A report on the IEEE 802 plenary meeting Kauai, HI, USA

The IEEE 802 LAN/MAN committee is positioning itself as the focal point for wireless networking standards. Recognizing that a single solution may not fill all needs, the IEEE Standards Board has created several working groups (WG) that have been chartered to develop standards that address the different segments of the wireless market. In particular, the committee is actively engaged in developing standards for (1) Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), which includes the 802.11 group of standards, (2) Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), which includes the 802.15 group of standards, and (3) Wireless Broadband Access Networks, which includes the 802.16 group of standards. This report provides a synopsis of the current state of these efforts.