Welcome to IEEE 802
Newcomer Orientation
David Law, Pat Thaler
6 March 2006
www.ieee802.org
Contents
• Introduction to IEEE 802
• Introduction to IEEE standards process
• Getting more information
Introduction to IEEE 802
Who we are
OSI Reference
Model
• IEEE Project 802 LAN/MAN
Standards Committee (aka
IEEE 802 or LMSC)
– Develop LAN and MAN
standards
– Mainly for link and physical
layers of the network stack
– In operation since March 1980
Application
Presentation
Session
Transport
Network
Data Link
IEEE
802
Physcial
Medium
IEEE Standards
Organization
aka NesCom
IEEE 802 is here:
a standards committee
formed by the
Computer Society
aka RevCom
Some terms
• PAR – project authorization request – the
document that authorizes work on a project.
• WG - Working group – responsible for
developing standards in an area
• TAG – Technical Advisory Group – experts on a
topic area that crosses working groups – may
develop a recommended practice.
• Task group or task force – a part of a working
group which focuses on a particular project.
All those dots….decoder ring
802.1 Bridging and Architecture –
generally the top of the link
layer
802.3 CSMA/CD – Carrier sense
multiple access/collision detect
– wired Ethernet
802.11 WLAN – wireless LAN
802.15 WPAN – wireless personal
area network
802.16 BWA – broadband
wireless access
802.17 ResPackRing – resilient
packet ring
802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG
802.19 Coexistance TAG
802.20 MBWA – mobile
broadband wireless access
802.21 Media Independent
Handoff
802.22 WRAN - wireless regional
area networks
IEEE 802 Organization
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC)
CHAIR
Paul Nikolich
APPOINTED OFFICERS
WORKING GROUP/TAG CHAIRS
802.3
CSMA/CD
Bob Grow
802.11
WLAN
Stuart J. Kerry
802.18 TAG
Radio Regulatory
Mike Lynch
802.15
WPAN
Bob Heile
802.16
BWA
Roger Marks
802.17
ResPackRing
Mike Takefman
802.19 TAG
Coexistance
Shellhammer
802.20
MBWA
Jerry Upton
802.21
Handoff
AJ Rajkumar
802.22
WRAN
Stevenson
802.1
BRIDGING/ARCH
Tony Jeffree
HIBERNATION
802.2 LLC (Dave Carlson)
802.5 Token Ring (Bob Love)
802.12 Demand Priority (Pat Thaler)
1st VICE CHAIR
Mat Sherman
2nd VICE CHAIR
Pat Thaler
EXECUTIVE SECY RECORDING SECY
Bob O’Hara
Buzz Rigsbee
TREASURER
John
Hawkins
DISBANDED
802.4 Token Bus
802.6 DQDB
802.7 Broadband TAG
802.8 Fiber Optic TAG
802.9 ISLAN
802.10 Security
802.14 CATV
MEMBER
EMERITUS
Geoff
Thompson
General structure of the week
Sun
A
M
Mon
Tue
Wed
Some task Opening EC Task force meetings
Newcomer
forces
meet
Opening
Thu
Fri
Task force
WG
plenary
WG
plenary or
task force
Closing
EC
plenary
P
M
Arch
Wireless
newcomer
E
V
e
WG
opening
plenaries
tutorials
tutorials
social
WG
plenary
Check WG agendas for details – there is some variation between groups
– particularly on closing WG plenary
Introduction to IEEE standards
process
Principles of the process
• Due process – procedures are publicly available
and followed consistently
• Consensus – requiring agreement of a majority or
supermajority – for technical decisions here = 75%
• Openness – ensuring materially interested and
affected parties can participate
• Balance – representation from all interested parties
without overwhelming influence from any one party
• Right of appeal – process to ensure due process
More terms
• PAR – Project Authorization Request – the
charter for a standards project
• CFI – Call for interest – a brief meeting to
outline a topic and determine if there is
interest in investigating possible project
• Study Group – a group formed to
investigate a project and produce a PAR
• Five Criteria – In IEEE 802 the basis for
determining whether to forward a PAR.
