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doc.: IEEE P /823r0 Submission May 2007 Donald Eastlake 3rd, MotorolaSlide 2 Abstract Report of TGs, ESS Mesh Networking Task Group, to the May, 2007 (Montreal, Quebec) closing Plenary. TGs Motto: Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.

doc.: IEEE P /823r0 Submission May 2007 Donald Eastlake 3rd, MotorolaSlide 3 TGs Closing Plenary Report An annotated agenda is available in 11-07/572r12. The draft minutes will be posted shortly. TGs continues to make substantial progress in closing comments as shown on the following slide. The current comment resolution spreadsheet is 11-07/23r25.

doc.: IEEE P /823r0 Submission May 2007 Donald Eastlake 3rd, MotorolaSlide 4 TGs Closing Plenary Report SummaryTotal % Closed January Open January Closed January Total:5, %2,7123,001 Editorial:2, %6462,195 Technical:2, %2, SummaryTotal % Closed March Open March Closed March Total:5, %1,4174,296 Editorial:2, %72,468 Technical:3, %1,4101,828

doc.: IEEE P /823r0 Submission May 2007 Donald Eastlake 3rd, MotorolaSlide 5 PAR Amendment Motion The following motion was passed in the Task Group, in connection with which submission 11-07/391r1 was presented at the mid-week plenary: Moved, to direct the TGs Chair to bring the following motion before the Working Group : –Moved, to approve the amendment in 11-07/149r5 to the P802.11s PAR and 5 Criteria and forward this PAR and 5 Criteria amendment to the 802 Executive Committee for their approval and further transmission. –Moved: Seconded: –Yes: No: Abstain:

doc.: IEEE P /823r0 Submission May 2007 Donald Eastlake 3rd, MotorolaSlide 6 TGs Closing Plenary Report TGs teleconferences have been scheduled weekly from 28 March 2007 through 23 May 2007 (except 11 April and 16 May) at 10:00 Wednesdays Eastern US time for comment resolution and meeting agenda discussions. TGs has an approved ad hoc in Eindhoven, Netherland, April 2007, to resolve Letter Ballot comments. TGs will be moving the approval of an ad hoc in Hillsboro, Oregon, June 2007, to resolve Letter Ballot comments. Goal for the May meeting in Montreal, Quebec: –Resolve Letter Ballot comments.