Jan ‘96 MAC group Report
Nov ‘95 Goals for Jan ‘96 mtg
•	Complete D2 draft editing using D2.1 as base.
•	Use output of Nov mtg (D2.1) to complete D2 LB comment processing resulting in D2.2 (D3.0?).
Misc Subjects
•	Nov MAC minutes approved
This Week’s Work Summary.
Pics Proforma
•	Good progress made
–	4, 5, 8 completed so far, 6 in progress
–	Other Clauses (1,2,3,7) not checked yet.
–	Pics work refelcts D2.1 not this weeks work.
•	Motion: to adopt MAC PICs proforma work done so far.
•	Mac Vote: 7, 0, 2
•	Plenary Vote: 17, 0, 0
Sec 6 LB comments vs 247 impacts
•	D2.0 LB comments not resolved. 
•	6 comments were resolved, but reversal of 95/247 caused a problem.
•	Motion: that we decline LB comments 6-300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 307 because the plenary declined to alter the D2.1 multi-rate mechanisms.
•	MAC vote: 7,1,6
•	Plenary Vote: 14, 1, 2
Addt’l MAC mgt SAP text for clause 7 
•	Motion; to adopt clause 7 MAC mgt improvements from Tom S. 
•	MAC Vote: 7, 0, 0
•	Plenary Vote: 17, 0, 0
CIF 
•	Move: to adopt CIF changes rec by greg.
•	MAC vote: 10, 0, 2
•	Plenary Vote: 17, 0, 0
MAC State Machines (6.7) moved to informative Annex
•	No technical change from D2.1
•	Simply corrected placement of informative text.
•	Moved: that clause 6.7 be moved to an informative annex and that the MAC group continue to work according to agenda to improve that annex.
•	MAC Vote: 11, 1, 0
•	Plenary Vote: 14, 1, 3
6.7 vs more bit edits 
•	Editing now caught up with Nov Votes.
•	No plenary vote required
6.3 visio edit
•	Editing now caught up with Nov votes.
•	No plenary vote required 
95/227G 
•	Move: to accept comment resolutions for 227G
•	MAC vote: 10, 0, 3
•	Plenary Vote: 20, 0, 2
96/3 Missing comments
•	Move: to accept rec resolutions of comment of 96/3
•	MAC vote: 12, 0, 0
•	Plenary Vote: 21, 0, 1
Bcast Reliability Improvement 
•	Clause 6 comment 197 still unresolved
•	motion: that the reliability of bcast should be improved.
–	MAC vote 8,2,2
•	motion: that to improve reli of bcast we ask a ad-hoc group to work out the details of an approach based upon a mech of PIFS before all bcast incl beacon, restrict from new xmit at TBTT w or w/o a more bcast bit, and bring a detailed proposal back to the MAc group for action.
–	MAC vote: 9, 2, 1
Bcast Reliability Improvement 
•	rec: (96/15): To use PIFS before all multicast including beacons with a restriction against new TX at TBTT by non-AP, w/ more bit by adopting the text changes presented within this presentation 
–	for MORE bit, see section 8.2.1.4 - already in the d2.1 doc
–	text in 96/15
•	MAC vote: 7, 4, 4
•	Plenary Vote: 11, 7, 4 (fails)
TSF Timer Specification
•	Move: to change in clause 8.1.2.3 “0.0025” to “0.0035”.
•	MAC vote: 5,4,3 
•	Plenary Vote: 6,7,7 (fails)
PHy - new backoff # after hop...
•	Moved to adopt 96/17
•	MAC vote: 11, 0, 2
•	Plenary Vote: 17, 0, 5
“Future No vote”
 resolution info
•	Wim: No action requested. wanted to make group aware of issues. (see 96/19 for ref)
–	Var before fixed fields
–	pad vs word alignment tradeoffs
–	Misc CIF bit issues
»	ESS/IBSS bits
»	CF aware
–	Sync vs TBTT

•	Tom T: How tell when CF period begins?
•	Moved: to change Cf parameter CFP_rate as per text in cf_param.doc
–	MAC vote: 8, 0, 5
–	Plenary Vote: 15, 0, 5
“Future No vote”
 resolution info
•	DB: 
–	sec 6-218 - editors will change must to shall
–	sec 6-110 does not match history, research needed.

•	Johnny: moved: to move 4.4 inserted as new section into clause 6.
–	MAC vote: 8,1,3
–	Plenary Vote: 17, 1, 3
Let’s make a D3 - 
“Third time is a charm...”
•	Motion: That 802.11 create Draft D3 from D2.1 and adopted changes from this week and send D3 out for (regular, not confirmation) Letter Ballot per schedule passed out by Vic.
•	MAC Vote: 11, 0, 1
•	Plenary Vote: 20, 0, 0
–	Postponed to after other sub-group reports...
Goals for Mar 96
•	We have one goal - Process D3 LB comments and forward D3.1 for sponsor ballot.
MAC group report 
•	That’s all for now...