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Standard:IEEE802.1AS-2020Clause:12.5.1
Clause title:Media-dependent timeTransmitter state machines
Rationale for revision
Slides 20 - 24 of the presentation:
https://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2024/maint-as-garner-discussion-of-fixes-needed-to-resolve-maint-items-369-371-372-0924-v02.pdf
describe changes needed in Figure 12-5 for the following state transitions:
a) INITIALIZING to VALIDATE_FOLLOW_UP_INFO state
b) INITIATE_REQUEST_WAIT_CONFIRM_OR_SAVE INFO to VALIDATE_FOLLOW_UP_INFO state 
c) INITIATE_REQUEST_WAIT_CONFIRM_OR_SAVE INFO to SAVE_CONFIRM_INFO state 
d) INITIALIZING to the INITIATE_REQUEST_WAIT_CONFIRM_OR_SAVE_INFO state

e) INITIATE_REQUEST_WAIT_CONFIRM_OR_SAVE_INFO state to itself
Proposed text
Make the changes to the state transition conditions given in slides 20 - 24 of the above presentation.
Impact on existing networks
Since this fixes several errors, which would need to be fixed in any implementation, it will have no impact on existing networks.
Originator
Name:Geoff GarnerEmail:geoffrey.garner@gmail.com
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Submitted:2024-09-17