doc.: ec EC Submission 2 nd VC Slides for EC Workshop Discussion Topics Date: November 12 th, 2011 Author: Matthew Sherman Vice Chair, IEEE 802 BAE Systems - ES

doc.: ec EC Submission Standardization Tools Many perspectives –IEEE: Bring value to their standards platform? –IEEE 802: ease in standards creation? –Tools vendors: Profit, fun, or glory? –How do we bring them all together? Open vs Proprietary? Should tools be created by 802, IEEE, or external vendors? Tool sets: –Project Management: PARs, Schedules, Interactions, etc –Sponsor balloting: Balloting, Commenting, Resolution, etc –Meeting management: Scheduling, Registration Budgeting, Attendance, voting, minutes, etc –Electronic participation and tools –Document management –Others? February 14 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 2

doc.: ec EC Submission Strategic Discussion Part 1 Competition vs Collaboration –Other IEEE? –External SDO: ITU, IEC, IETF, etc? –Trade Organizations: WiFi, WiMAX, Cable Labs, etc.? –Regulatory and other organizations? How do we collaborate? –Joint development vs coordination? –How do we mix entity and individual mechanics? –Who decided when and how to coordinate etc? –Other issues? Issues and opportunities –IEEE 802 is shrinking, is the rest of the standards industry? –Domination between groups? –Other distortions of standards process? 802 Architecture –Is it serving its purpose? –How do we enforce? –Other thoughts? February 14 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 3

doc.: ec EC Submission Strategic Discussion Part 2 Can 802 be better organized –Is IEEE 802 the right size or should be we bigger or smaller? –Break into wired and wireless? –Make individual WG Sponsors? –Should each PAR be a WG? –Task Group Membership, Other membership criteria? Entity Membership? –BRCs: Their role and can they be improved? –Other ideas? IEEE 802 Scope –Should be broadened, or narrowed? –Upper layers? –End to End? –Applications based: Smart Grid, medicine, first responder, etc –Other ideas? February 14 Matthew Sherman, BAE SystemsSlide 4