January 2005 Mesh Agenda Authors: January 2005 Date: 2004-01-17 doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 January 2005 Mesh Agenda Date: 2004-01-17 Authors: Name Address Company Phone Email Donald Eastlake 3rd 111 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 Motorola +1-508-786-7554 Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com 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>. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group Monterey, California 18-20 January 2005 Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com +1-508-786-7554 Editor: Steve Conner – Secretary: Stephen Rayment Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting January 2005 Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting Tuesday Administrivia Presentation and Discussion of documents referenced by the Call for Proposals Wednesday Morning Presentation and Discussion of the Call for Proposals and of Proposal Procedures Wednesday Afternoon Votes on documents discussed Tuesday Procedure, Process, and Schedule Discussions Vote on Call for Proposals Thursday Afternoon Other Presentations and Discussions Further Procedure, Process, and Schedule Discussions Vote on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Regency III doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Regency III Call to Order On-line Attendance reminder Review of IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics Minutes Approve the Minutes of November 2004 Meeting, 11-04/1464r0 Approve the Minutes of the Teleconferences held 1 December 2004, 11-04/1538r1 15 December 2004, 11-04/1552r1 5 January 2005, 11-05/1588r1 12 January 2005, 11-05/1613r0 Approve Agenda Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents 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. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period. Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings January 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions or market share Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 1:30pm –3:30pm, Regency III doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 1:30pm –3:30pm, Regency III Presentations and Discussion Terms and Definitions for 802.11s, Donald Eastlake, 11-04/1477r3 Minor changes made producing 11-04/1477r4 Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r12 Minor changes made, some questions deferred until after document 11-04/968r11 is discussed. Recess until 4pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Regency III doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Tuesday Afternoon, 18 January 2005 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Regency III On-Line Attendance Reminder Presentations and Discussion Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r12 (continued) SAP Interfaces to Enable Layer 3 Routing Protocols in Mesh Networks, Malik Audeh, 11-05/1586r1 Motion to amend 04/1174r12 as stated in 05/1586r1 adopted. IEEE 802.11 TGs Comparison Categories and Informative Checklists, Steve Conner, 11-04/1175r9 Minor changes made, some questions deferred until document 11-04/968r11 discussed due to dependencies on 11-04/1174. Usage Models, Steve Conner, 11-04/662r15 Minor changes made, including re-inserting References, resulting in 11-04/662r16. Recess until 7:30pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Tuesday Evening, 18 January 2005 7:30pm – 9:30pm, Regency III doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Tuesday Evening, 18 January 2005 7:30pm – 9:30pm, Regency III On-Line Attendance Reminder Presentations and Discussion Issues for Mesh Media Access Coordination Component in 11s, Lily Yang, 11-04/968r11, presented by Bahareh Sadeghi. Minor changes. Questions on Section 4.4 deferred until tomorrow. Deferred items from consideration of 11-04/1174r12 and 11-04/1175r9 (Steve Conner) earlier today Further minor changes regulsting in 11-04/1174r13 and the mechanical incorporation of those changes in 11-04/1175r9 producing 11-04/1175r10. Informative Reference Bibliography for 802.11s, Steve Conner, 11-04/1543r4 No changes. Adjourn to Wednesday at 8:00am Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday Morning, 19 January 2005 8:00am – 10:00am, Regency IV + V doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Wednesday Morning, 19 January 2005 8:00am – 10:00am, Regency IV + V Presentations and Discussion Call for Proposals, 11-04/1430r10 Vote on the three alternatives and any other perfecting amendments Issues for Mesh Media Access Coordination Component in 11s, Lily Yang, 11-04/968r11, presented by Bahareh Sadeghi, further consideration of Section 4.4. Presentations on Proposal Procedures Proposal Presentation Procedures, Donald Eastlake, 11-04/1539r2 Alternatives on 802.11s Proposals Presentation Procedure and Voting Process, DJ Shyy, 11-04/1587r0 Any other presentations Recess until 13:30pm. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday Afternoon, 19 January 2005 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Regency IV + V doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Wednesday Afternoon, 19 January 2005 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Regency IV + V On-line attendance reminder Vote(s) on existing or intended adopted task group working documents discussed Tuesday. Adopt 11-04/1543r4 (Informative Reference Bibliography for 802.11s) 11-04/1477r0 -> 11-04/1477r4 (Terms and Definitions for 802.11s) 11-04/1174r8 -> 11-04/1174r13 (Functional Requirements and Scope) 11-04/1175r5 (Comparison Categories and Criteria) -> 11-04/1175r10 (Comparison Categories and Informative Checklists) 11-04/662r11 -> 11-04/662r16 (Usage Models) Task Group Process: Discussions of process and schedule Recess until 4pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday Afternoon, 19 January 2005 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Regency IV + V doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Wednesday Afternoon, 19 January 2005 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Regency IV + V On-line attendance reminder Votes on: Moved, that submission IEEE 11-04/1430r10 is hereby adopted by IEEE 802.11 TGs and the chair of TGs is directed to promulgation the Call for Proposals in that submission. Moved, to adopt the March and May Proposal Presentation Procedures in document 11-04/1539r3. Moved, to adopt the July Proposal Presentation Procedures in document 11-04/139r3. Adjourn until Thursday 1:30pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Thursday Afternoon, 20 January 2005 1:30pm-6:00pm doc.: IEEE 802.11-04/1544r7 January 2005 Thursday Afternoon, 20 January 2005 1:30pm-6:00pm On-line attendance reminder Presentations and Discussions on the hidden/exposed node problem, Bahareh Sadeghi, 11-05/ Mesh Networking Architecture Considerations, Jay Kruys, 11-05/1597r0 Other Presentations and Discussions Task Group Process: Discussions of process and schedule Discussion and Motions on Teleconferences / ad hoc Meetings Adjourn sine die Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

[Reference Information] January 2005 [Reference Information] PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2 Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1 Adopted Task Group Working Documents as of November 18, 2004 11-04/1477r0: Terms and Definitions for 802.11s 11-04/1174r8: Functional Specification and Scope 11-04/1175r5: Comparison Categories and Criteria 11-04/662r11: Usage Models Miscellaneous Earlier Mesh Submissions to WNG Study Group, see 11-04/0047r0 Graphs and Mesh, see 11-04-420r0 “Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

[Earlier Minutes] Task Group s Minutes January 2005 [Earlier Minutes] Task Group s Minutes November 2004 Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 11-04/1464r0 Teleconferences 10 November 2004, 11-04/1396r0 27 October 2004, 11-04/1221r0 13 October 2004, 11-04/1177r0 29 September 2004, 11-04/1161r0 September 2004 Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 11-04/1125r1 25 August 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/975r0 July 2004 Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 11-04/853r0 30 June 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/683r0 MESH Study Group Meeting Minutes May 2004 Meeting, Garden Grove, California, 11-04/652r1 March 2004 Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 11-04/395r2 January 2004 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-04/110r2 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola