1. TGs Process, March Date: 2008-03-16 Authors: March 2008 March 2008
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TGs Process, March
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

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Abstract
Slides for discussion of the IEEE TGs process in getting through Working Group Letter Ballot and Beyond.
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

3. Mesh Networking Task Group Process
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Mesh Networking Task Group Process
TGs Motto: “Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.”
Donald E. Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

4. Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
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Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
Completed Steps | Future Steps
Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria
Technical Presentations and Discussions
Specify Any Additional Requirements, Comparison Criteria, or Other Documents
Call For Proposals
Presentation of Proposals
Select from Submitted Complete Proposals to Produce a Draft
Refine Draft
1st Letter Ballot – November 2006 – Fails
Revise Draft? – Resolve Comments
2nd Letter Ballot – January 2008
Recirculation
Sponsor Ballot – November 2008(?)
Final WG/EC Approval
IEEE SB REVCOM Approval
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

5. Process for Refining Draft
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Process for Refining Draft
Letter Ballot on Draft D1.0 authorized > 1 year ago at November 2006 meeting.
Approval rate on Letter Ballot #93 was 48.12% so it failed. (This is not unusual. Most Drafts fail the first Letter Ballot and some fail two or three times before they pass.)
5,703 comments received (including 192 on apparently invalid ballots). 10 more comments added at January meeting.
Task group voted to proceed based on Draft D1.0 and to consider all comments for resolution.
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6. Advantages/Disadvantages of Passing/Failing Letter Ballot
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Advantages/Disadvantages of Passing/Failing Letter Ballot
Advantages
Disadvantages
Passing Letter Ballot
You enter “re-circulation” so subsequent votes are 15 days and voters can only add comment each time on parts of the Draft that have changed or been affected by changes.
The voting pool is fixed and no new people joining can vote.
You must resolve every comment by a ¾ vote.
You can only change the draft through the resolution of comments.
Failing Letter Ballot
You are free to make whatever changes in the Draft the task group wants.
Your next Letter Ballot must be at least 30 days and will include everyone in the Working Group at that time and they can comment on any part of the Draft.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

7. 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
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3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
Call for Informal Comments
Comment Resolution
Comment Resolution
WG Letter Ballot / Recirculation
Sponsor Ballot / Recirculation
Comment Resolution
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8. Letter Ballot Comment Resolution
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Letter Ballot Comment Resolution
Resolved
Unresolved
Dec-06
5,713
0.0%
100.0%
Jan-07
3,001
2,712
52.5%
47.5%
Mar-07
4,296
1,417
75.2%
24.8%
May-07
4,818
895
84.3%
15.7%
Jul-07
5,230
483
91.5%
8.5%
Sep-07
5,482
231
96.0%
4.0%
Nov-07
5,611
102
98.3%
1.7%
JAN-08
100%
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

9. Possible Multi-Meeting Process Flow
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Possible Multi-Meeting Process Flow
Nov. Meeting Atlanta, Georgia
Jan. Meeting Taipei, Taiwan
Mar. Meeting Orlando, Florida
Polish Draft? WG LB Approval
Comment Resolution and Agenda Telecons
Complete Comment Resolution
Comment Resolution
Draft D1.09
Draft D2.0 LB
Draft D1.08
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

10. Schedule Projected at Taipei, Taiwan (January) Meeting
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Schedule Projected at Taipei, Taiwan (January) Meeting
January 2008 (Taipei, Taiwan)
Comment Resolution , Second Letter Ballot authorized
March 2008 (Orlando, Florida)
Comment Resolution
May 2008 (Jacksonville, Florida)
First Letter Ballot Re-circulation
July 2008 (Denver, Colorado)
Second Letter Ballot Re-circulation
September 2008 (Waikoloa, Hawai‘i)
Third Letter Ballot Re-circulation
November 2008 (Dallas, Texas)
Sponsor Ballot Authorization by WG
January 2009 (?)
March 2009 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
First Sponsor Ballot Re-circulation
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

11. Schedule Projected at Orlando, Florida (March) Meeting
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Schedule Projected at Orlando, Florida (March) Meeting
March 2008 (Orlando, Florida)
Draft Improvement?, Second Letter Ballot Authorized
May 2008 (Jacksonville, Florida)
Comment Resolution
July 2008 (Denver, Colorado)
First Letter Ballot Re-circulation
September 2008 (Waikoloa, Hawai‘i)
Second Letter Ballot Re-circulation
November 2008 (Dallas, Texas)
Third Letter Ballot Re-circulation
January 2009 (?)
Sponsor Ballot Authorization by WG
March 2009 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

12. May – Jacksonville Meeting Schedule
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May – Jacksonville Meeting Schedule
If we meet normally we may get 16 hours (8 regular 2 hour sessions) or even more compared with 11 ½ hours in Orlando:
1 hr Opening Session: Administrivia, Minutes, Agenda, Process
14 hr Comment Resolution and Draft Improvement
1 hr Closing Session: Process, Teleconferences /Ad Hocs
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

13. TGs Activity Between Meetings
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TGs Activity Between Meetings
TGs Activities Between Meetings Requiring Notice:
One or more face to face ad hoc meetings, requires 30 days notice (P&P clause 3.6.2).
One or multiple Teleconferences, requires 10 days notice, not more often than weekly (P&P clause 3.6.3).
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

14. TGs Activity Between Meetings
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TGs Activity Between Meetings
Assuming we go to Letter Ballot on D2.0 on Monday March 24th it would end April 24th. Possibilities include:
Teleconferences Wednesday TBDam/pm every other week starting April 16th for up to 1 ½ hours through July 23rd.
An Ad Hoc meeting to resolve comments May 7-9 at TBD.
An Ad Hoc meeting to resolve comments for three days in the week of June 9th or the week of June 16th.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

15. References Earlier TGs Process Submissions
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References
Earlier TGs Process Submissions
January 2008, 11-08/82r1, Taipei, Taiwan
November 2007, 11-07/2812, Atlanta, Georgia
September 2007, 11-07/2398r1, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i
September 2007, 11-07/2408r0, Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i (ad hoc)
July 2007, 11-07/2142r1, San Francisco, California
May 2007, 11-07/677r3, Montreal, Quebec
March 2007, 11-07/380r1, Orlando, Florida
February 2007, 11-07/235r1, Hillsboro, Oregon (ad hoc)
January 2007, 11-07/0059r2, London, England
November 2006, 11-06/1753r2, Dallas Texas
11-06/328r0, 11-06/329r3, Confirmed Proposal
Draft P802.11s D1.09
11-07/23r55, LB#93 Comments Resolution Spreadsheet
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola