1.01 Several Regarding CID 3526 from "Review the entire document and revise Reject. LB203, there are two as appropriate to either include each All the features with methods for defining the section or feature described in this draft conformance conformance requirements in in the Annex B PICS, or else add the requirements are deemed the IEEE 802.11 standard. appropriate conformance terms as to have been included in The first is the Protocol described in section 1.4. would prefer to PICS, Annex B, together Implementation see both, but I recognize that the logistics with the proper usages of Conformance Statement for this change are significant, so I'm normative words “shall”, (PICS) proforma, Annex B willing to compromise. and etc. “may”, “should” of IEEE 802.11-2012. The other is described in section there have been instances where this The assignee will be able 1.4 "Word Usage" of IEEE practice has been ignored in past to take actions should the 802.11-2012. While there are amendments, these gaps continue to commenter the feature some entries in the PICS in cause problems in interpreting those that should be included in the TGah draft, there are clauses when incompatibilities are Annex B or there is any large gaps where most of the encountered. This makes it particularly mis-usage of “shall”, draft has neither any entry in difficult for implementors or the Wi-Fi etc. “may” the PICS in Annex B, nor Alliance to develop conformance test use of any of the specifications. It also falls to the TGm to conformance terms defined sort out the mess and clean up these in section 1.4. These are far poorly specified definitions. So there is a too numerous to inventory strong desire amongst many members to here in a single ballot resolve these issues before a draft is comment or to file separate approved in the first place, while TGm comments for each one. works through all of the legacy issues in the existing standard."
1.01 Several Regarding CID 3526 from LB203, there are two methods for defining the conformance requirements in the IEEE 802.11 standard. The first is the Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma, Annex B of IEEE 802.11-2012. The other is described in section 1.4 "Word Usage" of IEEE 802.11-2012. While there are some entries in the PICS in the TGah draft, there are large gaps where most of the draft has neither any entry in the PICS in Annex B, nor use of any of the conformance terms defined in section 1.4. These are far too numerous to inventory here in a single ballot comment or to file separate comments for each one. "Review the entire document and revise as appropriate to either include each section or feature described in this draft in the Annex B PICS, or else add the appropriate conformance terms as described in section 1.4. would prefer to see both, but I recognize that the logistics for this change are significant, so I'm willing to compromise. there have been instances where this practice has been ignored in past amendments, these gaps continue to cause problems in interpreting those clauses when incompatibilities are encountered. This makes it particularly difficult for implementors or the Wi-Fi Alliance to develop conformance test specifications. It also falls to the TGm to sort out the mess and clean up these poorly specified definitions. So there is a strong desire amongst many members to resolve these issues before a draft is approved in the first place, while TGm works through all of the legacy issues in the existing standard." Reject. All the features with conformance requirements are deemed to have been included in PICS, Annex B, together with the proper usages of normative words “shall”, “may”, and “should” etc. The assignee will be able to take actions should the commenter the feature that should be included in Annex B or there is any mis-usage of “shall”, “may” etc.
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