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4. IEEE 802 LMSC groups
All Working Groups shall use the individual method, as defined in the IEEE 802 LMSC Policies
and Procedures.
4.1 The IEEE 802 LMSC
4.1.1 Function
The function of the IEEE 802 LMSC is to oversee the operation of the committee in the
following ways:
a)
Charter PAR Study Groups (Standards Committee and Working Group), Working
Groups, and Technical Advisory Groups.
b)
Provide procedural and, if necessary, technical guidance to the Working Groups and
Technical Advisory Groups as it relates to their charters.
c)
Oversee Working Group and Technical Advisory Group operations to ensure that it is
within the scope of IEEE 802 LMSC, and its established charter.
d)
Examine and approve Working Group draft standards for Standards Association ballot
and submission to RevCom, and for conformance with the approved Project
Authorization Request (PAR) and Criteria for Standards Development (CSD) documents.
e)
Consider complaints of Working Group and Technical Advisory Group.
f)
Approve press releases and other external communications.
g)
Manage IEEE 802 LMSC logistics, e.g., concurrent Working Group and Technical
Advisory Group meetings, finances, etc.
h)
Oversee formation of Standards Association ballot groups and Standards Association
ballot process.
4.1.2 Voting rules
All IEEE 802 LMSC approvals on motions to progress or establish a project or PAR Study
Group require explicit vote counts (Yes/No/Abstain) to be reported by the originating subgroup.
At times, it may become necessary for the IEEE 802 LMSC to render a decision that cannot be
made prior to the close of one plenary but must be made prior to the opening of the following
plenary. Such decisions may be made using electronic balloting. Provision shall be made for the
participants in IEEE 802 LMSC activities to observe and comment on IEEE 802 LMSC
electronic ballots. All comments from those who are not Voting Members of the IEEE 802
LMSC shall be considered. Commenters who are not Voting Members of the IEEE 802 LMSC
are urged to seek a Voting Member of the IEEE 802 LMSC (normally their Working Group or
Technical Advisory Group Chair) to include the viewpoint of the commenter in their vote.
The IEEE 802 LMSC Chair, or a IEEE 802 LMSC member designated by the IEEE 802 LMSC
Chair (usually a Vice Chair), shall determine the duration of the ballot, issue the ballot by e-mail
and tally the votes after the ballot is closed. IEEE 802 LMSC Voting Members shall return their
vote and comments by e-mail.
The minimum duration of an electronic ballot shall be 10 days
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. For urgent matters once
sufficient response is received to clearly decide a matter, the ballot may be closed early. This
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Throughout this document, unless otherwise specified, the term “day” refers to a 24 hour period.
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