July 2006 Mesh Agenda Authors: July 2006 Date: 2006-07-12 July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 July 2006 Mesh Agenda Date: 2006-07-12 Authors: Name Address Company Phone Email Donald Eastlake 3rd 111 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 USA 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 July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group TGs Motto: Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away. San Diego, California 17-20 July, 2006 Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com +1-508-786-7554 Technical Editor: Steve Conner – Recording Secretary: Stephen Rayment Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

General Flow of the TGs Meeting July 2006 General Flow of the TGs Meeting Monday Ad Hoc Session – Resolution of Informal Comments Wednesday Administrivia and Status TGs Process Discussion Resolution of Informal Comments Thursday Security Session TGs Process Discussion and Votes Teleconferences/Ad-Hoc Meetings Discussion and Votes Other Technical Presentations Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Monday, 15 May 2006 08:00-11:00 Call ad hoc Session to Order July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 Monday, 15 May 2006 08:00-11:00 Call ad hoc Session to Order Attendance Recording Separate manual recording required for this ad hoc session Review of IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics Resolution of Informal Comments “Local Link State Maintenance Procedures”, Guenael Strutt, 11-06/839r1 Adjourn until 13:30 Wednesday Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

List of Additional Informal Comment Resolution Submissions July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 List of Additional Informal Comment Resolution Submissions Know or noticed informal comment resolution submissions compiled by the chair. Depending on when their author(s) are ready to present and TGs’ desires, they will be considered Monday morning or later in the week. Congestion control, CIDs 12, 231, Junping Zhang, Huawei “Power save terminology correction”, CID 105, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Sony, 11-06/899r0 “Power save and discovery services”, CID 222, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Sony, 11-06/900r0 “Power save procedures for unsynch MPs”, CID 223, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Sony, 11-06/901r0 “Power save and broadcast frames”, CID 227, Kazuyuki Sakoda, Sony, 11-06/902r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Miscellaneous Announcements July 2006 Miscellaneous Announcements Warning: Do not leave your laptops unattended! The meeting is not responsible for your unwatched stuff. Individual membership In all IEEE standards meetings, membership is by individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization. Photographs and Recordings No sound recordings are permitted at 802.11 WG or TG meetings. No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission. Media – Press and Analyst briefings Only the 802.11/.15/.18/.19/.22 WG Chair and WG Vice-Chairs are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of the respective IEEE 802.11/.15/.18/.19/.22 working groups Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

IPR Notice Procedure July 2006 At Each Meeting, the Chair shall: Show slides #1 and #2 of this presentation (the following two slides) Advise the membership that: The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws; Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged; Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development. Instruct the Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant meeting: That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown; That an opportunity was provided for members to identify or disclose patents that the member believes may be essential for the use of that standard; Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that were identified (if any) and by whom. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

#1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 #1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be 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 either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or b) A statement that a license for such implementation 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 – March 2003, Reaffirmed January 2006 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

#2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 #2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use 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-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003, Reaffirmed January 2006 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

ANTI-TRUST STATEMENT July 2006 July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:30-15:30 Call to Order Attendance Recording doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:30-15:30 Call to Order Attendance Recording Miscellaneous Announcements Review of IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics Approval of Agenda Approval/Correction of Minutes Minutes of the May 2006 Meeting, 11-06/775r0 Minutes of the Teleconferences: 31 May 2006, 11-06/831r0 28 June 2006, 11-06/877r0 12 July 2006, 11-06/tbd Minutes of the June 2006 ad hoc Meeting, 11-06/849r0 Minutes of the Monday, 17 July, ad hoc Meeting, 11-06/tbd Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Automated Attendance Recording July 2006 Automated Attendance Recording Go to http://newton/11/attendance Sign-in Claim attendance credit for each session. Only “sign-in” and “claim credit” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for others. Note: This is NOT the system that will be used at this meeting for 802.15. Note: This is a Phase 1 system. If there are sufficient problems we will revert to paper. You have to log in every session! Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:30-15:30 (cont.) doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:30-15:30 (cont.) Presentations and Discussion on Process “TGs Process, July 2006”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-06/tbd Resolution of Informal Review comments Motions, to confirm previous straw polls / ad hoc votes: Ratify new (since 11-06/602r9) comment resolutions in 11-06/602r14 in the MAC Area. Ratify new (since 11-06/602r9) comment resolutions in 11-06/602r14 in the RFI Area. Ratify new (since 11-06/602r9) comment resolutions in 11-06/602r14 in the General/Frame Formats/Mesh Framework/Mesh Layer Management Area. Ratify other comment resolutions approved at the Monday morning ad hoc session possibly including 11-06/839r1. Recess until 10:30 Thursday Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:30 – 18:00 Attendance recording reminder doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:30 – 18:00 Attendance recording reminder Security Session Resolution of Informal Review comments 12:30 Recess until 16:00 Discussion and Votes re Process “TGs Process, July 2006”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-06/tbd Discussion and Votes on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings Other Technical Presentations Adjourn sine die TGs Motto: Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

[Reference Information] July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 [Reference Information] PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2. Trivial update: http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes/projects/802-11s.pdf Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1 Proposals: 11-05/597r21 Confirmed Proposal: 11-06/328r0: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to 802.11 TGs 11-06/329r3: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to 802.11 TGs Overview Comment Resolution Spreadsheet for Current Draft: 11-06/602r14: Resolution of informal comments received May 1, 2006 Adopted Task Group Working Documents (other than Drafts) 11-04/1477r4: Terms and Definitions for 802.11s 11-04/1174r13: Functional Specification and Scope 11-04/1175r10: Comparison Categories and Informative Checklists 11-04/662r16: Usage Models 11-04/1543r4: Informative Reference Bibliography for 802.11s Miscellaneous Graphs and Mesh, see 11-04-420r0 “Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

[Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes July 2006 doc.: IEEE 802.11-06/827r3 July 2006 [Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes June 2006 Ad Hoc Meeting, Hillsboro, Oregon, 11-06/849r0 May 2006 Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida, 11-06/775r0 March 2006 Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 11-06/445r0 January 2006 Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i, 11-06/77r0 November 2005 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-05/1156r0 September 2005 Meeting, Garden Grove, California, 11-05/965r0 July 2005 Meeting, San Francisco, California, 11-05/715r0 May 2005 Meeting, Cairns, Queensland, 11-05/535r1 Recent Teleconference Minutes 5 April 2006, 11-06/547r1 26 April 2006, 11-06/580r1 10 May 2006, 11-06/634r1 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola