1. January 2006 Mesh Agenda Authors: January 2006 Date: 2006-01-17
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January 2006 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
January 2006
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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.
Waikoloa, Hawaii
17-19 January, 2006
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
January 2006
Estimated General Flow of the TGs Meeting
Tuesday Afternoon
Administrivia and Status
TG Process Discussion
Thursday Afternoon
Proposal Merger Report
Process Discussion and Votes on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings
Other Technical Presentations
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

4. Tuesday, 17 January 2006 Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00
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Tuesday, 17 January Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00
Call to Order
Manual Attendance Recording
Miscellaneous Announcements
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics
Agenda
11-05/1265r4 presented
11-06/150r0: Move, that the TGs Selection Procedure (11-05/274r10) is suspended until the March Meeting.
Moved: Lily L. Yang Seconded: Vann Hasty
Approved by >3/4 Yes: 47, No: 2, Abstain: 2
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

5. January 2006
Attendance Recording
A sign-in sheet will be located near the 802 Registration desk
Each member must sign-in “once” (1) per day, between the hours of 07:30 and 17:30 local time
Participants must “sign” their name in the appropriate place and state of attendance for that day in terms of AM1/AM2, PM1/PM2, EV1 (if an evening meeting exists)
Only “sign-in” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for and other participate.
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
January 2006
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 the respective IEEE /.15/.18/.19/.22 working groups
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

7. Instructions for the WG Chair
January 2006
Instructions for the WG Chair
At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall:
Show slides #1 and #2 of this presentation
Advise the WG membership that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged;
Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown;
That an opportunity was provided for WG members to identify or disclose patents that the WG member believes may be essential for the use of that standard;
Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that were identified (if any) and by whom.
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8. #1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
January 2006
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#1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
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 whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be 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 either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation 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 – March 2003, Reaffirmed January 2006
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

9. #2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings
January 2006
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#2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings
Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims
Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use
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 or visit
This slide set is available at
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003, Reaffirmed January 2006
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

10. Tuesday, 17 January 2006 Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00 (continued)
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Tuesday, 17 January Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00 (continued)
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the November 2005 Meeting, 11-05/1156r0, unanimously approved
Minutes of the Teleconference held 4 January 2006, 11-06/1281r0, unanimously approved
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 presented and balloted in November
2 remaining proposals to be presented and balloted at this meeting
See 11-05/112r14, 11-05/274r10, 11-05/597r18
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

11. Tuesday, 17 January 2006 Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00 (continued)
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Tuesday, 17 January Kohala 4 Room, 16:00-18:00 (continued)
Presentations and Discussion on Process
“TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-06/130r0
Process discussion: The group appears to favor having an internal TG “Letter Ballot” process after we have a Draft but no formal action was taken.
The Thursday agenda was discussed, an item for a proposal merger report was added, and the Thursday agenda was unanimously approved.
Recessed until 08:00 Thursday
Vote Yes: 39, No: 0, Abstain: 0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

12. Thursday Morning, 19 January 2006 Kohala 4 Room, 08:00 – 10:00
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Thursday Morning, 19 January Kohala 4 Room, 08:00 – 10:00
Manual attendance reminder
Proposal merger report
Discussion and Votes on Teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings
“TGs Process”, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-06/130r1
Votes on teleconferences/ad-hoc meetings
Other technical presentations
“Mesh Security”, Bill Arbaugh, Meiyuan Zhao, Jesse Walker
Adjourn sine die
TGs Motto: Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

13. [Reference Information]
January 2006
[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: 11-05/597r18
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
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

14. [Earlier Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
January 2006
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[Earlier Minutes]
Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
November 2005 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-05/1156r0
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
4 January 2006, 11-05/1281r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola