July 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/0752
IEEE P802.11
Wireless LANs
MAC Enhancements - QoS
San Francisco, CA
July, 2005
Date: 2005-07-19
Author(s):
Name / Company / Address / Phone / email
R. R. Miller / AT&T / 180 Park Ave, Florham Park NJ / 973-236-6920 /
Submission page 4 R. R. Miller, AT&T
July 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/0752
1. Wednesday Morning Session, July 20, 2005
1.2. Opening
1.2.1. Call to order
1.2.1.1. Srini Kandala (Srini): I am Srini Kandala, Editor of TGe , and I am standing in as chair for John Fakatselis, the Chair of TGe. I call the meeting to order.
1.2.1.2. Meeting convened at 0801 hours.
1.3. Process
1.3.1. Review of Process/New Members
1.3.1.1. Srini: Are there any new members? No. In light of the fact that attendees should be familiar with the process, I want to specially call your attention to the patent disclosure requirements of 802. Please review them.
1.3.2. Review of Agenda
1.3.2.1. Srini: On the screen you see the proposed agenda. This promises to be a short meeting as our work will be to prepare 802.11e for submission to ExCom and RevCom.
1.3.3. Approval of Agenda
1.3.3.1. Srini: I show the agenda on the screen. Is there any objection to accepting the agenda as shown? None. The agenda is adopted unanimously.
1.3.4. Review of Minutes
1.3.4.1. Srini: The minutes are shown before you in document 05/0477r0. Would anyone like some time to review the minutes? We will postpone approval for a time to allow review.
1.3.5. Presentation of Document 05/659r0
1.3.5.1. Srini: I shall present document 05/659r0 TGe Draft Sponsor Ballot Information. This is part of the package to be delivered to ExCom. Any questions? Then I would like proceed with presentation of this document.
1.3.5.2. The document contains information on TGe draft sponsor ballot., history, etc. necessary for submission to ExCom.
1.3.5.3. 161 members in pool, ballot opened in March. 125 returns 99% approval by April 16, 2005.
1.3.5.4. I see that I have an error in the document, and would like to correct it so that we can continue in accordance with the 4 hour rule. May I call a recess to correct it?
1.3.5.5. AlPetrick: Srini, please make sure you update the revision number.
1.4. Closing
1.4.1. Recess
1.4.1.1. I would like to recess for 15 minutes. Are there any objections? Seeing none, we are recessed.
1.4.1.2. Recess at 0814.
1.1. Opening
1.1.1. Call to order
1.1.1.1. Srini: I call the meeting to order.
1.1.1.2. Meeting convened at 0832.
1.2. Process
1.2.1. Resume Document Discussion
1.2.1.1. Srini: I have added on Slide 8, a second bullet item, and on Slide 5, I have added to the third bullet, a second dashed item. The revised document will be loaded to server as revision 1. I would then like to offer the opportunity for the membership time to review the document.
1.2.1.2. I would like to take a moment to upload the file to the server. The document, shown as r1, is uploaded to the server. (Shows server page on screen)
1.2.2. Approval of Minutes from Last Session
1.2.2.1. Srini: 05/0477. May I have a motion to approve the minutes?
1.2.2.2. Al Petrick: I so move.
1.2.2.3. Second: Ed Reuss
1.2.2.4. Srini: Is there any objection to passing this motion? None. The minutes are approved unanimously.
1.2.3. Working Group Announcement
1.2.3.1. Srini: I have been asked to announce information from the WG regarding patents that may affect approval of the TGe draft. I would like to clarify this issue and obtain the counsel of the WG.
1.3. Closing
1.3.1. Recess
1.3.1.1. I would like to recess until 0930. Are there any objections? Seeing none, we are recessed.
1.3.1.2. Recess at 0851
1.4. Opening
1.4.1. Call to order
1.4.1.1. Srini: I call the meeting to order.
1.4.1.2. Meeting convened at 0930.
1.5. Process
1.5.1. Patent Policy Review
1.5.1.1. Srini: I would like to review the 802 patent policy. (shows patent policy slides on screen). Review of patent statement, process, and responsibilities of members.
1.5.1.2. There was an issue where a patent letter has not been received from one party, and they have been contacted. This should not affect our work.
1.5.1.3. Al Petrick: Stuart has asked me to relate that he has done everything in his power to ensure that the member has been notified of the patent policy, and has met his responsibilities.
1.5.1.4. Srini: I have prepared a procedural motion.
1.5.1.5. Motion:
1.5.1.6. • Believing that comment responses in 11-04/0546r9, 11-04/0988r4, 11-04/1155r2, 11-04/1394r5, 11-05/1580r4, 11-05/0131r2, 11-05/0376r0 and the draft mentioned below demonstrate that the IEEE-SA rules for sponsor ballot have reached an orderly endpoint,
1.5.1.7. • Request that approval of 802.11e draft 13.0 be placed on the next available RevCom agenda.
1.5.1.8. May I have a mover?
1.5.1.9. Movers:
1.5.1.10. TGe: Andrei Kojukhov/Bob Miller Result: 9-0-0 (14 members present)
1.5.1.11. Srini: I have prepared a second procedural motion.
1.5.1.12. Approve 05/0659r2 along with the TGe draft and the documents 11-04/0546r9, 11-04/0988r4, 11-04/1155r2, 11-04/1394r5, 11-05/1580r4, 11-05/0131r2, 11-05/0376r0 as the package that is to be forwarded to IEEE 802.11 WG, IEEE 802 EXCOM, and REVCOM.
1.5.1.13. May I have a mover?
1.5.1.14. Moved: Bob Miller/Andrei Kojukhov Result: 8-0-0
1.5.1.15. Srini: I shall place these motions into the document as revision 2, and upload to the server.
1.5.1.16. Srini: This concludes the business of TGe. Thank you all.
1.5.1.17. [The group offers a round of applause congratulating Srini for his continuing excellence in carrying TGe forward]
1.5.1.18. Srini: May I have a motion to ajourn?
1.5.1.19. Moved Bob/Andrei
1.5.1.20. Is there any objection to adjourn TGe? None. The motion passes unanimously. We are adjourned.
1.5.1.21. Adjourn at 0943
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