IEEE P802.11-TASK GROUP BH (RCM) MEETING UPDATE

Status of Project IEEE P802.11bh - Randomized and Changing MAC addresses

Task Group Leadership

Background

IEEE Std 802.11aq formalized MAC privacy for 802.11 STAs, which includes changing their MAC address and/or using a randomized MAC address. While it is recognized that MAC address randomization supports user privacy, changing MAC addresses can have a wide range of repercussions impacting not only 802.11 networks, but also many related services.

In Feb 2021, the RCM task group (802.11 TGbh) was formed to develop an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 Standard to mitigate these impacts, while continuing to protect the user privacy advantages provided by randomized and/or changing MAC addresses.

Task Group Documents

• P802.11bh PAR.pdf Project Authorization Request (PAR)
• 11-20-1117 Criteria for Standard Developement (CSD)
• 11-21-0332 Issues Tracking document

Task Group Timeline

MILESTONE	TIME
PAR approved	Feb 2021
First TG meeting	Mar 2021
D0.1	Nov 2021
Initial Letter Ballot (D1.0)	Mar 2022
Recirculation (D2.0)	Jul 2022
Initial SA Ballot (D3.0)	Nov 2022
Final 802.11 WG approval	Mar 2023
802 EC approval	May 2023
RevCom and SASB approval	May 2023

March 2021 - Virtual Plenary (TGbh's first meeting)

Achievement

• TGbh leadership positions elected
• Approved liaisons to Wi-Fi Alliance and Wireless Broadband Alliance
• Agreed organization of work
• Approved timeline
• Teleconference plan settled

Meeting Mangement Documents

• 11-21/0286 Meeting Agenda
• 11-21/0458 Closing Report
• 11-21/0460 Meeting Minutes

Teleconference Plan

Date	Time
Monday, March 29	10:00am ~ 12:00(noon) ET
Monday, April 12	10:00am ~ 12:00(noon) ET

Next meeting: Virtual Interim, May 2021

USEFUL LINKS TO OTHER SITES:

IEEE P802.11 WLANs RELATED

• P802.11 Home
• IEEE 802.11 WiKi
• E-mail Reflectors Archive

OTHER SITES

• IEEE P802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC)

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