1. Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Report March 16, 2005
Bill Carney
Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

2. 1Q’05 Members Meeting – Dublin 2004 Highlights
15% increase in number of members
70% increase in number of certifications
40% average decrease in certification cost
Average certification cycle time down to “days” vs. “weeks”
Reduction in annual membership fees
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

3. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Products to Date
Over 1900 Certified Products
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

4. Wi-Fi Alliance Active Task Groups
Marketing
Co-Existence
Consumer Electronics
Ease of Use
Public Access
QoS
Security
Voice-Over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi/Cellular Convergence
Technical
QoS Certification
Security Certification
ASD (Application Specific Device) Certification
Spectrum/Regulatory
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

5. Security Technical Task Group
Completed its primary tasks
WPA, WPA2, Extended EAP
Extended EAP certifications to start April 15
Plan to go into hibernation as of June ’05
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

6. QoS Technical WMM-Baseline Task Group
Has been in hibernation since September 2004 when WMM certification went live
Will now reactivate to develop APSD test plan
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

7. QoS Technical WMM-Scheduled Access Task Group
Worked on test plan
Plan on next blind poll on plugfest participation in May
Next plugfest anticipated in June
4Q’05 anticipated start of certification
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

8. ASD Technical Task Group
Group is considering alternative approaches to allow devices to be tested in standard fashion
CE devices a primary focus
Task Group is soliciting written contributions, perhaps leading to the creation of a requirements specification
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)

9. Member Meeting Schedule
2005
Q2-Chicago, June 28-30
Q3-Beijing, Sept
Q4-Phoenix, Dec. 6-8
2006
#1 Europe (Location TBD)
#2 Vancouver, BC
#3 Asia (TBD)
Bill Carney (Texas Instruments)