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9.2 IEEE 802 LMSC approval
A complete proposed PAR and, if applicable, the criteria for standards development (CSD)
statement, as described in Clause 14, shall be submitted to the IEEE 802 LMSC via the IEEE
802 LMSC email reflector for review no less than 30 days prior to the day of the opening IEEE
802 LMSC meeting of an IEEE 802 LMSC plenary session. The submittal message should
include Internet links to the required submittal documents. Presence of the submittal message in
the reflector archive (with time stamp) is evidence of delivery.
Approval of the PAR by the IEEE 802 LMSC is contingent on inclusion of accepted responses
describing how the proposed PAR meets the CSD. PARs that which introduce no new
functionality are exempt from the requirement to provide a CSD statement. Examples of such
PARs are: Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements (PICS), Managed Object
Conformance Statements (MOCS), PARs to correct errors, and PARs to consolidate documents.
Such PAR packages shall provide a statement that the project is not intended to provide any new
functionality.
At the discretion of the IEEE 802 LMSC Chair, PARs may be submitted in parallel to NesCom
when the IEEE 802 LMSC Closing meeting date allows the PAR to be removed from
consideration prior to NesCom recommendation to the Standards Board.
At the discretion of the IEEE 802 LMSC Chair, PARs for ordinary items (e.g., Maintenance
PARs) and PAR changes essential to the orderly conduct of business (e.g., division of existing
work items or name changes to harmonize with equivalent ISO JTC-1 work items) may be
placed on the IEEE 802 LMSC agenda if delivered to IEEE 802 LMSC members 48 hours in
advance.
The CSD statement shall be reviewed and approved by the Working Group and the IEEE 802
LMSC as part of the approval process for the following:
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Forwarding the PAR to NesCom
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As part of the Working Group ballot to assure the draft is consistent with the CSD
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Forwarding the draft to Standards Assocition ballot
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Forwarding the draft to RevCom
A project uses the same CSD requirements for the review process throughout the life of the
project, even if the CSD are subsequently modified in the IEEE 802 LMSC Operations Manual.
IEEE 802 LMSC approval of changes to the CSD statement after its initial approval may occur
either at plenary sessions or by electronic ballot, as described in 4.1.2.
9.3 Plenary review
In order to ensure wide consideration by IEEE 802 LMSC members, PARs for significant new
work (those that will result in a new Standard/Recommended Practice/Guide or an addition to an
existing one) shall pass through the following process during the IEEE 802 LMSC plenary
session week in which IEEE 802 LMSC approval is sought:
Prior to the start of the IEEE 802 LMSC session, draft PARs and CSDs under consideration for
approval by the IEEE 802 LMSC shall be available at a publicly accessible URL and an email
sent to the IEEE 802 LMSC reflector should contain the URLs required for viewing the PAR and
associated documentation. Working Group chairs should inform their Working Groups of the
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