1. June 2007 Mesh Ad Hoc Agenda Authors: June 2007 Date: 2007-06-14
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June 2007 Mesh Ad Hoc Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Name
Address
Company
Phone
W. Steven Conner
2111 NE 25th Ave, M/S JF3-206, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Intel Corp.
Donald Eastlake 3rd
111 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA USA
Motorola
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

2. IEEE 802.11: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group
June 2007
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IEEE : ESS Mesh Networking Task Group
Hillsboro, Oregon
June 2007
Temporary Chair: W. Steven Conner, Intel
Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

3. June 2007
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Wednesday, 13 June :00 – 18:00
Call meeting to Order by W. Steven Conner, temporary chair as appointed by Stuart Kerry
Selection of Temporary Secretary for ad hoc meeting (Dee Denteneer)
Manual Attendance Reminder
Miscellaneous Announcements
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property, Inappropriate Topics, Etc.
Approval to allow pictures to be taken at this meeting by unanimous consent (This was previously approved by the WG Chair)
Agenda approved by unanimous consent
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

4. Miscellaneous Announcements
June 2007
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 WG or TG meetings.
No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission.
Media – Press and Analyst briefings
Only the /.15/.18/.19/.22 WG Chair and WG Vice-Chairs are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of their respective IEEE working groups
Steven Conner, Intel

5. Miscellaneous Announcements (cont.)
June 2007
Miscellaneous Announcements (cont.)
All visitors must be escorted by an Intel employee while inside the building
Guest wireless access is available:
SSID: Guest
Must click to accept the terms of use to gain access
Steven Conner, Intel

6. June 2007
Important Stuff
Note the links from the items in RED in the left column of all pages of the working group meeting agenda.
Affiliation Frequently Asked Questions:
Anti-Trust:
IEEE Ethics:
Letter of Assurance Form:
IEEE Patent Committee:
IEEE Patent Policy:
Patent FAQ:
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Member Affiliation
It is defined in the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws, as: “An individual is deemed “affiliated” with any individual or entity that has been, or will be, financially or materially supporting that individual’s participation in a particular IEEE standards activity. This includes, but is not limited to, his or her employer and any individual or entity that has or will have, either directly or indirectly, requested, paid for, or otherwise sponsored his or her participation.
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

8. Declaration of Affiliation
June 2007
Declaration of Affiliation
Revision: Feb 2006 Standards Board Bylaw
Openness
Openness is defined as the quality of being not restricted to a particular type or category of participants. All meetings involving standards development an all IEEE Sponsor ballots shall be open to all interested parties. Each individual participant in IEEE Standards activities shall disclose his or her affiliations when requested. A person who knows or reasonably should know, that a participant’s disclosure is materially incomplete or incorrect should report that fact to the Secretary of the IEEE-SA Standards Board and the appropriate Sponsors.
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Affiliation Policy
Requirement to declare affiliation at all standards development meetings and recorded in the minutes
Affiliation not necessarily same as employer
Declaration requirement may be familiar to some 802 WGs, though WG declaration process may evolve
11. What if I refuse to disclose my affiliation?
As outlined in IEEE-SA governance documents, you will lose certain rights. In a working group where voting rights are gained through attendance, no attendance credit will be granted if affiliation isn’t declared. Similarly, voting rights are to be removed if affiliation isn’t declared.
Affiliation declaration will be added to Sponsor ballot
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

10. Social Event on Saturday, June 16
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Social Event on Saturday, June 16
Wine-tasting tour of Yamhill County, Oregon
The social event is to visit a few Yamhill County wineries, to sample (and optionally purchase) some of the Pinot Noirs for which Oregon is famous. We will leave Hillsboro about 10 AM and plan to return mid-afternoon, depending on weather, traffic, etc.
See Jesse Walker for detailed itinerary
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

11. Wednesday, 13 June 2007 10:00 – 18:00 (cont.)
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Wednesday, 13 June :00 – 18:00 (cont.)
Status of TGs Draft D1.04 and Comment Resolution spread sheet 11-07/23r35 – Steven Conner
Brief Discussion on Regulatory Domains, Guido
Divide into subgroups to work on comment resolution
General – Steven Conner
MAC – Michelle Gong
12:00-13:00 Lunch
“Reorganization of Clause 11A”, Jan Kruys, 11-07/1983r1.
“Mesh Frame Formats”, Steven Conner, et al., 11-07/799r4
“Mesh Frame Format and Addressing”, Kevin Hayes, 11-07/1989r0
15:15-15:30 Break
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

12. Wednesday, 13 June 2007 10:00 – 18:00 (cont.)
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Wednesday, 13 June :00 – 18:00 (cont.)
Congestion Control Discussion
“Lightweight Flow Control”, Jan Kruys, 11-07/604r0
“Congestion Control Comment Resolutions”, Bahar Sadeghi, 11-07/456r0
Straw Poll: Should TGs resolve CIDs relating to Congestion Control by removing the majority of informative text from Clause 11A.11 and simplifying signaling?
Yes: 13, No: 0, Abstain: 1
Straw Poll: What is the preferred approach for congestion control signaling?
Management Frame IE (e.g., 11-07/456): 9
Data frame header bits (e.g., 11-07/604): 1
Don’t care: 3
Straw Poll: What should the default mechanism be for congestion control?
Signaling only (no mandatory behavior when receive signal): 10
Stop when receive signal: 1
Slow down when receive signal: 2
Straw Poll: Should TGs use document 11-07/456 as a starting point to resolve Congestion Control CIDs, incorporating the following changes: add vendor specific extension to congestion control mode and rename “Congestion duration” to “Congestion notification expiration timer”
Yes: 9, No: 2, Abstain: 2
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

13. Wednesday, 13 June 2007 10:00 – 18:00 (cont.)
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Wednesday, 13 June :00 – 18:00 (cont.)
Divide into subgroups to work on comment resolution
RFI – Steven Conner
MAC – Michelle Gong
18:00 Recess until Thursday morning
(Dinner at Syun Izakaya)
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Steven Conner, Intel

14. June 2007
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Thursday, 14 June :00-18:00
Patent policy and manual attendance reminder
Announcements
Brochures available for Kauai ad hoc meeting venue in September
09:30 MAC Discussions
Power-Save Discussion
“Remaining issues regarding power save”, Kaz Sakoda, 11-07/1997r0
“Power save and routing”, 11-07/1996r1
Straw Poll: Should a device in power-save mode participate in forwarding?
Always - 2
Sometimes - 4
Never - 4
Don’t care -2
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Steven Conner, Intel

15. Thursday, 14 June 2007 09:00-18:00 (cont)
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Thursday, 14 June :00-18:00 (cont)
11:30-12:00 Lunch
“Synchronization Issues”, Dee Denteneer, 11-07/2000r0
Straw poll: Is it a good idea to change the broadcast “request synchronization” bit to a unicast Request/Reply synchronization handshake?
Yes: 9, No: 1, Abstain: 3
13:00 Divide into subgroups to work on comment resolution
Security – Jesse Walker
"Mesh Key Holder Protocol Improvements”, Steve Emeott, 11-07/1987r0 and 11-07/1988r0
“Overview of Abbreviated Handshake Protocol”, Meiyuan Zhao, 11-07/1998r0
MAC – Michelle Gong
Beacon discussion, Guido Hiertz, 11-07/403r0
Straw Poll:
Comment resolution and Draft improvement
18:00 Recess until Friday morning
(Dinner at Chart House)
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

16. June 2007
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Friday, 15 June :00-16:00
Patent policy and manual attendance reminder
Selection of Temporary Secretary for remainder of ad hoc meeting
Past teleconferences in current series
23 May (no specific topic)
30 May – Frame Formats
6 June – Cancelled
Topics for upcoming teleconferences:
20 June
27 June
4 July ?? (USA Holiday)
11 July
(San Francisco meeting July)
25 July (during IETF Chicago Meeting)
Update on Ad Hoc meeting in Munich in August, Michael Bahr
Report-out from ad-hoc breakout sessions
“802.11s PICS pro forma additions”, 11-07/1991r0 (Steve to present on behalf of Donald)
Straw polls?
Comment resolution and Draft improvement
Adjourn
Steven Conner, Intel
Steven Conner, Intel

17. [Reference Information]
June 2007
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[Reference Information]
PAR for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2. Trivial update:
Five Criteria for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1
Comment Resolution Spreadsheet for Current Draft D1.03:
11-07/23r29: Resolution of comments received during IEEE Letter Ballot 93
Confirmed Proposal on which Draft D0.01 was based:
11-06/328r0: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to TGs
11-06/329r3: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to TGs Overview
Adopted Task Group Working Documents (other than Drafts)
11-04/1477r4: Terms and Definitions for s
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 s
Miscellaneous
“Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Steven Conner, Intel

18. [Earlier Meeting Minutes]
June 2007
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[Earlier Meeting Minutes]
Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
March 2007, Orlando, Florida, 11-07/413r0
February 2007 ad hoc Meeting, Hillsboro, Oregon, 11-07/240r0
January 2007, London, England, 11-07/92r0
November 2006, Dallas, Texas, 11-06/1788r0
November 2006 ad hoc, Munich, Germany, 11-06/1652r1
September 2006, Melbourne, Australia, 11-06/1565r0
July 2006 San Diego, California, 11-06/1007r0
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
Recent Teleconference Minutes
31 January 2007, 11-07/223r0
14, 21, 28 February 2007, 11-07/254r0, 11-07/265r0, 11-07/288r0
7 March 2007, 11-07/330r0
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Steven Conner, Intel