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May 2013doc.: IEEE 802.11-13/0500r0IEEE P802.11Wireless LANsProposed TGah Draft AmendmentDate: 9 May 2013Author(s):NameAffiliationEric WongBroadcomAddressPhone190 Mathilda Place,Sunnyvale, CA 1 408 5433370emailewong@broadcom.comMatthew FischerBroadcomNihar JindalBroadcomRon PoratBroadcomrporat@broadcom.comVinko comHyoungjin KwonETRIkwonjin@etri.re.krJae Seung LeeETRIjasonlee@etri.re.krJaewoo ParkETRIparkjw@etri.re.krMinho CheongETRISok-kyu LeeETRI138 Gajeongno,Yuseong-gu,Dajeon, Korea 82 42 8605635minho@etri.re.krSk-lee@etri.re.krBetty ZhaoHuaweiBetty.Zhao@huawei.comBin ZhenHuaweiDavid i.comGeorge CalcevHuaweiOsama AboulMagdYoung HoonKwonChin Keong HoRolling Meadows,IL r.a-star.edu.sgHaiguang WangI2Rhwang@i2r.a-star.edu.sgLi Chia ChooI2Rchoolc@i2r.a-star.edu.sg1 Fusionopolis Way,#21-01 ConnexisTower, Singapore138632Shoukang ZhengI2RSumei SunI2Rsunsm@i2r.a-star.edu.sgWai Leong YeowI2Rwlyeow@i2r.a-star.edu.sgYuan ZhouI2Ryzhou@i2r.a-star.edu.sg1 Fusionopolis Way,#21-01 ConnexisTower, Singapore138632 65-6408 2000skzheng@i2r.a-star.edu.sgZander LeiI2RZhou YuanI2Ryzhou@i2r.a-star.edu.sgIntel Corp.eldad.perahia@intel.comEldad PerahiaProposed TGah Draft Amendment 65-6408 2000leizd@i2r.a-star.edu.sgMinyoung Park (Intel), et al.

May 2013Emily Qidoc.: IEEE 802.11-13/0500r0Intel Corp.emily.h.qi@intel.com2111 NE 25th Ave.Hillsboro, ORMinyoung ParkIntel Corp.Shahrnaz AziziIntel Corp.shahrnaz.azizi@intel.comThomas KenneyIntel Corp.thomas.j.kenney@intel.comTom TetzlaffIntel Corp.thomas.a.tetzlaff@intel.comHanGyu ChoLG ElectronicsJeongki KimLG ElectronicsJinsoo ChoiLG ElectronicsJonghyun ParkLG ElectronicsHyangsun YouLG ElectronicsYongho SeokLG ElectronicsLG R&D ComplexAnyang-Shi,Kyungki-Do, Korea1 503 712 k@lge.comHongyuan ZhangMarvellHongyuan@marvell.comSu Khiong YongMarvellskyong@marvell.comSudhir SrinivasaMarvellsudhirs@marvell.comChaoChun WangMediaTekchaochun.wang@mediatek.comJames WangMediaTekjames.wang@mediatek.comJames YeeMediaTekjames.yee@mediatek.comJianhan LiuMediaTekjianhan.liu@mediatek.comKiran UlnMediaTekkiran.uln@mediatek.comThomas PareMediaTekthomas.pare@mediatek.comChittabrata GhoshNokiaEsa TuomaalaNokiaKlaus DopplerNokia2075 Allston Way,Suite 200, Berkeley,CA 94704SayantanChoudhuryNokiaKen MoriPanasonicMori.ken1@jp.panasonic.comRojan Alfred AsterjadhiQualcommAllert Van ZelstQualcommAmin JafarianQualcommEugene BaikQualcommHemanth SampathQualcommLin YangQualcommMenzo WentinkQualcommRichard Van NeeQualcommSameer VermaniQualcommSantosh AbrahamQualcommSimone MerlinQualcommProposed TGah Draft Amendment5775 Morehouse Dr,San Diego, CA 1 510 in@qti.qualcomm.comMinyoung Park (Intel), et al.

May 2013VK JonesAnna PantelidouJuho PirskanenTimo KoskelaChiu NgoHuai-Rong ShaoGeorge VlantisLiwen ChuLv, KaiyingSun, Bodoc.: IEEE tractThis document contains a proposal for the TGah draft amendment. It captures the feature requirementsoutlined in the TGah specification framework document (11-11/1137) in detailed draft text.Proposed TGah Draft AmendmentMinyoung Park (Intel), et al.

IEEE P802.11ah /D0.1, May 2013IEEE P802.11ah /D0.1Draft Standard for Information technology— Telecommunications and information exchange betweensystems Local and metropolitan area networks—Specific requirementsPart 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control(MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) SpecificationsAmendment 6: Sub 1 GHz License ExemptOperationPrepared by the 802.11 Working Group of theLAN/MAN Standards Committeeof theIEEE Computer SocietyCopyright 2013 by the IEEE.Three Park AvenueNew York, New York 10016-5997, USAAll rights reserved.This document is an unapproved draft of a proposed IEEE Standard. As such, this document is subject tochange. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Because this is an unapproved draft, this document must not beutilized for any conformance/compliance purposes. Permission is hereby granted for IEEE StandardsCommittee participants to reproduce this document for purposes of international standardizationconsideration. Prior to adoption of this document, in whole or in part, by another standards developmentorganization permission must first be obtained from the IEEE Standards Activities Department(stds.ipr@ieee.org). Other entities seeking permission to reproduce this document, in whole or in part, mustalso obtain permission from the IEEE Standards Activities Department.IEEE Standards Activities Department445 Hoes LanePiscataway, NJ 08854, USA

Abstract: This amendment defines modifications to both the IEEE 802.11 physical layer (PHY)and the medium access control (MAC) sublayer to enable operation of license-exempt 802.11wireless networks in frequency bands below 1 GHz excluding the TV White Space bands, with atransmission range up to 1 km and a minimum data rate of at least 100 Kb/s.Keywords: sub 1 GHz, narrower bandwidth, long transmission range, low power consumption,PHY, physical layer, MAC, medium access control, OFDM, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, wireless local area network, WLANThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5997, USACopyright 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.All rights reserved. Published xx Month 20XX. Printed in the United States of America.IEEE is a registered trademark in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, owned by the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers, Incorporated.PDF:Print:ISBN XXX-XXXXX-XXXX-XSTDXXXXXISBN XXX-XXXXX-XXXX-X STDPDXXXXXNo part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the priorwritten permission of the publisher.

IEEE P802.11ah/D0.1, May 2013IntroductionThis introduction is not part of IEEE P802.11ah/D0.1, May 2013, IEEE Standard for Information technology—Telecommunications and information exchange between systems—Local and metropolitan area network—Specific requirements—Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications—Amendment 6: Sub 1 GHz License-Exempt Operation.This amendment defines modifications to both the IEEE 802.11 physical layer (PHY) and the mediumaccess control (MAC) sublayer to enable operation of license-exempt 802.11 wireless networks in frequencybands below 1 GHz excluding the TV White Space bands, with a transmission range up to 1 km and aminimum data rate of at least 100 Kb/s.Notice to usersLaws and regulationsUsers of these documents should consult all applicable laws and regulations. Compliance with theprovisions of this standard does not imply compliance to any applicable regulatory requirements.Implementers of the standard are responsible for observing or referring to the applicable regulatoryrequirements. IEEE does not, by the publication of its standards, intend to urge action that is not incompliance with applicable laws, and these documents may not be construed as doing so.CopyrightsThis document is copyrighted by the IEEE. It is made available for a wide variety of both public and privateuses. These include both use, by reference, in laws and regulations, and use in private self-regulation,standardization, and the promotion of engineering practices and methods. By making this documentavailable for use and adoption by public authorities and private users, the IEEE does not waive any rights incopyright to this document.Updating of IEEE documentsUsers of IEEE standards should be aware that these documents may be superseded at any time by theissuance of new editions or may be amended from time to time through the issuance of amendments,corrigenda, or errata. An official IEEE document at any point in time consists of the current edition of thedocument together with any amendments, corrigenda, or errata then in effect. In order to determine whethera given document is the current edition and whether it has been amended through the issuanceof amendments, corrigenda, or errata, visit the IEEE Standards Association website at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/standards.jsp, or contact the IEEE at the address listed previously.For more information about the IEEE Standards Association or the IEEE standards development process,visit the IEEE-SA website at http://standards.ieee.org.ErrataErrata, if any, for this and all other standards can be accessed at the following URL: ml. Users are encouraged to check this URL for errataperiodically.iiiCopyright 2013 IEEE. All rights reserved.This is an unapproved IEEE Standards draft, subject to change.

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IEEE P802.11ah/D0.1, May 2013ParticipantsAt the time this revision was sent to sponsor ballot, the IEEE 802.11 Working Group had the followingofficers:Editor’s Note: A list of officers will be inserted here prior to initial sponsor ballot.The officers and members of the Task Group ah Working Group ballot pool are as follows:Dave Halasz, ChairYongho Seok, Vice ChairJoseph Teo Chee Ming and Li Chia Choo , SecretaryMinyoung Park, Technical EditorEditor’s Note: A 3-column list of working group voters at the time the working group first approved thedraft will be inserted here.Major contributions were received from the following individuals:Editor’s Note: A 3-column list of those who made major contributions will be inserted here.The following members of the individual balloting committee voted on this revision. Balloters may havevoted for approval, disapproval, or abstention.Editor’s Note: A 3-column list of sponsor ballot voters will be inserted here.Editor’s Note: The date of approval will be inserted on the following line.When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this revision on date , it had the following membership:Editor’s Note: The officers of the IEEE-SA Standards board will be inserted here.Editor’s Note: A 3-column list of the IEEE-SA Standards board members will be inserted here.Also included are the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaisons:Editor’s Note: The Standards Program Manager and Staff liaison will be inserted below. name IEEE Standards Program Manager, Document Development name IEEE Standards Program Managers, Technical Program DevelopmentvCopyright 2013 IEEE. All rights reserved.This is an unapproved IEEE Standards draft, subject to change.

IEEE P802.11ah/D0.1, May 2013viCopyright 2013 IEEE. All rights reserved.This is an unapproved IEEE Standards draft, subject to change.

IEEE P802.11ah/D0.1, May 2013viiCopyright 2013 IEEE. All rights reserved.This is an unapproved IEEE Standards draft, subject to change.