doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG10 (L2R) Opening & Closing Report for July 2015 Date Submitted: July 2015 Source: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Contact: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Voice: , Re: TG10 (L2R) Opening & Closing Report for July 2015 Abstract: Opening & Closing Report for the TG10 (L2R) Sessions in Waikoloa Purpose: Layer 2 (Mesh Under) Routing Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 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 P

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) TG10 OPENING REPORT

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) TG10 (L2R) Project: Draft a recommended practice for Layer 2 Routing of Dynamically Changing Mesh Networks. Leadership: Chair – Clint Powell Technical Editor – Verotiana Rabarijaona Secretary – Charlie Perkins

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2]: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual Material about the patent policy is available at If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit This slide set is available at

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. Technical considerations remain primary focus Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)  Recap May Interim and Current Status  Agenda and Mins. Approval  Continue Resolving Comments from LB 104 See priority List on next slide  Solicit Input for Update w/802.1 to Occur Tues. (6-7pm)  TG10 Update to in Joint /802.1 Session  Submit ANA adjustment for short and long IE’s  Re-Establish TG10 BRC Meeting Goals

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Security (WedAM1 – Key individuals needed) #118, 165, , 298, 306, 307: WiP #163, 336, 366, 367, 500, 514: Approved-RDN #331, R63, R131, R139, R140, R141, R165: not addressed at all, but the resolutions of the other comments will ripple through the clauses concerned Topology Construction (TuesAM2) – Key individuals needed) #85, 86, 91, 98, 125, 137, 171: WiP #492, 511, 535, 539, 541, 544, 550: Approved-RDN #147, 148, 151 (Address assignment), R65, R185: not addressed yet #38, 123, 130, 498, 513, 534, 536, 549: not addressed yet but the comments are from the BRC members so they can be addressed during a call NLM IE (MonPM2 – Key individuals needed) #394 Metrics (MonPM2 – Key individuals needed) #373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, R195, R196: WiP Waikoloa Comment Resolution Topics (1/2)

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Sequence number: (MonPM1 or Anytime After) #257, R19, R20, R116, R156, R201, R212, R225 IE related / Discovery: (MonPM1 or Anytime After) #342, 345 Brother routing: (MonPM1 or Anytime After) #R41, R42, R164 ANA related comments: (WedAM1 or ThursAM1) #315, 317, 318, R146, R150 Routing: (MonPM1 or Anytime After) #R97, R98, R106 Data aggregation: (MonPM2 or Anytime After) #579 Coexistence Specification: (MonPM1 or Anytime After) Doc. # Waikoloa Comment Resolution Topics (2/2)

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)  Letter Ballot – March/April 2015  1 st Letter Ballot Recirc. – July/Aug  2 nd Letter Ballot Recirc. – Sept./Oct  3 rd Letter Ballot Recirc.* – Nov./Dec  WG Sponsor Ballot Approval – Nov  EC Sponsor Ballot Approval – Nov  Sponsor Ballot – Dec. 2015/Jan  1 st Sponsor Ballot Recirc. – March/April 2016  2 nd Sponsor Ballot Recirc. – May/June 2016  3 rd Sponsor Ballot Recirc.* – June/July 2016  EC Approval – July 2016  RevCom Approval – Aug * May not be needed TG10 Timeline

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) TG10 CLOSING REPORT

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)  Recapped May Interim and Current Status  Agenda and Mins. Approved  Continued Resolving Comments from LB 104  Solicited Input for Update w/802.1 (Occurring in July)  Gave TG10 Update to in Joint /802.1 Session  Submitted ANA adjustment for short and long IE’s  Re-Established TG10 BRC Meeting Status

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Motion to form a TG10 BRC. TG10 requests that WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the TG10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo-Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, SangSung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG10 draft on behalf of the WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector at least 30 days in advance. Moved by: Phil BeecherSeconded by: Ed Callaway Discussion: None Vote: 11/0/0 - Unanimous TG10 Motion 1

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)  Minutes - doc. #  Comment Database - doc. # xx (currently r11) Minutes & Comment Database

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Between Now and Bangkok Mtg. in Sept.  1 st Letter Ballot Recirculation  1 st Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution At Bangkok Mtg. in Sept.  1 st Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution - Finalize Comment Resolutions to be Applied to Draft in Preparation for 2 nd Letter Ballot Recirculation  Seek TG and WG Approvals of TG10 BRC Looking Forward

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) After Bangkok Mtg.  1 st Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution  2 nd Letter Ballot Recirculation  2 nd Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution Next Juncture w/802.1  Update at Joint 802.1/ Session in Nov. Mtg. Looking Forward (cont’d.)

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) TG10 Conference Calls Reminder  TG10 Standing Conference Call Info  Day:Mon.  Next Call:27 th, July  Time:6PM (Pacific) 10AM Tues. (Japan-JST, Korea)  Conf. #:To Be Sent to TG10 Reflector

doc.: IEEE TG10 (L2R) July 2015 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC) Motion for WG approval to form TG10 BRC. Move that WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the TG10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo-Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, SangSung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG10 draft on behalf of the WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector at least 30 days in advance. Moved by: Clint Powell Seconded by: TG10 Motion 1 to WG