1. ARC-agenda-may-2014 Date: 2014-07-13 Authors: July 2009
doc.: IEEE /0840r0
ARC-agenda-may-2014
Date:
Authors:
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

2. Agenda for: ARC SC, July 2014, San Diego, CA, USA
Jan 2009
doc.: IEEE /1455r0
Abstract
Agenda for: ARC SC, July 2014, San Diego, CA, USA
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

3. IEEE 802.11 Architecture Standing Committee
Agenda
July 2014 session
Chair: Mark Hamilton (Spectralink)
Vice Chair: Joe Levy (InterDigital)

4. Tuesday, July 15th, AM2

5. Attendance, etc. Reminders to attendees:
Sign in for .11 attendance credit
Noises off
No recordings

6. 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

7. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Patent Related Links
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
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

9. Other Documents and WebPages to Review
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Other Documents and WebPages to Review
Please review the documents at the following links: -  IEEE Patent Policy -  -  Patent FAQ -  -  LoA Form -  -  Affiliation FAQ -
-  Anti-Trust FAQ -  -  Ethics -  -  IEEE Working Group OM - 
New 802 WG P&P:
New 802 LMSC P&P:
New 802 LMSC OM:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

10. 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 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.

11. ARC Agenda – May 2014 Tuesday, July 15, AM2 Wednesday, July 16, AM1
Jan 2009
doc.: IEEE /1455r0
ARC Agenda – May 2014
Tuesday, July 15, AM2
802.1AC revision
DS and Portal architecture (and Annex R), with (802.1AC and Bridge) concepts:
Review/Discussion of 802.1AC draft
Wednesday, July 16, AM1
Updates, no action expected:
802 O&A sponsor ballot
IEEE 1588 mapping to IEEE
IETF/802 coordination (RFC 4441, PAWS)
IETF/802 coordination
CAPWAP n extensions review
AP/DS/Portal architecture and 802 concepts
Future sessions / SC activities
Joint session with TGak, Thursday, July 17, AM1
Architectural view of 11ak Bridged LAN
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

12. 802.1AC revision
Revision includes update to clause 12, in particular (newly numbered) subclause 12.2 “IEEE Std (Wireless LAN) convergence functions”
Architectural discussions in Beijing, and Waikoloa
Annex R and model of a Portal
802.1AC convergence function possibility of Bridge as a Portal
802.1AC D1.0 text review
Presentations for discussion:

13. Wednesday, July 16th, AM1

14. Attendance, etc. Reminders to attendees:
Sign in for .11 attendance credit
Noises off
No recordings

15. 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

16. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Patent Related Links
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
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

18. Other Documents and WebPages to Review
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Other Documents and WebPages to Review
Please review the documents at the following links: -  IEEE Patent Policy -  -  Patent FAQ -  -  LoA Form -  -  Affiliation FAQ -
-  Anti-Trust FAQ -  -  Ethics -  -  IEEE Working Group OM - 
New 802 WG P&P:
New 802 LMSC P&P:
New 802 LMSC OM:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

19. 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 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.

20. ARC Agenda – May 2014 Tuesday, July 15, AM2 Wednesday, July 16, AM1
Jan 2009
doc.: IEEE /1455r0
ARC Agenda – May 2014
Tuesday, July 15, AM2
802.1AC revision
DS and Portal architecture (and Annex R), with (802.1AC and Bridge) concepts:
Review/Discussion of 802.1AC draft
Wednesday, July 16, AM1
Updates, no action expected:
802 O&A sponsor ballot; IEEE 1588 mapping to IEEE ; IETF/802 coordination (RFC 4441, PAWS)
IETF/802 coordination
CAPWAP n extensions review
AP/DS/Portal architecture and 802 concepts
Design Pattern for *Implemented and *Activated MIB variables
Future sessions / SC activities
Joint session with TGak, Thursday, July 17, AM1
Architectural view of 11ak Bridged LAN
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

21. Jan 2009
doc.: IEEE /1455r0
ARC Minutes
May Minutes:
David Bagby, Calypso Ventures, Inc.

22. IEEE 1588 mapping to IEEE
Update (Mark Hamilton)

23. 802 Overview & Architecture revision
Draft 2.0 Sponsor Ballot
BALLOT OPEN DATE: 17-Apr-2014
BALLOT CLOSE DATE: 27-Apr-2014
BALLOTS RECEIVED: 3
VOTE CHANGES: 2
COMMENTS: 1
No comments from
Comment sheet is here:
Lone comment deemed invalid, draft forwarded to RevCom for June
Published Standard

24. IETF/802 coordination Dorothy Stanley present topics of interest:
PAWS update
RFC 4441 revision update
CAPWAP draft(s) update:
Extension for n and Power/channel Autoconfiguration:
Proposed response:

25. 802.1AC revision
Revision includes update to clause 12, in particular (newly numbered) subclause 12.2 “IEEE Std (Wireless LAN) convergence functions”
Architectural discussions in Beijing, and Waikoloa
Annex R and model of a Portal
802.1AC convergence function possibility of Bridge as a Portal
802.1AC D1.0 text review
Presentations for discussion:

26. AP/DS/Portal architecture and 802 concepts
Presentations on architectural description(s)

27. General Links
Donald Eastlake present topics of interest from TGak and 802.1’s parallel work (802.1Qbz)

28. Design Pattern for MIB attributes
The WG11 Chair has requested that the ARC SC investigate and create a Design Pattern for MIB attributes of the form “*Implemented” and “*Activated”
This is partly in reaction to a discussion of such attributes in TGai.
This will need some digestion and care in the analysis – so suggest we only introduce this topic now, do some homework and post more information to the reflector, and dig in in earnest in September.

29. ARC Future Activities & sessions
ARC SC meets when a specific focused task is requested of the SC for which the is sufficient volunteer interest.
Continue work on architectural models
Comment on 802.1AC revision project changes/proposals
Will also follow 802.1/ activities on links, bridging, and MAC Service definition
Monitor/report on IETF/802 activities, as needed
Monitor/report on IEEE 1588 activities, as needed
If you have ANY other topic that you would like ARC SC to consider, contact the SC chair.

30. Planning for Sept 2014
Plan for one individual meeting slot, one slot joint with ak
Individuals interested in ARC work are encouraged to also attend other TGak sessions
ARC SC will schedule teleconferences if necessary, with 10 days notice

31. Thursday, July 17th, AM1
Joint session with TGak
See TGak for detailed agenda