802.11aa

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802.11aa Robust Audio Video Transport Streaming
Jacksonville Closing Report

• Date 2008-07-17

Authors
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Abstract

• This submission summarizes the activities of
  802.11aa during the Denver (July 2008) meeting.

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Closing Report
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Recognition

• Many thanks to Alex Ashley (NDS) and Graham Smith
  (DSP Group) for volunteering to be the recording
  secretary in all the meetings during this session

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802.11aa Goal(s) for the Denver Meeting

• Approvals
• Approval of Jacksonville Meeting minutes
  (08/702r1)
• Teleconference schedule
• Joint Meeting with 802.1AVB
• Listen to Technical Proposals (14)

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Technical Presentations

• 802.11 Packets and MPEG Frames Background
  (08/717r1)
• OBSS Requirements (08/765r0)
• OBSS Complexity (08/864r0)
• OBSS Follow up (08/457r3 VTS document)
• Managed Contention Access (08/818r1)
• Multicast/Broadcast Communication with
  Acknowledgement (08/803r0)
• Block ACK Enhancements for Multicast
  Transmissions (08/809r1)
• More Reliable Broadcast/Multicast (08/816r1)
• Group Block Acknowledgements for Multicast
  Traffic (08/766r0)
• EDCA Enhancements to Improve Link Reliability for
  Multicast Streams (08/810r0)
• Robust Multicast/Broadcast Protocol (08/587)
• Using Packet Drop Precedence for Graceful
  Degradation (08/764r0)
• Requirement and Implementation for Intraflow and
  Inter-AC Diffserv (08/857r0)
• VTS Frame Structure (08/802r0)

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Other Accomplishments

• Recognized the need for a Requirements Document
  on OBSS.
• Recognized the need for a Requirements Document
  on Reliable Multicast/Broadcast.
• Approved Bi-Weekly teleconferences starting July
  28th, 2008 at 1100 Hrs ET for 1 hour.
• Motion to 802.1

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Joint Meeting with 802.1AVB

• 802.1AS/802.11v need to be in sync the goal is
  to ascertain that Time Synchronization features
  of 802.11v that 802.1AS depends on are specified
  completely.
• 802.1 is retiring the 802.1Q C-tag CFI bit by
  the end of 2008. Opportunity for 802.11 to
  request that bit be re-used to indicate Drop
  Precedence Priority on C-tags.
• Plan 4-hour joint meeting in the November Plenary
  802.1AVB requests a comprehensive tutorial on
  802.11e (specifically management interface)

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Plans for Waikoloa Meeting

• Complete and adopt OBSS, Multicast/Broadcast
  Requirements
• Continue with Technical proposals