Mesh Frame Types & Subtypes Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 January 2007 Mesh Frame Types & Subtypes Date: 2007-01-05 Authors: Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.11. 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 grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.11. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802 Patent Policy and Procedures <http:// ieee802.org/guides/bylaws/sb-bylaws.pdf>, including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair <stuart.kerry@philips.com> as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at <patcom@ieee.org>. Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems John Doe, Some Company

Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 January 2007 Abstract This slide deck summarizes a self-contained set of frame types/subtypes for mesh operations The reason for proposing this set is that the current approach mixes legacy types and new types; this leads to potential confusion and maintenance issues for the standard but it has no advantages The proposed set decouples all mesh related subtypes and categories from the access (=legacy) mode of the standard Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems John Doe, Some Company

General format/coding January 2007 General format/coding Type Subtype Category Description of subtype 11 0000 nnnn Discovery and peer link set-up 0001 Default Routing and Route Maintenance 0010 Mesh Security/EMSA 0011 Mesh Management 1000 n.a. Mesh Data 1001 Mesh Data + CF Ack other .. reserved Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems

Categories for Discovery & Peer Link Setup January 2007 Categories for Discovery & Peer Link Setup Type Subtype Category Description 11 0000 Mesh beacon 0001 Mesh probe 0011 Mesh probe response 0100 Peer Link Open 0101 Peer Link Confirm 0110 Peer Link Probe 0111 Peer Link Close 1000 Portal Announcement other reserved Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems

Categories for Routing and Route Maintenance January 2007 Categories for Routing and Route Maintenance Type Subtype Category Description 11 0001 0000 RREQ RREP 0010 RERR 0011 RANN Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems

Categories for Mesh Security January 2007 Categories for Mesh Security Type Subtype Category Description 11 0010 0000 Key Holder Association 0001 Key Pull Key Push 0011 Key Delete 0100 EAP Transport other reserved Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems

Categories for Mesh Management January 2007 Categories for Mesh Management Type Subtype Category Description 11 0011 0000 General Management 0001 Congestion Management 0010 Synchronization/Power Save Connectivity Report 0100 Baseline *) other reserved *): can be used to transport baseline management frames over multiple hops Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems

Other Subtypes Type Subtype Category Description 11 1000 n.a. January 2007 Other Subtypes Type Subtype Category Description 11 1000 n.a. Mesh Data 1001 Mesh Data + CF Ack 1010 0000 Aggregated Mesh Data 0001 other reserved Jan Kruys e.a. Cisco Systems