OFFICIAL IEEE 802.11 WORKING GROUP PROJECT TIMELINES - 05/21/09
 Historical Ballot Timeline

IN PROCESS  - Standards, Amendments, and Recommended Practices

IEEE Project and Final Document

Final Doc Type

Project Authorization Request (PAR)

Task Group and Activity

 Documentation Current Status

PAR Approved, Modified, or  Extended

[Expires]

WG Letter Ballots (LBs)

Form Sponsor Ballot (SB) Pool / Reform

MEC Done

 IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballots (SBs)

Final 802.11 WG Approval

Final or (Conditional) 802 EC Approval

RevCom & Standards Board Final or Continuous Process  Approval

ANSI Approved

 Superseded or Withdrawn by Standards Board
Session End Snapshot

Initial

Recirculation

Initial

Recirculation

Format & Version Incorporated Baselines

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

IEEE Std 802.11ad-xxxx

A

Very High Throughput 60GHz

TGad

None

11-2007

Actual

12/10/08

                          

 

 

Predicted

C

Sep-10

May-11

 Sep-11

Oct-11

 Dec-11

Mar-12

Jul-12

Jul-12

Dec-12

 N/A N/A

IEEE Std 802.11ac-xxxx

A

Very High Throughput <6GHz

TGac

None

11-2007

Actual

09/26/08

                          

 

 

Predicted

C

Nov-10

Mar-11

 Sep-11

Nov-11

 Dec-11

Mar-12

Jul-12

Jul-12

Dec-12

 N/A N/A

IEEE Std 802.11aa-xxxx

A

Video Transport Streams

TGaa

D0.01

11-2007[1]

Actual

03/27/08

                          

 

 

Predicted

C

Nov-09

Mar-10

Jun-10

Jul-10

 Sep-10

Jan-11

Mar-11

Mar-11

Jun-11

 N/A N/A

IEEE Std 802.11z-xxxx

A

Extensions to Direct Link Setup

TGz

Word/PDF

D4.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

88.1%[2]

08/22/07

[12/31/11]

 D1.0 04/03/08 D4.0 03/05/09                  

 

 
11n D7.0 D2.0 07/21/08
11w D6.0 D3.0 12/18/08

Predicted

C

C

C

Dec-08

Mar-09

 Mar-09

May-09

Jul-09

Jul-09

Jan-10

 N/A N/A

IEEE Std 802.11w-xxxx

A

Protected Management Frames

TGw

Frame/PDF

D9.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

88%[3]

03/20/05

[12/31/09]

D1.0

10/10/06

D2.0

04/18/07

11/13/07

  

D6.0

08/22/08

D7.0

01/18/09

 

 

 

 

 

D3.0

10/04/07

D9.0

05/09/09

D4.0

12/12/07

D5.0

02/05/08

Predicted

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Jul-09

Jul-09

Sep-09

N/A

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11v-xxxx

A

Wireless Network Management

TGv

Frame/PDF

D5.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

82.89%[2]

12/08/04

[12/31/08]

 D1.0

07/31/07

 D5.0

04/04/09

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11n D7.0

05/02/08

[12/31/10]

 D2.0

02/14/08
   11p D4.0  D3.0 06/13/08
11w D6.0

 D4.0

12/19/08
11z D2.0

Predicted

C

C

C

Jun-09

Sep-09

Sep-09

Nov-09

May-10

(Mar-10)

Jun-10

N/A

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11u-xxxx

A

InterWorking with External Networks

TGu

Frame/PDF

D6.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

90.45%[2]

12/08/04

[12/31/08]

D1.0

06/08/07

D4.0

09/23/08

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11n D6.04

05/02/08

[12/31/10]

D2.0

02/14/08

 D5.0 02/20/09
11v D4.0

D3.0

06/12/08

 D6.0 04/24/09
11w D6.0

Predicted

C

C

C

Jul-09

Sep-09

Sep-09

Jan-10

Mar-10

May-10

Sep-10

N/A

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11s-xxxx

A

Mesh Networking

TGs

Frame/PDF

D3.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

79%[2]

05/13/04

D1.0

12/07/06

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
11n D7.02

08/22/07

[12/31/08]

 D2.0  03/15/08

11p D5.0

09/25/08

[12/31/10]

 D3.0  05/04/09
11u D4.02

Predicted

C

C

Jul-09

Nov-09

Nov-09

 Jan-10

May-10

Jul-10

Jul-10

Sept-10

N/A

N/A
11v D4.01
11w D7.0
11z D3.0

IEEE Std 802.11p-xxxx

A

Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment

TGp

Frame/PDF

D6.0

 11-2007[1]

Actual

88.95%[2]

09/23/04

[12/31/08]

D1.0

03/02/06

D5.0

05/12/08

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11n D7.0

05/02/08

[12/31/10]

 D2.0 12/06/06

D6.0


 

03/31/09
11w D6.0 D3.0 08/13/07

11z D2.0

 D4.0 04/24/08

Predicted

C

C

C

Jun-09

May-09

 Jul-09

Sep-09

Jan-10

Mar-10

Jun-10

N/A

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11n-xxxx

A

High Throughput

TGn

Frame/PDF

D10.0

11-2007[1]

Actual

80.7%[3]

09/11/03

D1.0

03/19/06

 D3.0 10/07/07

 

 12/11/08

D7.0

 12/11/08

D8.0

03/06/09

 

 

 

 

  

11w D7.0

09/27/07

[12/31/09]

 D2.0 02/07/07 D4.0 03/28/08 D9.0
 04/04/09
D5.0 05/23/08 D10.0 05/15/09
D6.0 07/21/08
D7.0 09/15/08

Predicted

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Jul-09

Jul-09

Nov-09

N/A

 N/A

IEEE Std 802.11-xxxx

STD

802.11 Accumulated  Maintenance Changes

TGmb

Frame/PDF

D1.0

11-2007

Actual

03/22/07

[12/31/11]

D1.0

05/18/09

                      

 

 

Predicted

C

C

Nov-09

Jan-10

Jan-10

 Mar-10

Jul-10

Mar-11

Mar-11

Jun-11

 N/A N/A
 [1] Also includes IEEE 802.11k-2008, IEEE  802.11r-2008 and IEEE 802.11y-2008 : [2] Letter Ballot Approval Percentage : [3] Sponsor Ballot Approval Percentage

PUBLISHED  - Standards, Amendments, and Recommended Practices

IEEE Project and Final Document

Final Doc Type

Project Authorization Request (PAR)

Task Group and Activity

 Documentation

Current Status

PAR Approved, Modified, or  Extended

[Expires]

WG Letter Ballots (LBs)

Form Sponsor Ballot (SB) Pool / Reform

MEC Done

 IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballots (SBs)

Final 802.11 WG Approval

Final or Conditional 802 EC Approval

RevCom & Standards Board Final or Continuous Process  Approval

ANSI Approved

 Superseded or Withdrawn by Standards Board
Session End Snapshot

Initial

Recirculation

Initial

Recirculation

Format & Version Incorporated Baselines

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

IEEE Std 802.11-2007

[Previously known as P802.11-REVma]

STD

802.11 Standard Maintenance & Revision

TGma

N/A

N/A

Actual

03/20/03

 D1.0

03/29/05

D2.0

07/07/05

08/21/05

 C

 D5.0

10/21/05

D6.0

04/10/06

11/08/2006

11/08/2006

 

