IEEE P802.11 - TASK GROUP BF (WLAN SENSING) - MEETING UPDATE

Status of Project IEEE 802.11bf

Leadership

Background

802.11bf is a new Task Group about WLAN sensing within the IEEE 802.11 working group.

WLAN sensing is the use, by a WLAN sensing capable STA(s), of received WLAN signals to detect feature(s) of an intended target(s) in a given environment.

• Features = Range, velocity, angular, motion, presence or proximity, gesture, etc.

• Target = Object, human, animal, etc.

• Environment = Room, house, vehicles, enterprise, etc.

Goals (Derived from PAR)

Task Group bf is expected to develop an amendment that defines modifications to the IEEE 802.11 medium access control layer (MAC) and to the Directional Multi Gigabit (DMG) and enhanced DMG (EDMG) PHYs to enhance Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) sensing (SENS) operation in license-exempt frequency bands between 1 GHz and 7.125 GHz and above 45 GHz.

This amendment enables:

• Stations to inform other stations of their WLAN sensing capabilities

• Request and setup transmissions that enable WLAN sensing measurements to be performed

• Exchange of WLAN sensing feedback and information

Task Group Documents

Documents	link
Project Authorization Request (PAR)	11-19/2103r11   (Last update:  July 2020)
Critera for Standards Development (CSD)	11-20/0042r6     (Last update:  July 2020)
TGbf Selection Procedure Document	11-20/1812r0    (Last update:  November 2020)
TGbf Functional Requirements Document (FRD)	11-20/1813r0    (Last update:  November 2020)
TGbf Spec Framework Document (SFD)	11-21/0504r2    (Last update:  July 2021)
TGbf Use Cases document	11-20/1712r2    (Last update:  January 2021)
TGbf Channel Models document	11-21/0782r2    (Last update:  September 2021)

Timeline

September 2021, electronic (teleconference) interim meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-1304-05-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2021-09-interim.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-1567-03-00bf-ieee-802-11bf-september-2021-interim-meeting-minutes.docx .

Achievements

• Presentation of technical submissions (including feedback type, general protocol and procedure, channel model......)

July 2021, electronic (teleconference) plenary meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0934-04-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2021-07-plenary.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-1306-00-00bf-ieee-802-11bf-july-2021-plenary-meeting-minutes.docx .

Achievements

• Presentation of technical submissions (including feedback type, general protocol and procedure, Radar discussion, channel model......)

• TGbf Channel Models document (11-21/0782r2), motion passed

• Developing the SFD: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0504-02-00bf-specification-framework-for-tgbf.docx .

May 2021, electronic (teleconference) interim meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0593-05-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2021-05-interim.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0870-01-00bf-meeting-minutes-may-2021.docx .

Achievements

• Presentation of technical submissions (including definition, general protocol and procedure, channel model......)

• Developing the SFD: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0504-01-00bf-specification-framework-for-tgbf.docx .

March 2021, electronic (teleconference) plenary meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0206-05-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2021-03-plenary.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0476-00-00bf-meeting-minutes-march-2021.docx .

Achievements

• Presentation of technical submissions (including definition, general protocol and procedure, channel model......)

• Initiate the discussion of SFD: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0504-00-00bf-specification-framework-for-tgbf.docx .

January 2021, electronic (teleconference) interim meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/20/11-20-1913-04-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2021-01-interim.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/21/11-21-0120-01-00bf-meeting-minutes-january-2021.docx .

Achievements

• TGbf Selection Procedure (11-20/1812r0), motion passed

• TGbf Functional requirement document (11-20/1813r0), motion passed

• TGbf use cases document (11-20/-1712r2), motion passed

• Presentation of technical submissions (e.g., usage model, general protocol and procedure, channel model...)

November 2020, electronic (teleconference) plenary meeting

Main documents

• Agenda: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/20/11-20-1624-04-00bf-tgbf-meeting-agenda-2020-11-plenary.pptx .

• Draft meeting minutes: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/20/11-20-1834-00-00bf-ieee-802-11bf-november-2020-plenary-meeting-minutes.docx .

Achievements

• Approved TGbf Timeline

• Elected/Appointed Task Group Officers: 2 Vice Chairs, Secretary and Technical Editor

• Presentation of technical submissions

USEFUL LINKS TO OTHER SITES:

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• IEEE 802.11 WiKi
• E-mail Reflectors Archives (Members Only)

OTHER SITES

• IEEE P802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC)

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