July 2011 Mesh Meeting Agenda doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 July 2011 Mesh Meeting Agenda Date: 2011-03-11 Authors: Name Address Affiliation Phone Email Dee Denteneer HTC 37; 5656 AE Eindhoven; The Netherlands Philips +31 40 27 49743 Dee.Denteneer@philips.com Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

IEEE 802.11s: Mesh Networking Task Group July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 IEEE 802.11s: 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. San Francisco (Ca) July 18-22, 2011 Chair: Dee Denteneer (Philips) Vice Chair: Guido Hiertz (Philips) Technical Editor: Kazuyuki Sakoda (Sony) Secretary: Guenael Strutt (Lab 126) Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

General Flow of the TGs Meeting July 2011 General Flow of the TGs Meeting Monday Administrivia Resolution of Comments & discussion of professional editing process Tuesday Wednesday Thursday TGs Process Discussion Teleconferences/Ad-Hoc Meetings Discussion and Votes Dee Denteneer; Philips

Miscellaneous Announcements July 2011 Miscellaneous Announcements Warning: Do not leave your laptops unattended! The meeting is not responsible for your unwatched stuff. Wear your badge at all times in the meeting area! 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 802.11 WG or TG meetings. No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission. Media – Press and Analyst briefings Only the 802.11/.15/.18/.19/.22 WG Chair and WG Vice-Chairs are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of their respective IEEE working group. Dee Denteneer; Philips

July 2011 Important Stuff Note the links from the items in red in the left column of all pages of the Working Group meeting agenda. Affiliation Frequently Asked Questions: http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html Anti-Trust: http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf IEEE Ethics: http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/ethics/code_ethics.html Letter of Assurance Form: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf IEEE Patent Committee: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html IEEE Patent Policy: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Patent FAQ: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf Dee Denteneer; Philips

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2 Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Patent Related Links July 2011 All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Dee Denteneer; Philips

Call for Potentially Essential Patents July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. Technical considerations remain primary focus Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object. --------------------------------------------------------------- See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 5.3.10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details. Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Automated Attendance Recording July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Automated Attendance Recording Go to http://newton/11/attendance https://murphy.events.ieee.org/imat/ (Documents: http://802server.events.ieee.org/ or 172.16.0.10 or just http://newton) Sign-in Claim attendance credit for each session. Only “sign-in” and “claim credit” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for others. You have to log in every session! Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 secretary selection doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 secretary selection Call Meeting to Order Miscellaneous Announcements Automated attendance reminder Review of IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property, Inappropriate Topics, Etc. Meeting Agenda Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 Approval of Minutes: doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 Approval of Minutes: Palm Springs meeting minutes: 11-11/xxxr0 Teleconference minutes: May …: 11-11/0xxxr0 My …..: 11-11/0xxxr0 Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 11-11-0900r0: Minseok Oh doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 status update: Fifth recirculation of Sponsor Ballot Press release: 11-11-0984r0 Report for unconditional approval to EC: 11-11 Contributor list See: 11-11-0900r0: Minseok Oh Recess until Wednesday July 20, 13:30-15:30 Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Tuesday, 19 July 2011 8:00-10:00 Request the IEEE 802 Executive Committee for unconditional approval to forward P802.11s D12.0 to RevCom. P802.11s had a 97.2% approval on the last Recirculation Sponsor Ballot, including post ballot vote changes. There are 4 disapprove voters (2 of these disapprove voters have indicated their wish to change their vote to “Approve” raising the approval rate to 98.6%) and 2 unsatisfied comments. Moved: Seconded: y, n, a Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:30-15:30 Call Meeting to Order doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Wednesday, 20 July 2011 13:30-15:30 Call Meeting to Order IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder TBD Recess until Thursday 13:30 Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:30-15:30 Call Meeting to Order doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Thursday, 21 July 2011 13:30-15:30 Call Meeting to Order IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder TBD Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

Thursday, 12 July 2011 13:30-15:30 Adjourn sine die doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 Thursday, 12 July 2011 13:30-15:30 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 Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

[Reference Information] July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 [Reference Information] Updated PAR at http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes/projects/802-11s.pdf. Original PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2. Original Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1. Comment Resolution Spreadsheet: 11-10/ 32r3 Resolution of Letter Ballot #159 Comments Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

[Reference Information] July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 [Reference Information] TGs Chairmen Dee Denteneer, Guido R. Hiertz (temporary Chairman), November 2009 Stuart J. Kerry (temporary Chairman), June 2009 Donald Eastlake 3rd, May 2004 – July 2009 TGs Technical Editors: Kazuyuki Sakoda (Sony), Draft 2.03 … D3.0 … Anthony Maida (3eTI), Drafts 2.01 & D2.02 Avinash Joshi (Motorola), Drafts 1.09 … D2.0 W. Steven Conner (Intel). Drafts 0.01 … D1.08 (also chair of the first Mesh Study Group Session) Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips

[Earlier Meeting Minutes] July 2011 doc.: IEEE P802.11-10/1034r0 July 2011 [Earlier Meeting Minutes] Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes May 2010, Los Angeles, CA, 11-10/102r0 November 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, 11-09/1223/0 November 2009, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i, 11-09/1016r0 July 2009, San Francisco, California, 11-09/902r0 May 2009, Montreal, Quebec, 11-09/595r0 May 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-09/312r0 May 2009, Los Angeles, California, 11-09/110r0 November 2008, Dallas, Texas, 11-08/1431r0 November 2008, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 11-08/1078r0 November 2008, ad hoc Meeting, Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, 11-08/1038r0 July 2008, Denver, Colorado, 11-08/835r0 Dee Denteneer; Philips Dee Denteneer, Philips