April 2008

Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

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Geneva JTC1/SC6 Liaison ReportDate: 2008-04-09

Name Company Address Phone email Jesse Walker Intel Corporation 2111 N.E. 25th Ave,

Hillsboro, OR USA +1-712-1849 jesse.walker@intel.com

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April 2008

Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

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Abstract

This presentation contains the Liaison Report from the JTC1/SC6/WG1 meeting April 8-12.

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Jesse Walker, Intel Corporation

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JTC1/SC6/WG1 Meeting Highlights

• At ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 8-12, 2008

• WG1 concluded its business in two days (!)

• Much discussion of the IEEE PSDO

• Disposition of Comments on PDTR 8802-1 proposed by London Ballot Resolution Meeting accepted

• WG1 adopts resolution recommending China and IEEE meet to discuss incorporating WAPI into ISO/IEC 8802-11

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The IEEE PSDO: What is it?

• An ISO governing document adopted by the ISO Council

• A new joint collaboration agreement between IEEE and ISO– Not IEEE 802 and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6/WG1

• Applies to– ISO TC 204 – Intelligent transport systems

– ISO TC 215 – Health informatics

– ISO/IEC JTC1 – Information Technology – SC6, SC7, SC22, SC25, SC36

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The IEEE PSDO: What is its effect?

• Supersedes and voids prior collaboration agreements between IEEE entities and ISO entities– Including TR 8802-1 between IEEE 802 and ISO/IEC

JTC1/SC6/WG1

• Gives IEEE de facto status as an international standards making body– IEEE can request the ISO Secretary General to initiate FDIS

ballots directly for IEEE standards

• Strong protection of IEEE’s Copyright

• Describes how ISO and IEEE will collaborate to develop and maintain standards

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The IEEE PSDO: When does it go into effect?

• It is already in effect, and governs our interactions with ISO today

• Shameless plug: Geoff Thompson and Jesse Walker will present a tutorial on the PSDO at the July IEEE 802 Plenary in Denver

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Geneva PSDO Discussion

• Attendees at the London Ballot Resolution meeting for PDTR 8802-1 asked for clarification of PSDO

• The ITTF’s Michael Smith issued a FAQ responding to these questions

• WG1 reviewed the FAQ and generated supplementary questions regarding– Alignment of IEEE copyright protection with ISO localization

– The IEEE’s responsibilities under the PSDO

– Whether the PSDO takes precedence over JTC1 directives

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Disposition of comment on PDTR 8802-1

• JTC1/SC6 Secretariat to circulate the PSDO and the PDTR 8802-1 to SC6 NBs and Liaison Organizations

• SC6 NBs and Liaison organizations may propose new comments on PDTR 8802-1 in light of the PSDO until 31 May

• Project Editor will create a new PDTR 8802-1 based on comments received

• JTC1/SC6 to review new text at the Montreux SC6 plenary in November

• The London Ballot Resolution meeting recommended issuing new PDTR Text based to

– Retain the naming scheme of the 8802 document series

– Retain the catalog of standards jointly maintained under the PSDO

– Specify implementation details of the PSDO pertinent to JTC1/SC6 and IEEE 802 LMSC

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WAPI Reappears

• China asked that consideration be given to finding a way to incorporate WAPI into 8802-11

• The liaison from IEEE 802– Reiterated IEEE 802’s long-standing position that it welcomes the

opportunity to work with China to address WLAN security issues– Proposed a meeting with China to search for common ground

• WG1 adopted a resolution “encouraging” China and IEEE to conduct a meeting to develop a plan to incorporate WAPI into 8802-11

• IEEE 802 Liaison and China’s NB agreed to a meeting the last week of June in either Macao or Shanghai

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WAPI Discussion

• This is what opportunity looks like– Our goal is full participation by all parties in our processes

– China appears willing to consider more engagement with IEEE 802 at this time

• Recommendation:– IEEE 802.11 Working Group consider reconstituting the JTC1

Study Group to draft a PAR and 5 Criteria

– Appeal to the wider Wi-Fi community to support the proposed June meeting working toward an approach satisfactory to both IEEE 802 members and China