1. doc.: IEEE /423r1
July 2001
Mar 15-19, 2004
WNG SC Committee Report IEEE , Orlando, Florida, March 15-19, 2004
TK Tan, Philips (Chair)
Recording Secretaries (Stephen McCann, Eleanor Hepworth, Siemens Roke Manor)
TK Tan (Philips)
Al Petrick, Direct2Data Technologies

2. Agenda Overview Tuesday Mar 16 1:30 – 3:30 pm
1 - Administration/Minutes/Agenda
2 - Industry Updates
3 - Millimeter Waves for WLANs – Dev Gupta, Leigh Chinitz, Ramakrishna Janaswamy, Weibo Gong
Tuesday Mar :00 – 6:00 pm
AP Functional Architecture - Lily Yang, Bob Beach, Michael Montemurro
2 - Wireless Interworking
TK Tan (Philips)

3. Agenda Overview (cont)
Mar 15-19, 2004
Agenda Overview (cont)
Thursday Mar 18 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Motion discussion Chaplin
Spectrum Sharing & Policy Update Ecclesine
Next Generation Ideas Myles
Wake On Wireless LAN Palijug
Backend Interworking Security Myers
Thursday Mar 18 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Wireless Interworking
TK Tan (Philips)

4. Relevant docs 11-04-0282-01-0wng-wng_sc_report.ppt
Mar 15-19, 2004
wng-wng_sc_report.ppt
wng-draft-par-proposed-wien-sg.doc
wng-draft-5criteria-proposed-wien-sg.doc
wng wlan-architectural-considerations-for-ietf-capwap.ppt
wng-3gpp-wlan-interworking-updates.ppt
wng-additional-wng-topics-interest.ppt
wng-typical-ap-architecture.ppt
wng-liaison-to-eu6fw.doc
wng-capwap-and functional-architecture.ppt
wng-3gpp-requirements-wlan-selection.doc
wng-3gpp-wlan-interworking-security.ppt
wng-backend-interworking-security.ppt
wng-introduction-and-call-interest-in-standardizing-wake-wireless-lan.ppt
wng-wng-sc-january2004-meeting-minutes.doc
TK Tan (Philips)

5. Mar 15-19, 2004
Motion #1
Move that the WNG SC recommends that the IEEE WG asks ExecCom to form a study group in to create a PAR and five criteria to form a new task group that will describe the AP functions and behaviors.
pass: 60:11:18
TK Tan (Philips)

6. Motivation - Problems in Large WLAN Deployment
Mar 15-19, 2004
Motivation - Problems in Large WLAN Deployment
Network administration burden:
Management
Monitoring
Control
Effective RF Dynamic Provisioning: needs coordination among APs
Maintaining Consistent Configuration
Security:
Access to the network (e.g., physical security of APs)
Rogue AP detection
One Solution: Hierarchical Architecture
TK Tan (Philips)

7. Motivation - Hierarchical Architecture: “AP + AC” (Access Controller)
doc.: IEEE /423r1
July 2001
Mar 15-19, 2004
Motivation - Hierarchical Architecture: “AP + AC” (Access Controller)
STA 5
STA 1
STA2
STA 3
STA 4 AP AP AP
Access Controller (AC)
External Network
“AP + AC” together implements AP functions
Advantages of AC:
centralized controller(s) => manageability for large networks
network wide visibility => better coordination across the network
Challenges:
no standard way of splitting AP functions onto AP and AC
No interoperability
TK Tan (Philips)
Al Petrick, Direct2Data Technologies

8. Orange County Agenda/Objectives
Mar 15-19, 2004
Orange County Agenda/Objectives
Updates from ETSI-BRAN, MMAC, radio regulatory
Liaison Updates
Presentation Topics
Millimeter Wave WLANs
Next Generation Requirements for WLANs
Update – European 6th Framework
Prepare for IEEE Plenary, July 2004
TK Tan (Philips)

9. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
doc.: IEEE /423r1
July 2001
Mar 15-19, 2004
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and 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.
TK Tan (Philips)
Al Petrick, Direct2Data Technologies

10. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Mar 15-19, 2004
Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003
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-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at
TK Tan (Philips)