September 2005 Mesh Agenda Authors: September 2005 Date: 2005-09-14 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 September 2005 Mesh Agenda Date: 2005-09-14 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 September 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 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. Garden Grove, California 19-22 September 2005 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

Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting September 2005 Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting Monday Afternoon Administrivia and Status of the Task Group Task Group Process Discussion Other Technical Presentation Tuesday Proposal Presentations Wednesday Discussion and Votes on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings Thursday Afternoon Summary Presentations of Proposals Ballot on proposals Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Monday Afternoon, 19 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 16:00-18:00 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Monday Afternoon, 19 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 16:00-18:00 Call to Order Review of IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics Manual Attendance Recording for Garden Grove Meeting Reminder concerning recording and photographs Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes of the July 2005 Meeting, 11-05/715r0 Approve Minutes of the Teleconference held 14 September 2005, 11-05/tbd Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards September 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 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, Reaffirmed May 2005 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings September 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 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

September 2005 Attendance Recording A sign-in sheet will be located at the “802 Concierge” desk. Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 0800 and 1700 local time. Participants must “sign” by their name indicating their attendance. Attendance will be checked against other 802 groups. Those found abusing the honor system will loose ALL credit for that day. These sheets are provided daily. If you don’t sign up during the “regular sign-in” hours, you will NOT be given credit for that day. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

September 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Monday Afternoon, 19 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 16:00-18:00 (continued) Review of Task Group Status, Donald Eastlake 3rd 35 intents to submit proposals received 15 proposals submitted, presented and balloted in July 6 remaining proposals to be presented and balloted at this meeting See 11-05/112r14, 11-05/274r10, 11-05/597r10. Presentations and Discussion on Process “TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-05/878r0 Other Technical Presentation TBD Recess until 10:30 Tuesday Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Tuesday, 20 September 2005 Grand Ballroom C&D, 10:30-15:30 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Tuesday, 20 September 2005 Grand Ballroom C&D, 10:30-15:30 Manual attendance reminder 10:36 Full Proposal Slot A: Mesh DCF (A:8) 11:52 Partial Proposal Slot B: Mesh Networks Alliance (H:9) 12:30 Recess until 16:00 16:06 Full Proposal Slot C: Wi-Mesh Alliance (B:31) 17:22 Other Technical Presentation 11-05/881r0, “Route Discovery Latency in on Demand Routing Protocol”, Yeonkwon Jeong 18:00 Recess until Wednesday 08:00 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 08:00 – 10:00 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 08:00 – 10:00 Manual attendance reminder 08:06 Full Proposal Slot D: Proactive Mesh (J:35) 09:22 Partial Proposal Slot E: Common Control Channel (M:22) 10:00 Recess until 13:30 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 13:30 – 18:00 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Wednesday, 21 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 13:30 – 18:00 Manual attendance reminder 13:36 Full Proposal Slot F: SEE Mesh (G:7) 14:22 Other Technical Presentation TBD 15:30 Recess until 16:00 16:00 Discussion and Votes on Teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings “TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-05/878r1 Votes on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings Recess until 13:30 Thursday Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

Thursday Afternoon, 22 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 13:30 – 15:30 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 Thursday Afternoon, 22 September 2005 Grand Ballroom A, 13:30 – 15:30 Manual attendance reminder Proposal 5 minute summaries (11-05/274r10, 11-05/597r8) 14:10 Proposal Ballot 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] September 2005 [Reference Information] PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2 Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1 Call for Proposals: 11-04/1430r12 Proposal Selection Procedures: 11-05/274r10 Proposal Intents: 11-05/112r14 Proposals: 11-05/597r9 Adopted Task Group Working Documents 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

[Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes September 2005 doc.: IEEE 802.11-05/838r3 September 2005 [Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes July 2005 meeting, San Francisco, California, 11-05/715r0 May 2005 Meeting, Cairns, Queensland, 11-05/535r1 March 2005 Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-05/261r0 January 2005 Meeting, Monterey, California, 11-05/45r0 November 2004 Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 11-04/1464r0 September 2004 Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 11-04/1125r1 July 2004 Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 11-04/853r0 Recent Teleconference Minutes 14 September 2005, 11-05/tbd 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 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola