Capwap Mailing List: RE: Comments on Draft 3 -- LWAPP

[Bob O'Hara (boohara) (boohara]

It is not a good idea to include specific references to an amendment to
802.11, such as 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/j.  The designations are ephemeral
and disappear when the base 802.11 standard is next "revised" by the
IEEE.  

IEEE procedure requires that when the number of amendments exceed a
threshold that they be merged with the base standard.  This is a
"revision" in IEEE terminology.  802.11 is long overdue for such a
merger.  

Such a revision is in process right now.  With high probability before
the end of 2006, all current amendment designations will be obsolete and
superseded by a new IEEE Standard 802.11-2006 that incorporates those
amendments.

We should determine some alternative wording, perhaps including
reference to a specific clause in 802.11, to replace references to
amendments.

 -Bob
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Rakity [mailto:philip.rakity [at] u4eatech.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:27 PM
To: Pat Calhoun (pacalhou)
Cc: capwap [at] frascone.com
Subject: Re: [Capwap] Comments on Draft 3 -- LWAPP

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>>
>> p) Page 113 -- Country Code -- reference 802.11d since this is the
>> definition
>
> If you insist, but 802.11d will point you to this exact reference  
> and we
> would therefore end up creating a double reference just for fun :(
>
> My personal preference is to keep this.

The words are fine ---
just wanted a note adding "802.11d" so I knew where this defintion  
came from.

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