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Activity |
Tag |
Description |
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IEEE 802.11 Working Group |
WG |
The Working
Group is comprised of all of the Standing Committees, Task
Groups, Study Groups, and Ad-Hoc Groups. Membership is
at the WG level. All WG members may participate in
any of these sub-groups. |
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Task Group |
TG |
The committee(s) that are tasked by the WG as the
author(s) of the Standard or subsequent Amendments via an
approved PAR |
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Study Group |
SG |
A committee responsible for researching a possible future
amendment. The output of the SG is usually a project
authorization request (PAR). Study groups are authorized by the IEEE 802 executive
committee (EC) and are expected to have a relatively short
lifetime (~6 months). The SG terminates when it has submitted a PAR, or
failed to gain approval for a PAR, or when the IEEE
802 EC declines to approve an SG extension. |
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Standing Committee |
SC |
A committee with a determined role/task, that does not
modify the IEEE 802.11 standard. These committees
are created by the 802.11 chair and are relatively
long-lived. |
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Ad-hoc Committee |
AHC |
A committee with a determined role/task, that does not
modify the IEEE 802.11 standard. These committees
are created by the 802.11 chair and are relatively
short-lived. |
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Name |
Tag |
Description |
Status |
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This group
provides maintenance of the IEEE 802.11-2007 standard
by responding to interpretation requests and rolling
published amendments into revisions of the 802.11
standard. |
Active – Currently awaiting IEEE SASB approval |
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This amendment
specifies enhancements to the 802.11 MAC (Medium Access
Control) for robust audio video streaming, while
maintaining co-existence with other types of traffic. It also
supports interworking with relevant 802.1AVB mechanisms
(802.1Qat, 802.1Qav, 802.1AS) |
Active |
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This amendment
specifies enhancements to the 802.11 MAC and PHY to
support very high throughput (500-1000 Mbps) in the 5
GHz bands. |
Active |
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This amendment
defines standardized modifications to both the 802.11
physical layers (PHY) and the 802.11 Medium Access
Control Layer (MAC) to enable operation in the 60 GHz
frequency band (typically 57-66 GHz) capable of very
high throughput (>= 1Gbps). It also enables fast
session transfer between 802.11 PHYs . |
Active |
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This amendment
defines mechanisms for prioritizing IEEE 802.11
management frames using existing mechanisms for medium
access. |
Active (since
Jan 2010) |
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An amendment
that defines modifications to both the 802.11 physical
layers (PHY) and the 802.11 Medium Access Control Layer
(MAC), to meet the legal requirements for channel access
and coexistence in the TV White Space. |
Active (since
Jan 2010) |
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An amendment
that defines operation in Sub 1 GHz frequencies. Supports
applications that benefit from range extension, such as
smart meters. |
Active |
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An amendment
that supports Fast Link Setup, i.e., to reduce time to
set up an association. |
Active |
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Name |
Tag |
Description |
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Publicity SC |
Ongoing |
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Wireless Next
Generations |
To provide an
opportunity for all new or updated ideas to be presented
for immediate 802.11 peer review. This committee acts as
a clearing house for the wireless next generation of
features to the plus refinements to the existing 802.11
Standard |
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Architecture |
The WG Chair's
Architecture SC engages senior members of 802.11 to
discover, analyze, codify and promote a common
understanding of 802.11 architecture; provides an
interface point for architectural topics from other 802
groups; and advises the WG Chair re architecture
interactions between 802.11 task groups. |
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Regulatory |
To monitor the
global regulatory environment relating to 802.11
standards and work with the 802.11 WG on any issues
requiring special consideration; work with 802.18 to
assist regulatory agencies understand the needs of
coming 802.11 standards. To ensure that
past and current 802.11 standards and amendments are in
compliance with global regulations; help 802.11 task
groups deal with regulatory changes. |
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Name |
Tag |
Description |
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China milimeter-wave |
CMMW SG |
Goals of this activity are to adapt 802.11ad (60 GHz) technology for China. Active (first meeting in Jan 2012) |
| Infrastructure Service Discovery | ISD SG | Active (first meeting in Jan 2012) |
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Name |
Tag |
Description |
Status |
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MAC Task Group |
MAC |
The scope of
the project is to develop one common MAC for Wireless
Local Area Networks (WLANs) applications, in-conjunction
with the PHY Task Group work |
Work has been
completed on the ISO / IEC version of the original
Standard - Published as IEEE Std. 802.11, 1999 (ISO/IEC
8802-11: 1999) |
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PHY Task Group |
PHY |
The scope of
the project is to develop three PHY's for Wireless Local
Area Networks (WLANs) applications, using Infrared (IR),
2.4 GHz Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS), and
2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS),
in-conjunction with the one common MAC Task Group work |
Work has been
completed on the ISO / IEC version of the original
Standard - Published as IEEE Std. 802.11, 1999 (ISO/IEC
8802-11: 1999) |
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Task Group a |
TGa |
The scope of
the project is to develop a PHY to operate in the UNII
band. |
Work
has been completed on the ISO / IEC version of the
original Standard as an amendment - Published as IEEE