 03/08/07

N/A

N/A

D3.0

08/08/05

 D7.0 06/21/06

D4.0

09/09/05

 D8.0 08/25/06
D9.0 11/07/06

IEEE Std 802.11y-2008

A

3650-3700 MHz Operation in USA

TGy

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/31/08

 D1.0

12/08/06

D2.0

04/19/07

06/20/07

 07/28/07

 D7.0

12/21/07

 D8.0

02/27/08

C

 C

11/06/08

N/A

N/A

D3.0

06/05/07

 D9.0

03/12/08

D4.0

08/06/07

 D10.0

 04/03/08
D5.0 09/28/07 D11.0 06/05/08
D6.0 11/23/07

IEEE Std 802.11r-2008

A

Fast Roaming

TGr

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/31/08

D1.0

11/25/05

D2.0

03/15/06

06/16/07

 04/11/07

 D7.0 07/31/07 D8.0 09/27/07

C 

 C 05/09/08

N/A

N/A
D3.0 09/29/06 D9.0 01/07/08
D4.0 11/20/06 D9.0

01/22/08
D5.0 03/20/07
D6.0 05/28/07

IEEE Std 802.11k-2008

A

Radio Resource Measurement

TGk

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/11/02

D1.0

08/02/04

D4.0

03/16/06

11/14/05

 04/10/07

D8.0

07/11/07 D9.0 09/24/07

C

C

05/09/08

N/A

N/A

12/31/08

D2.0

02/03/05

D5.0

09/01/06

 11/10/06 D10.0 11/28/07

D3.0

10/03/05

 D6.0 11/01/06 D11.0 01/07/08
D7.0 01/29/07 D12.0 01/22/08
D8.0 04/18/07 D12.0 02/04/08
D13.0 03/03/08

IEEE Std 802.11j-2004 (Amendment 7)

A

4.9 GHz-5 GHz Operation in Japan

TGj

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/11/02

D1.0

04/01/03

D1.3

02/04/04

05/13/04

 C

D1.5

06/02/04

D1.6

07/30/04

C

C

09/23/04

02/02/05

N/A

D1.2

12/05/03

D1.4

04/05/04

IEEE Std 802.11i-2004 (Amendment 6)

A

MAC Security Enhancements

TGi

N/A

N/A

Actual

05/30/01

D1.0

04/05/01

D4.0

05/22/03

08/10/03

 C

D7.0

11/20/03

D8.0

02/26/04

C

C

06/24/04

02/14/05

N/A

D2.0

03/25/02

D5.0

08/04/03

D9.0

03/26/04

D3.0

12/02/02

D6.0

09/24/03

D10.0

04/23/04

D7.0

10/20/03

IEEE Std 802.11h-2003 (Amendment 5)

A

Spectrum and Transmit Power Management Extensions in the 5 GHz  Band in Europe

TGh

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/07/00

D1.0

07/25/01

D2.1

07/23/02

07/25/02

 C

D3.0

12/12/02

D3.6

04/15/03

C

C

09/11/03

12/29/03

N/A
D2.0 03/26/02

D2.2 10/17/02 D3.11 06/10/03

IEEE Std 802.11g-2003 (Amendment 4)

A

Further Higher Data Rate Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band

TGg

N/A

N/A

Actual

09/21/00

D2.1

01/31/02

D4.0

10/17/02

07/25/02

 C

D6.2

02/06/03

D7.1

03/25/03

C

C

06/12/03

10/20/03

N/A

D3.0

07/23/02

D5.0

11/27/02

D8.2

04/29/03

D6.1

01/20/03

IEEE Std 802.11e-2005 (Amendment 8)

A

MAC Enhancements (QoS)

TGe

N/A

N/A

Actual

03/30/00

D1.0

04/05/01

D5.0

08/01/03

08/15/03

 C

D8.0

04/07/04

D9.0

08/06/04

 07/22/05

 07/22/05

 09/22/05

N/A

N/A

03/25/04

D2.0

12/05/01

D6.0

12/04/03

06/01/04

D10.0

09/23/04

D3.0

05/23/02

D7.0

01/31/04

 

D11.0

10/27/04

D4.0

11/28/02

D8.0

02/24/04

D12.0

12/08/04

D13.0

02/03/05

D13.0

04/01/05

IEEE Std 802.11d-2001 (Amendment 3)

A

Operation in Additional Regulatory Domains

TGd

N/A

N/A

Actual

06/26/99

D1.0

11/27/99

D1.6

03/27/00

11/29/01

 C

D2.0

01/31/01

D3.0

04/03/01

C

C

06/14/01

10/25/01

N/A

D1.9

06/12/00

IEEE Std 802.11c-1998 [Part of ISO/IEC 10038 (IEEE 802.1D-2004) Standard]

A

Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges - Supplement for Support by IEEE 802.11

TGc

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/09/97

C

 C

C

 C

C

C

 C C

C

 C

C

C

09/16/98

N/A

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11b Cor1-2001

COR

Corrigenda to IEEE 802.11b-1999

TGb-Cor1

N/A

N/A

Actual

01/30/00

D1.0

11/27/99

D1.1

Jan-00

03/06/00

 C

D1.4

10/18/00

D1.5

04/03/01

C

C

10/10/01

01/30/02

N/A

D1.6

06/18/01

IEEE Std 802.11b-1999 (Amendment 2)

