| Chair | Tony Xiao Han (Huawei) |
| Vice Chair | Sang Kim (LG Electronics) |
| Vice Chair | Assaf Kasher (Qualcomm) |
| Secretary | Leif Wilhelmsson (Ericsson) |
| Technical Editor | Claudio Da Silva (Intel) |
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.
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:
| 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) | 11-21/0504r1 (Last update: May 2021) |
| TGbf Use Cases document | 11-20/1712r2 (Last update: January 2021) |
| MILESTONE | TIME |
| Project Authorization Request approved | Sep 2020 |
| First Task Group Meeting | Oct 2020 |
| Draft 0.1 of the amendment | Jan 2022 |
| Initial Letter Ballot (D1.0) | Jul 2022 |
| Recirculation LB (D2.0) | Jan 2023 |
| Recirculation LB (D3.0) | May 2023 |
| Initial SA Ballot (D4.0) | Sep 2023 |
| Final 802.11 Working Group approval | July 2024 |
| Final 802 EC approval | July 2024 |
| RevCom and SASB approval | Sep 2024 |
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 .
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 .
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...)
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:
IEEE P802.11 WLANs RELATED
OTHER SITES
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