Welcome to IEEE 802 Newcomer Orientation
David Law, Pat Thaler
6 March 2006
www.ieee802.org
Contents
• Introduction to IEEE 802
• Introduction to IEEE standards process
• Getting more information
Introduction to IEEE 802
Who we are
• IEEE Project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (aka IEEE 802 or LMSC)– Develop LAN and MAN
standards– Mainly for link and physical
layers of the network stack– In operation since March 1980
OSI Reference Model
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data Link
Physcial
Medium
IEEE802
IEEE Standards
Organization
IEEE 802 is here:a standards committee formed by the Computer Society
aka NesCom aka RevCom
Some terms
• PAR – project authorization request – the document that authorizes work on a project.
• WG - Working group – responsible for developing standards in an area
• TAG – Technical Advisory Group – experts on a topic area that crosses working groups – may develop a recommended practice.
• Task group or task force – a part of a working group which focuses on a particular project.
All those dots….decoder ring
802.1 Bridging and Architecture – generally the top of the link layer
802.3 CSMA/CD – Carrier sense multiple access/collision detect – wired Ethernet
802.11 WLAN – wireless LAN
802.15 WPAN – wireless personal area network
802.16 BWA – broadband wireless access
802.17 ResPackRing – resilient packet ring
802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG
802.19 Coexistance TAG
802.20 MBWA – mobile broadband wireless access
802.21 Media Independent Handoff
802.22 WRAN - wireless regional area networks
IEEE 802 Organization
802.3CSMA/CDBob Grow
802.16BWA
Roger Marks
802.11WLAN
Stuart J. Kerry
802.1BRIDGING/ARCH
Tony Jeffree
WORKING GROUP/TAG CHAIRS
1st VICE CHAIRMat Sherman
RECORDING SECYBob O’Hara
TREASURERJohn
Hawkins
EXECUTIVE SECYBuzz Rigsbee
APPOINTED OFFICERS
CHAIRPaul Nikolich
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC)
802.15WPAN
Bob Heile
802.18 TAGRadio Regulatory
Mike Lynch
802.17ResPackRing
Mike Takefman
802.19 TAGCoexistanceShellhammer
802.20MBWA
Jerry Upton
2nd VICE CHAIRPat Thaler
802.21Handoff
AJ Rajkumar
802.22WRAN
Stevenson
HIBERNATION802.2 LLC (Dave Carlson)802.5 Token Ring (Bob Love)802.12 Demand Priority (Pat Thaler)
DISBANDED802.4 Token Bus 802.6 DQDB 802.7 Broadband TAG 802.8 Fiber Optic TAG802.9 ISLAN 802.10 Security 802.14 CATV
MEMBEREMERITUS
GeoffThompson
General structure of the week
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu FriAM
Some task forces meet
Arch
Wireless newcomer
Opening EC
Newcomer
Opening plenary
Task force meetings Task force WG plenary
PM
WG opening plenaries
WG plenary or task force
Closing EC
E
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tutorials tutorials social WG plenary
Check WG agendas for details – there is some variation between groups – particularly on closing WG plenary
Introduction to IEEE standards process
Principles of the process
• Due process – procedures are publicly available and followed consistently
• Consensus – requiring agreement of a majority or supermajority – for technical decisions here = 75%
• Openness – ensuring materially interested and affected parties can participate
• Balance – representation from all interested parties without overwhelming influence from any one party
• Right of appeal – process to ensure due process
More terms
• PAR – Project Authorization Request – the charter for a standards project
• CFI – Call for interest – a brief meeting to outline a topic and determine if there is interest in investigating possible project
• Study Group – a group formed to investigate a project and produce a PAR
• Five Criteria – In IEEE 802 the basis for determining whether to forward a PAR.
IEEE 802 standards development life cycle – part 1
Call for Interest (CFI)
Study GroupInvestigates forming
a projectProduce PAR and
5 Criteria
Adequate interest?
Working Group and EC review
NesCom &Standards Board
review
EC approvesForward PAR to NesCom
Form a Working Group or task force
and start work
Standards Boardapproval
IEEE 802 Five Criteria
• Broad Market Potential
• Compatibility
• Distinct Identity
• Technical Feasibility
• Economic Feasibility
IEEE 802 standards development life cycle – part 2
Review proposals
Create and refine draft
Draft complete?
Working Group ballot
Review ballotcomments, modify draft
as needed
Recirculate changesand disapprove
comments
Material selected?
Changes or new disapproves?
No changes and no newdisapproves, 75% approve andWorking Group approves forwarding to sponsor ballot?
IEEE 802 standards development life cycle – part 3
Request EC approve forwardto sponsor ballot
Sponsor ballot
Review ballotcomments, modify
draft as needed
Request EC approve forward to RevCom
RevCom approval
Published standard
Changes or new disapproves?
No changes and no newdisapproves, 75% approve
Standards Board approval
Prepare for publication
EC approval?
Standards life cycle – part 4
• And then there is maintaining the standard– Respond to request for interpretation– Keep the standard current by producing
amendments and corrigenda (corrections)– Renew the life of the standard with
reaffirmation or revision– When the standard is out of date, withdraw it.
Voting and membership
• Voters have responsibility to vote on letter ballots
• Three levels of voting occur in IEEE 802 standards development:– Sponsor ballot
• Open to all interested parties– Via IEEE SA-membership or paying a per ballot fee
• Participation requires an IEEE Web Account– Working group
• Requirements on next page– Task force
• Requirements vary – consult Working group.
Acquiring Working Group voting membership
• Participating at a meeting = at least 75% presence.
• For a new Working Group, persons participating in the initial meeting become members.
• For an existing Working Group, after attending 2 of last 4 plenary sessions or 1 plenary and 1 interim, membership starts at the next plenary attended. – May require submitting a letter of intent.
Retaining Working Group voting membership
• Participate in 2 of the last 4 plenary sessions. – An interim may substitute for one of the 2
plenary sessions.
• Return working Group letter ballots– Membership may be lost for failing to respond
or responding abstain for reason other than “lack of technical expertise” to 2 of the last 3 ballots.
Ground rules
• Respect … give it, get it
• NO product pitches
• NO corporate pitches
• NO prices
• NO restrictive notices – presentations must be openly available
• Silence your cell phone ringers
IEEE Patent policy
Instructions for the WG Chair At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall: Show slides #1 and #2 of this presentation Advise the WG membership that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged;
Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown; That an opportunity was provided for WG members to identify or disclose
patents that the WG member believes may be essential for the use of that standard;
Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that were identified (if any) and by whom.
(Not necessary to be shown) Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
This assurance is irrevocable once submitted and accepted and shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard’s approval to the date of the standard’s withdrawal.
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Slide #1 Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use
Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions
Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share
Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at [email protected] or visit
http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html
This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt
Slide #2
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Getting more information
Resources
• IEEE 802 home page: – http://ieee802.org/index.html
• Links to IEEE and IEEE 802 procedural documents:– http://ieee802.org/devdocs.html
• Links to IEEE 802 WG and TAG pages:– http://ieee802.org/dots.html
• On-line training: IEEE process course for IEEE 802 to be released in the next week.