IEEE P802.11 - INTEGRATED MILLIMETER WAVE (IMMW) STUDY GROUP (SG) - MEETING UPDATE

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Status of IEEE 802.11 Integrated MilliMeter Wave (IMMW) SG

Laurent Cariou, Chair
--, Vice-chair
Volker Jungnickel, Recording Secretary

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Page Contents

Background

Goals

November 2023

January 2024

March 2024

May 2024

July 2024

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Background

Integrated MilliMeter Wave is a new Study Group within the IEEE 802.11 working group that will define a Project Authorization Request (PAR) to address the problem of WLAN non-standalone operation in unlicensed bands between 42 and 71 GHz using single-user (SU) OFDM based transmissions. An 802.11 device should also support 2.4 to 7.25 GHz (sub-7 GHz) unlicensed band operation.

Goals

The new project on PHY and MAC operation between 42 and 71 GHz leverages or reuses existing PHY and MAC specifications defined for the operation in sub-7 GHz bands, e.g. SU transmission PPDU format and MAC frames, and defines bandwidth modes operating in non-overlapping channels.

This amendment shall ensure coexistence with legacy IEEE 802.11 devices operating in the identified unlicensed bands.

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November 2023

Main documents

• Closing report

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Current status
• 10 contributions focused on the scope of the project.
• There was a good consensus on having a reduced and well defined scope.
• Teleconferences
• To be determined by 10 days notice

January 2024 plans

• Contributions on how to capture the reduced scope in the PAR and CSD documents.

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January 2024

Main documents

• Closing report
• Minutes

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Current status
• 11 contributions focused on the scope of the project
• Discussion on a first draft version of the PAR scope

March 2024 plans

• Converge on PAR and CSD documents.

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March 2024

Main documents

• Closing report
• Minutes

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Current status
• 7 contributions focused on the scope of the project
• Good progress on convergence on PAR document.
• Straw Poll on PAR document 24/0116r2: 67Y, 16N, 25A

May 2024 plans

• Approve PAR and CSD documents.

May 2024

Main documents

• Closing report
• Minutes

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

– 4 contributions focused on the scope of the project

– PAR and CSD documents are stable since 4 months.

– As planned by SG timeline, we ran motion on PAR and CSD documents

– Motion failed: PAR 130Y, 49N, 27A

– The group was unable to identify tangible reasons for these unexpected last-minute objections

July 2024 plans

• Approve PAR and CSD documents.

July 2024

Main documents

• Closing report
• Minutes

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

– We ran motion and approved PAR and CSD documents in the study group

– PAR 137Y, 33N, 28A

– CSD 141Y, 29N, 18A

– PAR and CSD document were then approved in the WG

– We went over one contribution

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