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  ITU-T A.5 justification information for referenced document IEEE 802.11n-2009 in draft Y.dem-IoT
1. Clear description of the referenced document:
Name: IEEE 802.11n-2009
Title: 802.11n-2009 - IEEE Standard for Information technology-- Local and metropolitan area networks-- Specific requirements-- Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC)and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, Amendment 5: Enhancements for Higher Throughput
2. Status of approval:
Superseded standard approved by IEEE on 29 Oct 2009.
3. Justification for the specific reference:
The three kinds of data flows of data exchange model refer to IEEE 802.11n, which contains the responsive, unresponsive and fragmented methods.
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:
It is a superseded IEEE standard approved by IEEE in 2009. IEEE 802.11n was superseded by 802.11ac in 2014, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) in 2019, and 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) in 2020. 802.11ay (Wi-Fi 7) is up next with each standard being faster and more reliable than the previous and are generally backward-compatible.
7. Relationship with other existing or emerging documents:
Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11n-2009 is an amendment to by 802.11-2007 as amended by: 802.11k-2008, 802.11r-2008, 802.11y-2008 and 802.11w-2009.
8. Any explicit references within that referenced document should also be listed:
1. "AR1B STD-T71 (5.0)", Broadband Mobile Access Communication System (CSMA), December 2007./
2. "ISO/IEC 14977:1996", Information technology - Syntactic metalanguage - Extended BNF.
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