Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15 TG10 (L2R) Opening & Closing Report for March 2016 Date Submitted: March 2016 Source: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Contact: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Voice: +1 480-586-8457, E-Mail: cpowell@ieee.org Re: TG10 (L2R) Opening & Closing Report for March 2016 Abstract: Opening & Closing Report for the TG10 (L2R) Sessions in Macau Purpose: Layer 2 (Mesh Under) Routing Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Page 1

TG10 OPENING REPORT Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 ----- Meeting Notes (17/01/2011 11:38) ----- Replace 1st paragraph with context for TVWS Page 2

Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 802.15 TG10 (L2R) Project: Draft a recommended practice for Layer 2 Routing of Dynamically Changing 802.15.4 Mesh Networks. Leadership: Chair – Clint Powell Technical Editor – Verotiana Rabarijaona Secretary – Charlie Perkins ----- Meeting Notes (17/01/2011 11:38) ----- Replace 1st paragraph with context for TVWS Page 3

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2]: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search

Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/materials.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/index.html This slide set is available at https://development.standards.ieee.org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset.ppt

Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted

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Meeting Goals Recap Jan. 802.15 Interim and Current Status Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Meeting Goals Recap Jan. 802.15 Interim and Current Status Agenda and Mins. Approval LB 116 Results Review / Accept Rogue Comments Resolve Comments from LB 116 Comment Database - doc. # 15-15-0318-43 Re-Establish TG10 BRC Prepare Motions to Go To Sponsor Ballot Review & Update Timeline WG & EC Sponsor Ballot Approval Page 8

LB 116 Results VOTERS 98 VOTED 74 YES 66 ABSTAIN 4 NO 4 Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 LB 116 Results VOTERS 98 VOTED 74 YES 66 ABSTAIN 4 NO 4 % VOTERS 75.51% % YES 91.29% % ABSTAIN 5.41% # COMMENTS 145 (42 Technical, 101 Editorial, 2 Oher) Rogue Comments 86 (6 Technical, 80 Editorial) There was no noted voting fraud, as no identification was required. The letter ballot was valid and the draft passed the minimum approval level of 75%. The latest LB 116 consolidated comments can be found in doc. # 15-15-0318-xx. Page 9

TG10 CLOSING REPORT Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 ----- Meeting Notes (17/01/2011 11:38) ----- Replace 1st paragraph with context for TVWS Page 10

Meeting Status Recap Jan. 802.15 Interim and Current Status Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Meeting Status Recap Jan. 802.15 Interim and Current Status Agenda and Mins. Approval LB 116 Results Review / Accept Rogue Comments Resolve Comments from LB 116 Comment Database - doc. # 15-15-0318-45 Re-Establish TG10 BRC Prepare Motions to Go To Sponsor Ballot Review & Update Timeline WG & EC Sponsor Ballot Approval Hold off until June EC Call or July Mtg. Page 11

LB 116 Comment Resolution Status Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 LB 116 Comment Resolution Status TOTAL # OF COMMENTS # LB COMMENTS 146 # TECHNICAL 44 Resolved 40 Work in Progress 4 # EDITORIAL 101 Resolved 6 # ROGUE COMMENTS 86 # TECHNICAL 6 Resolved 5 Work in Progress 1 # EDITORIAL 80 90% Technical Resolved Page 12

Minutes & Comment Database Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Minutes & Comment Database Minutes - doc. # 15-16-0295-00 Comment Database - doc. # 15-15-0318-xx (currently r45) Page 13

TG10 Timeline 3rd Letter Ballot Recirc. Jan./Feb. 2016 Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 TG10 Timeline 3rd Letter Ballot Recirc. Jan./Feb. 2016 4th Letter Ballot Recirc March 2016 EC Sponsor Ballot Approval June or July 2016 Sponsor Ballot June or July 2016 1st Sponsor Ballot Recirc. Sept./Oct. 2016 2nd Sponsor Ballot Recirc. Nov./Dec. 2016 3rd Sponsor Ballot Recirc.* Jan./Feb. 2017 EC Approval March 2017 RevCom Approval Q2 2017 * May not be needed Page 14

Looking Forward Between Now and Waikoloa Mtg. in May Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Looking Forward Between Now and Waikoloa Mtg. in May Hold 4th Letter Ballot Recirc. Review At Waikoloa Mtg. in May 4th Letter Ballot Recirc. Comment Resolution Page 15

Looking Forward (cont’d.) Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 Looking Forward (cont’d.) After Waikoloa Mtg. Hold 5th Letter Ballot Recirc. Review or Hold 1st Sponsor Ballot Review Next Update to 802.1 July 2016 Page 16

TG10 Motion 1 Motion to form a TG10 BRC. Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 TG10 Motion 1 Motion to form a TG10 BRC. TG10 requests that 802.15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the 802.15.4 TG10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo-Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, SangSung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG10 draft on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector. Moved by: Charlie Perkins Seconded by: Verotiana Rabarijaona Discussion: None Objections: None Page 17

TG10 Conference Calls Reminder Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 TG10 Conference Calls Reminder TG10 Standing Conference Call Info Day: Mon. Time: 6PM-8PM Mon. (Arizona) 10AM-Noon Tues. (Japan-JST, Korea) Conf. #: To Be Sent to TG10 Reflector Next Call: Mon. 28th, April Tues. (Japan-JST, Korea) Page 18

TG10 Motion 1 to WG Motion for WG approval to form TG10 BRC. Jul 12, 2010 07/12/10 TG10 Motion 1 to WG Motion for WG approval to form TG10 BRC. Move that 802.15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the TG10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo-Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, SangSung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG10 draft on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector. Moved by: Clint Powell Seconded by: Verotiana Rabarijaona Page 19