Std. 802.11a-1999 (ISO/IEC 8802-11: 1999 (E)/Amd 1: 2000
(ISO/IEC) and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group b |
TGb |
The scope of
the project is to develop a standard for a higher rate
PHY in the 2.4GHz band |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the Standard as an
amendment - Published as IEEE Std. 802.11b-1999 |
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Task Group
b-Cor1 |
TGb-Cor1 |
The scope of
this project is to correct deficiencies in the MIB
definition of 802.11b |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group c |
TGc |
This amendment
adds a subclause under 2.5 Support of the Internal
Sub-Layer Service by specific MAC Procedures to cover
bridge operation with IEEE 802.11 MAC. This supplement
to ISO/IEC 10038 (IEEE 802.1D) will be developed by the
802.11 Working Group in cooperation with the IEEE 802.1
Working Group. |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the ISO/IEC 10038 (IEEE
802.1D) Standard and part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group d |
TGd |
This amendment
defines the physical layer requirements (channelization,
hopping patterns, new values for current MIB attributes,
and other requirements to extend the operation of 802.11
WLANs to new regulatory domains (countries) |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group e |
TGe |
This amendment
enhances the 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) to
improve and manage Quality of Service. |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group F |
TGF |
This is a
recommended practice for an Inter-Access Point Protocol
(IAPP) which provides the necessary capabilities to
achieve multi-vendor Access Point interoperability
across a Distribution System supporting IEEE P802.11
Wireless LAN Links. |
Work has
completed and was Published as IEEE Std. 802.11F-2003,
which was withdrawn as of February 2006. |
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Task Group g |
TGg |
This
amendment provides a higher speed(s) PHY extension to
the 802.11b standard. |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group h |
TGh |
This amendment
enhances the 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) standard
and 802.11a High Speed Physical Layer (PHY) in the 5GHz
Band supplement to the standard; adds indoor and outdoor
channel selection for 5GHz license exempt bands in
Europe; and enhances channel energy measurement and
reporting mechanisms to improve spectrum and transmit
power management (per CEPT and subsequent EU committee
or body ruling incorporating CEPT Recommendation ERC
99/23) |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
|
Task Group i |
TGi |
This amendment
enhances the 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) to
enhance security and authentication mechanisms |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
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Task Group j |
TGj |
This amendment
enhances the 802.11 standard to add channel selection
for 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz in Japan to additionally conform
to the Japanese rules for radio operation |
Work has been
completed and is now part of the IEEE 802.11 Standard -
Published as IEEE Std. 802.11-2007 |
|
TGk |
This amendment
defines Radio Resource Measurement enhancements to
provide interfaces to higher layers for radio and
network measurements |
Completed with
the publication of IEEE Std 802.11k-2008 |
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Task Group n |
TGn |
This amendment
provides improvements to the 802.11 standard to provide
high throughput (>100Mbps) |
Published as
IEEE Std 802.11n-2009 |
|
TGp |
This amendment
supports communication between vehicles and the roadside
and between vehicles while operating at speeds up to a
minimum of 200 km/h for communication ranges up to 1000
meters. The amendment supports communications in the 5
GHz bands; specifically 5.850-5.925 GHz band within
North America with the aim to enhance the mobility and
safety of all forms of surface transportation, including
rail and marine. |
Published as
IEEE Std 802.11p-2010 |
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|
TGr |
This amendment
provides enhancements to the 802.11 Medium Access
Control (MAC) layer to minimize or eliminate the amount
of time data connectivity between the Station (STA) and
the Distribution System (DS) is absent during a Basic
Service Set (BSS) transition, limited to the state
necessary for the operation of the MAC. |
Completed with
the publication of IEEE Std 802.11r-2008 |
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| Task Group s | TGs | This amendment provides a protocol for auto-configuring paths between APs over self-configuring multi-hop topologies in a WDS to support both broadcast/multicast and unicast traffic in an ESS Mesh using the four-address frame format or an extension. | Completed with the publication of IEEE Std 802.11s-2011 |
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TGT |
This
recommended practice was intended to provide 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 as a recommended practice. |
Work abandoned
without achieving WG approval of a draft. |
|
|
TGu |
This amendment
to the IEEE 802.11 MAC and PHY supports InterWorking
with External Networks. |
Completed and
published as IEEE Std 802.11u-2011 |
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TGv |
This amendment
provides Wireless Network Management enhancements to the
802.11 MAC, and PHY, and extends prior work in radio
measurement to effect a complete and coherent upper
layer interface for managing 802.11 devices in wireless
networks. |
Completed and
published as IEEE Std 802.11v-2011 |
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Task Group w |
TGw |
The amendment
enhances the IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control layer to
provide, mechanisms that enable data integrity, data
origin authenticity, replay protection, and data
confidentiality for selected IEEE 802.11 management
frames. |
Completed and
published as IEEE Std 802.11w-2009 |
|
TGy |
This amendment
supports use of 802.11 based systems in the 3650-3700
MHz band in the USA (FCC 05-56). |
Completed and
published as IEEE Std 802.11y-2008 |
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TGz |
This amendment
defines a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) mechanism to
allow operation without access point support for this
feature and allow stations with an active TDLS session
to enter power save mode. |
Completed and
published as IEEE Std 802.11z-2010 |
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