1. April 2007 Mesh Ad Hoc Agenda
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April 2007 Mesh Ad Hoc Agenda
Date:
Authors:
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Address
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Donald Eastlake 3rd
111 Locke Drive, Marlborough, MA USA
Motorola
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

2. IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group
April 2007
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IEEE s: ESS 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.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
(sponsored by Phillips)
11-13 April, 2007
Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd
Technical Editor: Steve Conner – Recording Secretary: Stephen Rayment
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

3. Wednesday, 11- April 2007 10:30am-5:30pm
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Wednesday, 11- April :30am-5:30pm
Call ad hoc meeting to Order by W. Steven Conner as authorized by the Chair.
Manual Attendance Reminder
Dee Denteneer appointed Secretary
Miscellaneous Announcements
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics
Ad Hoc meeting agenda approved.
Status of TGs Draft D1.03 and Comment Resolution spread sheet 11-07/23r27
Frame Formats Discussion – Guenael
Chair arrives during this discussion
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

4. IPR Notice Procedure April 2007 At Each Meeting, the Chair shall:
Show slides #1 and #2 of this presentation (the following two slides)
Advise the membership that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged;
Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development.
Instruct the Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant meeting:
That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown;
That an opportunity was provided for members to identify or disclose patents that the member believes may be essential for the use of that standard;
Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that were identified (if any) and by whom.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

5. #1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
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#1: IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion. The patent holder or applicant should provide this assurance as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided no later than the approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be 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 either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation 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.
Reference -
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

6. #2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings
April 2007
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#2: Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings
Don’t discuss the validity/essentiality of patents/patent claims
Don’t discuss the cost of specific patent use
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-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003, Reaffirmed January 2006
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

7. Miscellaneous Announcements
April 2007
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 WG or TG meetings.
No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission.
Media – Press and Analyst briefings
Only the /.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 groups
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

8. Declaration of Affiliation
April 2007
Declaration of Affiliation
Revision: Feb 2006 Standards Board Bylaw
Openness
Openness is defined as the quality of being not restricted to a particular type or category of participants. All meetings involving standards development an all IEEE Sponsor ballots shall be open to all interested parties. Each individual participant in IEEE Standards activities shall disclose his or her affiliations when requested. A person who knows or reasonably should know, that a participant’s disclosure is materially incomplete or incorrect should report that fact to the Secretary of the IEEE-SA Standards Board and the appropriate Sponsors.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

9. Wednesday, 11- April 2007 10:30am-5:30pm
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Wednesday, 11- April :30am-5:30pm
Lunch ~ 13:00-13:45
Discussion of Dinner – consensus Indonesian in town.
“Remedy beacon bloat”, Jarkko Kneckt, 11-07/0541r0 (Word 11-07/0540r0)
Straw poll – decide to take tomorrow.
Discussion of PICS Annex – Donald
Ideas collected
Donald and Kaz to write up more specific inputs overnight
“Mesh Configuration Element”, Guenael Strutt, 11-07/268r1
“Path Selection Metrics discussion”, Michael Bahr, 11-07/306r1
“”, Kazayuki Sakoda, 11-xxxr0
Reorganize Power Management (11A.11), separate power saving mode and power saving supporting mode
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

10. Wednesday, 11- April 2007 10:30am-5:30pm
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Wednesday, 11- April :30am-5:30pm
Resolution of Letter Ballot Comments, Improvement of the Draft (ad-hoc breakouts)
Straw poll of interest: General 2, MAC 4, RFI 3
Decided to have two meetings:
MAC in main room, Juan Carlos Zuniga
RFI in auxiliary room, Guenael Strutt
Reconvene and Recess until 8:30 Thursday.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

11. Thursday, 12 April 2007 8:30 - ? Manual Attendance Recording Reminder
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Thursday, 12 April :30 - ?
Manual Attendance Recording Reminder
Discussion of proposed security resolutions – Guenael, doc 11-07/536r0
Resolution of Letter Ballot Comments, Improvement of the Draft
Recess until ? Friday.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

12. Friday, 13 April 2007 ? – 15:00 Manual Attendance recording reminder
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Friday, 13 April ? – 15:00
Manual Attendance recording reminder
Resolution of Letter Ballot Comments, Improvement of the Draft
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.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

13. [Reference Information]
April 2007
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[Reference Information]
PAR for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2. Trivial update:
Five Criteria for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1
Comment Resolution Spreadsheet for Current Draft D1.01:
11-07/23r25: Resolution of comments received during IEEE Letter Ballot 93
Confirmed Proposal on which Draft D0.01 was based:
11-06/328r0: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to TGs
11-06/329r3: Joint SEE-Mesh/Wi-Mesh Proposal to TGs Overview
Adopted Task Group Working Documents (other than Drafts)
11-04/1477r4: Terms and Definitions for s
11-04/1174r13: Functional Specification and Scope
11-04/1175r10: Comparison Categories and Informative Checklists
11-04/662r16: Usage Models
11-04/1543r4: Informative Reference Bibliography for s
Miscellaneous
“Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

14. [Earlier Meeting Minutes]
April 2007
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[Earlier Meeting Minutes]
Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
March 2007, Orlando, Florida, 11-07/413r0
February 2007 ad hoc Meeting, Hillsboro, Oregon, 11-07/240r0
January 2007, London, England, 11-07/92r0
November 2006, Dallas, Texas, 11-06/1788r0
November 2006 ad hoc, Munich, Germany, 11-06/1652r1
September 2006, Melbourne, Australia, 11-06/1565r0
July 2006 San Diego, California, 11-06/1007r0
June 2006 Ad Hoc Meeting, Hillsboro, Oregon, 11-06/849r0
May 2006 Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida, 11-06/775r0
March 2006 Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 11-06/445r0
January 2006 Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i, 11-06/77r0
Recent Teleconference Minutes
31 January 2007, 11-07/223r0
14, 21, 28 February 2007, 11-07/254r0, 11-07/265r0, 11-07/288r0
7 March 2007, 11-07/330r0
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola