1. November 2005 Mesh Agenda Authors: November 2005 Date: 2005-11-14
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November 2005 Mesh Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Name
Address
Company
Phone
Donald Eastlake 3rd
111 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA USA
Motorola
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

2. IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group
November 2005
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IEEE s: 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.
Vancouver, British Columbia
14-17 November 2005
Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
Technical Editor: Steve Conner – Recording Secretary: Stephen Rayment
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

3. Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting
November 2005
Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting
Option 1
Monday Afternoon
Administrivia and Status
TG Process Discussion
Other Technical Presentations
Tuesday
Proposal Presentations
Wednesday
Thursday Afternoon
Discussion and Votes on telecons/ad-hoc meetings
Summary Presentations of Proposals
Ballot on proposals
Option 2
Monday Afternoon
Administrivia and Status
TG Process Discussion
Other Technical Presentations
Tuesday
Proposal Presentations
Wednesday
Summary Presentations of Proposals
Ballot on proposals
Thursday Afternoon
Discussion and Votes on telecons/ad-hoc meetings
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

4. Monday Afternoon, 14 November 2005 16:00-18:00
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Monday Afternoon, 14 November :00-18:00
Call to Order
Manual Attendance Recording
Miscellaneous Announcements
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics
Agenda
Vote between Option 1 and Option 2
Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes of the September 2005 Meeting, 11-05/965r0
Approved of Minutes of the Teleconference held 2 November 2005, 11-05/1055r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

5. November 2005
Attendance Recording
Sign-in sheets will be located near the “802 Registration” area.
Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 0730 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

6. Miscellaneous Announcements
November 2005
Miscellaneous Announcements
Warning: Do not leave your laptops unattended!
We are informed that there is a ring of professional thieves who infiltrate meetings and walk out with bags / laptops.
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, video, etc., recordings are permitted at WG or TG meetings.
No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

7. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
November 2005
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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

8. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings
November 2005
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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
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

9. November 2005
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Monday Afternoon, 14 November 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 presented and balloted in September
3 remaining proposals to be presented and balloted at this meeting
See 11-05/112r14, 11-05/274r10, 11-05/597r14
Presentations and Discussion on Process
“TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-05/1137r0
Other Technical Presentations
“Avoiding Adjacent Channel Interference in Multi-Radio Mesh Points”, Mathilde Benveniste
Recess until 10:30 Tuesday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

10. Tuesday, 15 November 2005 13:30-15:30 Manual attendance reminder
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Tuesday, 15 November :30-15:30
Manual attendance reminder
13:35 Slot A, G:7 SEE Mesh 15:05 Q&A
Recess until 08:00 Wednesday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

11. Wednesday, 16 November 2005 08:00 – 18:00
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Wednesday, 16 November :00 – 18:00
Option 1
Manual attendance reminder
8:05 Slot B, B:31 W-Mesh Alliance 9:35 Q&A
Recess until 13:30
13:35 Slot C, H:9 Mesh Networks Alliance 15:05 Q&A
Recess until 16:00
Other technical presentations
Recess until 16:00 Thursday
Option 2
Manual attendance reminder
8:05 Slot B, B:31 W-Mesh Alliance 9:35 Q&A
Recess until 13:30
13:35 Slot C, H:9 Mesh Networks Alliance 15:05 Q&A
Recess until 16:00
Proposal 5 minute summaries
16:20 Proposal Ballot
Recess until 16:00 Thursday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

12. Thursday Afternoon, 17 November 2005 16:00 – 18:00
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Thursday Afternoon, 17 November :00 – 18:00
Option 1
Manual attendance reminder
Discussion and Votes on Teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings
“TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-05/1137r1
Votes on telecons/ad-hoc meetings
Proposal 5 minute summaries (11-05/274r10, 11-05/597r13)
Proposal Ballot
Adjourn sine die
Option 2
Manual attendance reminder
Discussion and Votes on Teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings
“TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-05/1137r1
Votes on telecons/ad-hoc meetings
Other technical presentations
Adjourn sine die
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

13. [Reference Information]
November 2005
[Reference Information]
PAR for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2
Five Criteria for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1
Call for Proposals: 11-04/1430r12
Proposal Selection Procedures: 11-05/274r10
Proposal Intents: 11-05/112r14
Proposals: 11-05/597r14
Adopted Task Group Working Documents
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
Graphs and Mesh, see r0
“Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0
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14. [Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
November 2005
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[Earlier Minutes]
Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
September 2005 Meeting, Garden Grove, California, 11-05/965r0
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
2 November 2005, 11-05/1055r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola