Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Report July 14, 2004 Bill Carney Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Overview Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Products = 1,431 (as of June 2004) WPA ™ CERTIFIED Products = 482 802.11g Certified Products = 429 Dual band Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Products = 149 New LOGO program in effect Wi-Fi Alliance, 5/25/04 Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Wi-Fi Protected Access™ WPA became mandatory for all Wi-Fi certifications in September 2003 Two versions (same will be true for WPA2): WPA Personal – for the home WPA Enterprise – for the enterprise WPA2 Certification to start in September 2004 WPA2 = 802.11i features 18 month transition period until it becomese mandatory in all infrastructure and PC-centric products Seeing very strong member support for WPA2 Wi-Fi Alliance, 6/28/04 Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

QoS Certification Next generation of Wi-Fi capable consumer electronics products need 802.11e QoS features to enable voice, video and other multimedia applications A number of products expected to enter market 2H’04 In response, the Wi-Fi Alliance has taken a leadership position to assist in the orderly introduction of QoS features into the market by initiating the first phase of Multimedia interoperability certification in September 2004, initially for what has been known as “WME” Additional QoS features will be certifiable for interoperability following completion of planned plugfests (i.e., HCCA, etc.…) and sufficient member product support of these features The Alliance is currently finalizing a high-level, consumer-friendly brand name for certified QoS features to be announced shortly Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Significant Upcoming Activities Launch of WPA2 certification program and first certified products September 2004 Launch of QoS certification program and first certified products Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Wi-Fi Alliance Active Task Groups Marketing Co-Existence Consumer Electronics Ease of Use Public Access QoS Security Voice-Over Wi-Fi 802.11h+d Technical 802.11h+d Certification QoS Certification Security Certification Certification Program Enhancements ASD (Application Specific Device) Certification Spectrum/Regulatory Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

Member Meeting Schedule 3Q’04 – September 21 – 23 Taipei, Taiwan (IEEE 802.11 is the week before in Berlin…) 4Q’04 – December 7 - 9 Orlando, FL 1Q’05 – March 1 - 3 Dublin, Ireland 2Q’05 – TBD Chicago, IL Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)