1. ARC-agenda-march-2014 Date: 2014-03-14 Authors: July 2009
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ARC-agenda-march-2014
Date:
Authors:
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

2. Agenda for: ARC SC, March 2014, Beijing China
Jan 2009
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Abstract
Agenda for: ARC SC, March 2014, Beijing China
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

3. IEEE 802.11 Architecture Standing Committee
Agenda
March 2014 session
Chair: Mark Hamilton (Spectralink)
Vice Chair: Joe Levy (InterDigital)

4. Tuesday, March 18th, AM1

5. Attendance, etc. Reminders to attendees:
Sign in for .11 attendance credit
Noises off
No recordings

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants:
“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
“Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims
“Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such 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
Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged
No duty to perform a patent search

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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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
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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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

9. Other Documents and WebPages to Review
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Other Documents and WebPages to Review
Please review the documents at the following links: -  IEEE Patent Policy -  -  Patent FAQ -  -  LoA Form -  -  Affiliation FAQ -
-  Anti-Trust FAQ -  -  Ethics -  -  IEEE Working Group OM - 
New 802 WG P&P:
New 802 LMSC P&P:
New 802 LMSC OM:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

10. 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.

11. ARC Agenda – March 2014 Tuesday, March 18, AM1
Jan 2009
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ARC Agenda – March 2014
Tuesday, March 18, AM1
Administration
Updates, no action expected:
TGak/802.1Qbz on “ bridging” update
IEEE 1588 mapping to IEEE
OmniRAN discussion
IETF/802 coordination (RFC 4441, CAPWAP, PAWS)
802 O&A sponsor ballot
802.1AC task group ballot
AP/DS/Portal architecture and 802 concepts
Flash animation submission (Rick Murphy)
Future sessions / SC activities
Joint session with TGak, TSN (802.1Qbz and 802.1AC rev)
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

12. ARC Minutes January Minutes: Teleconference Minutes:
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ARC Minutes
January Minutes:
Teleconference Minutes:
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

13. General Links
Donald Eastlake present topics of interest from TGak and 802.1’s parallel work (802.1Qbz)
General update
Any comments from ARC SC on the architectural directions/implications of direction?
Agenda discussion, for joint session with TSN

14. IEEE 1588 mapping to IEEE
Update (Mark Hamilton)

15. OmniRAN presentation
Overview and request for feedback (Max Riegel)

16. IETF/802 coordination Dorothy Stanley present topics of interest:
PAWS comment collection and update:
had no comments
CAPWAP draft(s) – review and comment:
Hybrid MAC structure
802.11n support
RFC 4441 revision update
Proposal for new work in CAPWAP, “Alternate tunnel encapsulation”, and requested liaison

17. 802 Overview & Architecture revision
Draft 1.8 Sponsor Ballot
Closed 14-Mar-2014
comments here:
Update on comment resolution

18. 802.1AC revision
Revision includes update to clause 12, in particular (newly numbered) subclause 12.2 “IEEE Std (Wireless LAN) convergence functions”
Task Group (802.1) ballot:
Closed 14-Mar-2014
comments here:
Update on comment resolution

19. AP/DS/Portal architecture and 802 concepts
Presentations on architectural description(s)
Frame Prism Simulation (Rick Murphy)
Any other presentations?

20. ARC Future Activities & sessions
ARC SC meets when a specific focused task is requested of the SC for which the is sufficient volunteer interest.
Continue work on architectural model
Ongoing, have been and will continue to follow 802 O&A balloting activities.
Comment on 802.1AC revision project changes/proposals
Will also follow 802.1/ activities on links, bridging, and MAC Service definition
Monitor/report on IETF/802 activities, as needed
Monitor/report on IEEE 1588 activities, as needed
If you have ANY other topic that you would like ARC SC to consider, contact the SC chair.

21. Planning for May 2014 Plan for one individual meeting slot
Individuals interested in ARC work are encouraged to also attend TGak sessions
ARC SC will schedule teleconferences if necessary, with 10 days notice