IEEE 802 standards
development life cycle – part 1
Call for Interest
(CFI)
Adequate interest?
Study Group
Investigates forming
a project
Produce PAR and
5 Criteria
NesCom &
Standards Board
review
Standards Board
approval
Form a Working
Group or task force
and start work
Working Group and
EC review
EC approves
Forward PAR to NesCom
IEEE 802 Five Criteria
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Broad Market Potential
Compatibility
Distinct Identity
Technical Feasibility
Economic Feasibility
IEEE 802 standards
development life cycle – part 2
Review proposals
Material selected?
Create and
refine draft
Draft complete?
Working Group ballot
Review ballot
comments, modify draft
as needed
Changes or new
disapproves?
Recirculate changes
and disapprove
comments
No changes and no new
disapproves, 75% approve and
Working Group approves
forwarding to sponsor ballot?
IEEE 802 standards
development life cycle – part 3
Request EC
approve forward
to sponsor ballot
Request EC approve
forward to RevCom
EC approval?
RevCom approval
Sponsor ballot
Changes or new
disapproves?
Review ballot
comments, modify
draft as needed
No changes
and no new
disapproves,
75% approve
Standards Board
approval
Prepare for
publication
Published standard
Standards life cycle – part 4
• And then there is maintaining the standard
– Respond to request for interpretation
– Keep the standard current by producing
amendments and corrigenda (corrections)
– Renew the life of the standard with
reaffirmation or revision
– When the standard is out of date, withdraw it.
Voting and membership
• Voters have responsibility to vote on letter
ballots
• Three levels of voting occur in IEEE 802
standards development:
– Sponsor ballot
• Open to all interested parties
– Via IEEE SA-membership or paying a per ballot fee
• Participation requires an IEEE Web Account
– Working group
• Requirements on next page
– Task force
• Requirements vary – consult Working group.
Acquiring Working Group voting
membership
• Participating at a meeting = at least 75%
presence.
• For a new Working Group, persons participating
in the initial meeting become members.
• For an existing Working Group, after attending 2
of last 4 plenary sessions or 1 plenary and 1
interim, membership starts at the next plenary
attended.
– May require submitting a letter of intent.
Retaining Working Group voting
membership
• Participate in 2 of the last 4 plenary
sessions.
– An interim may substitute for one of the 2
plenary sessions.
• Return working Group letter ballots
– Membership may be lost for failing to respond
or responding abstain for reason other than
“lack of technical expertise” to 2 of the last 3
ballots.
Ground rules
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Respect … give it, get it
NO product pitches
NO corporate pitches
NO prices
NO restrictive notices – presentations
must be openly available
• Silence your cell phone ringers
IEEE Patent policy
Instructions for the WG Chair
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At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall:
Show slides #1 and #2 of this presentation
Advise the WG membership that:
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The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is
described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
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Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards
under development is encouraged;
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Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that
may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that
neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or
completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent
that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG
meeting:
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That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown;
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That an opportunity was provided for WG members to identify or disclose
patents that the WG member believes may be essential for the use of that
standard;
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Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent
applications that were identified (if any) and by whom.
(Not necessary to be shown)
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised
February 2006)
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent
applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or
applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent
applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be,
unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional
portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided
without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as
soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This
assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or
reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial
approval of the standard). This assurance shall be either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its
present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either
mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any
person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available
without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and
conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
This assurance is irrevocable once submitted and accepted and shall apply, at a
minimum, from the date of the standard’s approval to the date of the standard’s
withdrawal.
Slide #1 Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
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Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims
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Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use
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Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions
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Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share
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Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation
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Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee
Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit
http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html
This slide set is available at
http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt
Slide #2 Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Getting more information
Resources
• IEEE 802 home page:
– http://ieee802.org/index.html
• Links to IEEE and IEEE 802 procedural
documents:
– http://ieee802.org/devdocs.html
• Links to IEEE 802 WG and TAG pages:
– http://ieee802.org/dots.html
• On-line training: IEEE process course for
IEEE 802 to be released in the next week.