A

Higher Speed PHY Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band

TGb

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/09/97

D1.0

09/30/98

D2.0

11/27/98

C

 C

D5.0

Apr-99

D5.5

Jun-99

C

C

09/16/99

02/11/00

N/A

D3.0

03/15/99

D6.1

Jul-99

D4.1

Mar-99

IEEE Std 802.11a-1999 (Amendment 1)

A

Higher Speed PHY Extension in the 5GHz Band

TGa

N/A

N/A

Actual

09/16/97

D2.0

11/27/98

D2.1

02//02/99

C

 C

D5.0

Apr-99

D5.5

Jun-99

C

C

09/16/99

02/11/00

N/A

D3.0

03/15/99

D6.2

Jul-99

D4.0

Mar-99
 

SUPERSEDED OR WITHDRAWN - Standards, Amendments, and Recommended Practices

IEEE Project and Final Document

Final Doc Type

Project Authorization Request (PAR)

Task Group and Activity

 Documentation

Current Status

PAR Approved, Modified, or  Extended

[Expires]

WG Letter Ballots (LBs)

Form Sponsor Ballot (SB) Pool / Reform

MEC Done

 IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballots (SBs)

Final 802.11 WG Approval

Final or Conditional 802 EC Approval

RevCom & Standards Board Final or Continuous Process  Approval

ANSI Approved

 Superseded or Withdrawn by Standards Board
Session End Snapshot

Initial

Recirculation

Initial

Recirculation

Format & Version Incorporated Baselines

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

Draft

Date

IEEE Std 802.11.2

RP

Wireless Performance

TGT

N/A

N/A

Actual

12.31.08

 D1.0

04/16/07

 

 

  

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

IEEE Std 802.11F-2003 [IEEE P802.11.1]

[Administratively Withdrawn by IEEE-SA Standards Board on 02/03/06]

RP

Inter-Access Point Protocol Across Distribution Systems Supporting IEEE 802.11 Operation

TGF

N/A

N/A

Actual

03/30/00

D1.1

04/05/01

D3.1

05/08/02

07/27/02

 C

D4.0

09/18/02

D4.1

12/04/02

C

C

06/12/03

N/A

02/03/06

D2.0

07/25/01

D5.0

02/07/03

D3.0

01/29/02

D6.0

03/25/03

IEEE Std 802.11-1999 [Superseded by ISO/IEC 8802.11: 1999 on 09/30/05]

STD

Part II: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications

MAC/PHY

N/A

N/A

Actual

12/09/97

C

 C

C

 C

C

C

 C C

C

 C

C

C

03/18/99

07/15/99

09/30/05

IEEE Std 802.11-1997[Superseded by ISO/IEC 8802.11: 1999 on 07/15/99]

STD

IEEE Standard for Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications

MAC/PHY

N/A

N/A

Actual

03/21/91

C

 C

C

 C

C

C

 C C

C

 C

C

C

06/26/97

N/A

07/15/99

ISO/IEC 8802.11: 1999 [IEEE Std 802.11-1999 (R2003)]

STD

Part II: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications

WG

N/A

N/A

Actual

N/A

N/A

 N/A

N/A

 N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A N/A

N/A

 N/A

C

C

03/18/99

09/30/05

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Timeline Chart Notes:

 

 

 

 

    
 

  C  

 = Stage Completed or Currently In-Process

N/A

 = Not Applicable

MEC

 = IEEE-SA Mandatory Editorial Coordination

 

A / COR

 = Amendment / Corrigendum

RP

 = Recommended Practice

Final 802.11 WG

 = Approval by 802.11 WG - Current WG Calendar
 

Predicted

 = Current Date Estimate

SB

 = Sponsor Ballot

Final or Conditional 802 EC

 = Approval by 802 EC at Plenary Session - Current 802 EC Plenary Calendar

 

Date

 = Actual or Start Date

STD

 = Standard and/or Revision

RevCom/Standards Board

 = Approval of RevCom / IEEE-SA Standards Board in Normal Session - Current IEEE-SA Calendar

 

LB

 = Letter Ballot

TG

 = Task Group

ANSI

= American National Standards Institute
             

 

 

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