1. Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Report July 14, 2004
Bill Carney
Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

2. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Overview
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Products = 1,431
(as of June 2004)
WPA ™ CERTIFIED Products = 482
802.11g Certified Products = 429
Dual band Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Products = 149
New LOGO program in effect
Wi-Fi Alliance, 5/25/04
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

3. Wi-Fi Protected Access™
WPA became mandatory for all Wi-Fi certifications in September 2003
Two versions (same will be true for WPA2):
WPA Personal – for the home
WPA Enterprise – for the enterprise
WPA2 Certification to start in September 2004
WPA2 = i features
18 month transition period until it becomese mandatory in all infrastructure and PC-centric products
Seeing very strong member support for WPA2
Wi-Fi Alliance, 6/28/04
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

4. QoS Certification
Next generation of Wi-Fi capable consumer electronics products need e QoS features to enable voice, video and other multimedia applications
A number of products expected to enter market 2H’04
In response, the Wi-Fi Alliance has taken a leadership position to assist in the orderly introduction of QoS features into the market by initiating the first phase of Multimedia interoperability certification in September 2004, initially for what has been known as “WME”
Additional QoS features will be certifiable for interoperability following completion of planned plugfests (i.e., HCCA, etc.…) and sufficient member product support of these features
The Alliance is currently finalizing a high-level, consumer-friendly brand name for certified QoS features to be announced shortly
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

5. Significant Upcoming Activities
Launch of WPA2 certification program and first certified products
September 2004
Launch of QoS certification program and first certified products
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

6. Wi-Fi Alliance Active Task Groups
Marketing
Co-Existence
Consumer Electronics
Ease of Use
Public Access
QoS
Security
Voice-Over Wi-Fi
802.11h+d
Technical
802.11h+d Certification
QoS Certification
Security Certification
Certification Program Enhancements
ASD (Application Specific Device) Certification
Spectrum/Regulatory
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

7. Member Meeting Schedule
3Q’04 – September 21 – 23
Taipei, Taiwan
(IEEE is the week before in Berlin…)
4Q’04 – December 7 - 9
Orlando, FL
1Q’05 – March 1 - 3
Dublin, Ireland
2Q’05 – TBD
Chicago, IL
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)