates the list of submissions.
30. Youhan Kim (Qualcomm) presents 12/1377r1 “LB190 PHY Comments”
a. CIDs 7376, 7104, 7265, 7280, 7184, 7185, 7088, 7187, 7174 and 7375 pass the straw poll
31. Brian Hart (Cisco) presents 12/1379r1 “D4 Comment Resolution, brianh, part 2”
a. CIDs 7170, 7035, 7036, 7311, 7037, 7261, 7038, 7040, 7312, 7039, 7041, 7042, 7344, 7262, 7313, 7222, 7085, 7043, 7045, 7048, 7083 and 7177 pass the straw poll
b. CIDs 7260 and 7044 are deferred
32. Vinko Erceg (Broadcom) presents 12/1300r2 “D4.0 Comment Resolution misc PHY CIDs”
a. CID 7105 passes the straw poll
33. Allan Zhu (Samsung) presents doc 12/1370r1 “LB 190 Comment Resolutions for Sub-Clause 9.19”
a. CID 7098 passes the straw poll.
34. Tuesday PM2, Nov 13, 2012
35. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 6:03 pm.
36. Osama reminds attendees to announce affiliation before speaking and take attendance during the meeting.
37. Nihar Jindal (Broadcom) presents doc 12/1380r1 “LB189-MU-Comment-Resolution”
a. CIDs 7126, 7372, 7309, 7245, 7239, 7241, 7242, 7243, 7216, 7068, 7067, 7275, 7276, 7066, 7250, 7274, 7061, 7062, 7064 and 7065 pass the straw poll
b. CIDs 7218, 7015 and 7016 are deferred
38. Wednesday AM1, Nov 14, 2012
39. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 8:03 am.
40. Osama mentions IEEE IPR procedures and reminds attendees to announce affiliation before speaking and take attendance during the meeting.
41. Osama updates the status of submissions.
42. Robert Stacey (Intel) presents doc 12/1384r1 “LB190 Resolution for Comments on 10.2.1.4a”
a. CIDs 7206 and 7205 pass the straw poll.
43. Nihar presents doc 12/1380r2 “LB189-MU-Comment-Resolution”
a. CIDs 7218, 7015 and 7016 pass the straw poll.
44. Allan presents doc 12/1370r1 “LB190 Comment Resolutions for Sub-Clause 9.19”
a. CIDs 7357, 7358, 7220, 7289 and 7290 pass the straw poll.
45. Reza presents doc 12/1371r1 “LB 190, MAC CIDs, Section 9.3”
a. CIDs 7137, 7391, 7374, 7390, 7283, 7252 and 7251 pass the straw poll.
46. Adrian presents doc 12/1284r4 “LB190 Stephens Comment Resolutions”
a. CID 7353 is deferred
47. Eric Wong (Broadcom) presents doc 12/1316r0 “LB190 Comment Resolutions for Clause 9.12”
48. Wednesday PM2, Nov 14, 2012
49. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 4:06 pm.
50. Osama mentions IEEE IPR procedures and reminds attendees to announce affiliation before speaking and take attendance during the meeting.
51. There are 23 people in the room.
52. Osama renews the agenda for Wednesday, 16:00-18:00.
53. Adrian presents doc 12/1284r5 “LB190 Stephens Comment Resolutions”
a. CIDs 7353, 7400 and 7013 pass the straw poll.
54. Brian presents doc 12/1379r2 “D4 Comment Resolution, brianh, part 2”
a. CIDs 7260 and 7044 pass the straw poll.
55. Youhan (Qualcomm) proposes to cancel the meeting in PM2, Thursday. No objection noted.
56. Thursday AM2, Nov 15, 2012
57. Chair Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei) calls the meeting to order at 10:33 pm.
58. Osama mentions IEEE IPR procedures and reminds attendees to announce affiliation before speaking and take attendance during the meeting.
59. Osama updates the agenda.
60. There are 19 people in the room.
61. Eric presents doc 12/1316r1 “LB190 Comment Resolutions for Clause 9.12”
a. CIDs 7140, 7348 and 7254 pass the straw poll
62. Comment Resolution Motion #46: PHY.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– PHY20121114
– PHY20121113
b. Move: Youhan (Qualcomm), Second: Eldad Perahia (Intel), Result: unanimous
63. Comment Resolution Motion #47: MU.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– MU20121114
– MU20121113
b. Move: Menzo (Qualcomm), Second: Vinko (Broadcom), Result: unanimous
64. Comment Resolution Motion #48: MAC.
a. Move to approve resolutions of comments:
– https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-1277-04-00ac-lb190-comments-tgac-d4-0.xls
– MAC20121114pm
– MAC20121114am, except CID 7346
– MAC20121113pm
– MAC20121113am
b. Move: Menzo (Qualcomm), Second: Matt (Broadcom), Result: unanimous
65. Robert updates the status of comments:
a. 117 comments are resolved, in which MU comments are all resolved
66. Osama introduces the goal for Jan, 2013.
67. Osama mentions that Jan Ad Hoc meeting will be cancelled.
a. Eldad proposes to finish the comment resolutions for D5.0 in March ad hoc meeting and approve D6.0 in the plenary meeting
b. People discuss on the procedure to Sponsor Ballot after March.
68. Discussions on the conference call time
69. People discuss on the ad hoc meeting in January, 2013
a. If all the comments are resolved in the ad hoc meeting in Jan, the letter ballot for D4.0 will be finished in the mid-week of the interim meeting
b. Having the ad hoc meeting in Jan is safer for the progress to Sponsor Ballot in May
70. Task Group agreed to have two days ad hoc meeting in Jan, 2013.
71. Discussion on the ad hoc meeting in March.
a. It is necessary according to the plan for D6.0
b. Qualcomm volunteers for checking the room in Bay Area
c. Osama will request Marvell for checking the room in Bay Area
72. Motion for Ad Hoc Meeting: Move: Brian Hart (Cisco), Second: Eldad Perahia (Intel), Result: Y/N/Abs: 11/1/0
73. The TGac meeting is adjourned at 11:46 am.
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