May 2008 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IEEE 802.11 TGs Liaison Report] Date Submitted: [15 May, 2008] Source: [Michael Bahr] Company [Siemens Enterprise Communications] Address [Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, 80200 München, Germany] Voice:[+49-89-636-49926], FAX: [], E-Mail:[bahr@siemens.com] Re: [] Abstract: [Liaison report of IEEE 802.11 TGs status] Purpose: [Contribution to IEEE 802.15 working group at May 2008 meeting] 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. Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications

IEEE 802.11 TGs Liaison Report May 2008 IEEE 802.11 TGs Liaison Report Jacksonville, FL, US 12-16 May, 2008 Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications

Task Group Officer Nominations May 2008 Task Group Officer Nominations TGs Chair Donald Eastlake 3rd (Motorola) re-affirmed Secretary Stephen Rayment (BelAir Networks) Technical Editor Anthony Maida (3eTI) elect, filling in vacant position Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> May 2008 Letter Ballot 126 30-day letter ballot on TGs draft D2.0 ended May 3, 2008 failed with 60.59 % approval (103 / 67 / 36) 1964 comments 1313 technical / 651 editorial General: 621, MAC 529, RFI 390, Security 426 first LB: only 48.12 % approval 5713 comments (3238 technical, 2475 editorial) Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications <author>, <company>

May Meeting xxx comments closed technical presenations xxx technical (yyy open) 336 editiorial (318 open) technical presenations security architecture Mesh Deterministic Access enhancements presence information in large mesh networks forwarding and power save scheduled service periods Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications

References 11-08-0462-11-000s-may-2008-mesh-meeting-agenda.ppt Michael Bahr, Siemens Enterprise Communications