IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group San Antonio, Texas 16 – 18 November 2004 Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com +1-508-786-7554 Editor: Steve Conner – Secretary: Stephen Rayment Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Tuesday Afternoon, 16 November 2004 Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 13:30pm – 18:00pm Call to Order On-line Attendance reminder Review IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures Intellectual Property, Inappropriate Topics Minutes Approved the Minutes of September 2004 Meeting, 11-04/1125r1 Approved the Minutes of the Teleconferences held 29 September 2004, 11-04/1161r0 13 October 2004, 11-04/1177r0 27 October 2004, 11-04/1221r0 10 November 2004, 11-04/1396r0 Approved Agenda Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including 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. Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings 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 Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Tuesday Afternoon, 16 November 2004 Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 13:30pm – 18:00pm Presentations and Discussion Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r5 Draft IEEE 802.11 TGs Comparison Categories and Criteria, Steve Conner, 11-04/1175r3 Recess until 16:00pm. On-line attendance reminder Usage Models, Steve Conner, 11-04/662r10 Proposal to Merge Military Usage Case with Public Safety Usage Case, D. J. Shyy, Jim Hauser, 11-04/1393r0 Straw poll indicated a desire to include the Military Usage Case but not merged with Public Safety Draft Terms and Definitions for 802.11s, Tricci So, 11-04/969r2 Recess until 19:30pm. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

On-line attendance reminder Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Tuesday Evening, 16 November 2004 Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 19:30pm – 21:30pm On-line attendance reminder Adjourn to meet ad hoc for the rest of this session time and reconvene Wednesday at 13:30pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Wednesday Afternoon, 17 November 2004 Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande Center, 13:30pm – 18:00pm On-line attendance reminder Presentations and Discussion Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r7 Comparison Criteria, Steve Conner, 11-04/1175r4 Recess until 16:00pm. Other Presentations and Discussions Site-Specific Knowledge for Next Generation Wireless Networks, Prof. Ted Rappaport, 11-04/1478r0 (wng) Routing and Rbridges, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-04/1462r0 Task Group Process, Take 1: 11-04/1384r1 Discussions of process, informal subgroups, schedule Early draft call for proposals: 11-04/1430r0 Adjourn until Thursday 8am Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0 November 2004 Thursday Morning, 18 November 2004 Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande West, 8:00am-12:30pm On-line attendance reminder Task Group Process, Take 2: 11-04/1384r2 Discussions of process, informal subgroups, schedule Replace 11-04/970r3 with 11-04/1174r7 (Functional Specification and Scope) Adopt 11-04/1175r4 (Comparison Categories and Criteria) Update 11-04/662r10 to 11-04/662r11 (Usage Models) Update 11-04/969r2 to 11-04/1477r0 (Terms and Definitions) Draft call for proposals: 11-04/1430r1 Recess until 10:30am. Process Discussion Continued Discussion Motions on Teleconferences / ad hoc Meetings Adjourn sine die Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola John Doe, His Company

[Reference Information] November 2004 [Reference Information] PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2 Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1 Adopted Task Group Working Documents as of October 2004 11-04/969r2: Draft Terms and Definitions for 802.11s 11-04/662r10: Usage Models 11-04/970r3: Proposed 802.11 TGs Scope Miscellaneous Graphs and Mesh, see 11-04-420r0 “Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

[Earlier Minutes] Task Group Minutes Study Group Meeting Minutes November 2004 [Earlier Minutes] Task Group Minutes Recent Teleconferences 10 November 2004, 11-04/1396r0 27 October 2004, 11-04/1221r0 13 October 2004, 11-04/1177r0 29 September 2004, 11-04/1161r0 September 2004 Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 11-04/1125r1 25 August 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/975r0 July 2004 Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 11-04/853r0 30 June 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/683r0 Study Group Meeting Minutes May 2004 Meeting, Garden Grove, California, 11-04/652r1 March 2004 Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 11-04/395r2 January 2004 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-04/110r2 Earlier Mesh Submissions to WNG Study Group, see 11-04/0047r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola