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  ITU-T A.5 justification information for referenced document IEEE 802.11ax-2021 in draft H.552
1. Clear description of the referenced document:
Name: IEEE 802.11ax-2021
Title: 802.11ax-2021 - IEEE Standard for Information Technology--Telecommunications and Information Exchange between Systems Local and Metropolitan Area Networks--Specific Requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, Amendment 1: Enhancements for High-Efficiency WLAN
2. Status of approval:
Active standard approved by IEEE on 9 Feb. 2021.
3. Justification for the specific reference:
IEEE 802.11ax-2021 is recommended for connecting vehicular multimedia systems to mobile devices and exchanging multimedia data.
4. Current information, if any, about IPR issues:
No known issues.
5. Other useful information describing the "Quality" of the document:
This is an amendment to the "wireless fidelity" WiFi standard defined by IEEE 802.11, which is a widely used technology.
6. The degree of stability or maturity of the document:
This is a standards track document approved by IEEE-SA in 2021.
7. Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
IEEE 802.11ay (Wi-Fi 7) is expected to supersede IEEE 802-11ax (Wi-Fi 6) and it is expected to be generally backward-compatible.
8. Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
Section 2) Normative references, added:/
- IETF RFC 8110, Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, Harkins, D., and W. Kumari, Mar. 2017.
9. Qualification of IEEE:
The IEEE was recognized under the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation A.5 on 1 November 1999. Qualifying information is on file with TSB.
10. Other (for any supplementary information):
None.
Note: This form is based on Recommendation ITU-T A.5