1. Mesh Networking Task Group Process
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Mesh Networking Task Group Process
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2. Generic Process of Getting to Letter Ballot
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Generic Process of Getting to Letter Ballot
Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria
Technical Presentations and Discussions
Specify Any Additional Requirements and Comparison Criteria
Call For Proposals
Select/Combine from Submitted Complete/Partial Proposals to Produce a Draft
Refine Draft
Letter Ballot
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3. 802.11 Example Project Histories
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Example Project Histories
(Figure above by Bruce Kramer.)
11s Jun May/July Nov 06
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4. Goals for July 2004 Meeting Adopted By ESS Mesh SG in May
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Goals for July 2004 Meeting Adopted By ESS Mesh SG in May
July (Portland, Oregon)
Usage Cases and Functional Requirements discussion
Adopt Initial Definitions document
Architecture Presentations
Other ad-hoc subgroup results and Presentations
Joint Meeting with r, etc.
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5. Future Schedule as Discussed at May 2004 Meeting
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Future Schedule as Discussed at May 2004 Meeting
September 2004 (Berlin, German)
Adopt Functional Requirements / Evaluation Criteria document
Adopt Skeleton “Pre-Draft”
Other ad-hoc subgroup results
Call for Proposals issued immediately after meeting with deadline for submission of two weeks before the November meeting.
November 2004 (San Antonio, Texas)
Presentation of Proposals
January 2005 (Monterey, California)
Condensation of Proposals -> Draft 0.1
March 2005 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Refinement of Draft
(May 2005 (Sydney, Australia)
Letter Ballot Authorized?)
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
John Doe, His Company

6. Ad Hoc Subgroups and Internal TGs Actions
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Ad Hoc Subgroups and Internal TGs Actions
Ad Hoc Subgroups
Have no special status unless TGs votes on them or their output.
Any group of members can get together and make submissions.
Within the Policies and Procedures (11-04/510r0), we can do what we want internally:
“Adopted” internal TGs motions/documents can be amended by majority with notice (i.e., if change is on agenda) or 2/3 vote without notice.
We can issue a call for proposals
With no requirements other than the PAR & 5 Criteria
With some guidelines
With detailed requirements
We can have “Functional Requirements Document” that is a general or specific as we like.
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
John Doe, His Company

7. Informal Ad Hoc Subgroups
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Informal Ad Hoc Subgroups
Usage Cases – coordinator Steve Conner
“Usage Models”, 11-04/764r1 and 11-04/662r7
Definitions – coordinator Tricci So
“Draft Terms and Definitions for s”, 11-04/730r1
“Additional Draft Terms & Terminology for s”, 11-04/822r0
Quality of Service / e – coordinator Lily Yang
“MAC considerations for 11s”, 11-04/760r0
Security / i, 802.1ae, 802.1af – coordinators Bob Moskowitz Jasmeet Chhabra
“802.11s Security Ad Hoc”, 11-04/826r0
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8. Informal Ad Hoc Subgroups (cont.)
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Informal Ad Hoc Subgroups (cont.)
Routing – coordinator Tyan-Shu Jou Tricci So
“802.11s Routing Sub-Group Discussion on May 04”, 11-04/765r0
Other
802.11k, h /Radio Resources/Metrics – coordinator
WNM, CAPWAP /Management – coordinator
The above groups may be using the following wiki page:
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9. Ad Hoc Subgroups Output
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Ad Hoc Subgroups Output
Some Possible Dispositions of Ad Hoc Subgroup Output submissions (as amended if desired) are as for any other submissions:
Adopt as mandatory for proposal conformance
Adopt as an internal working document
Include in a TGs “Recommended Reading List”
No action
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
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10. Calling for Proposals in September?
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Calling for Proposals in September?
If a call for proposals is to be issued shortly after the September meeting, we should issue a warning at this meeting that we plan to do that.
Proposals obviously must conform to the PAR and 5 Criteria.
Will we have a Functional Requirements or Evaluation Criteria Document?
What other documents, if any, should be referenced by the Call for Proposals?
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
John Doe, His Company

11. Possibilities to Accelerate TGs
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Possibilities to Accelerate TGs
Possibilities for TGs Between July and September Meetings to accelerate action :
One Teleconference
Ad-hoc face to face meeting (requires 30 days notice (P&P clause 3.6.2))
Multiple Teleconferences (require 10 days notice, cannot be held more often than weekly (P&P clause 3.6.3))
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
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12. July 2004
Possible Liaison
is working on mesh across the /3/4 protocols.
Do we want a liaison with them?
Is there someone willing to serve?
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13. Informational Queries / Straw Polls Proposers?
July 2004
Informational Queries / Straw Polls Proposers?
If a TGs call for proposals was issued right after the September meeting with a deadline shortly before the November meeting, how many would submit a proposal?
Reasonably certain – 4
50/ – 10
Might but probably not – 3
If call was issued after November meeting with deadline before the January meeting?
Reasonably certain – 13
50/ – 4
Might but probably not – 4
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

14. Informational Queries / Straw Polls Usage Cases
July 2004
Informational Queries / Straw Polls Usage Cases
Is documenting Usage Cases important?
Yes 48-0
Is each category important?
Residential – 36
Office – 43
Campus/Community/Public Access – 42
Public Safety – 34
Car to Car – 7
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

15. Informational Queries / Straw Polls Informal Group Submissions Status
July 2004
Informational Queries / Straw Polls Informal Group Submissions Status
What should be the status of relevant submissions from informal groups if a majority of TGs agrees with the submission?
Strongly included as part of call for proposals – 12
Adopted as internal working documents – 29
Included on a TGs recommended reading list – 3
No special status – 2
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

16. Informational Queries / Straw Polls When to call for Proposals?
July 2004
Informational Queries / Straw Polls When to call for Proposals?
What is the current feeling of TGs as to when we should call for proposals? In favor/against vote on each:
July – 3-31
September 2004 –
November 2004 –
January – 8-1
Should the call for proposals require that they be complete? (almost a tie)
How long should the window be for submitting proposals?
2 months – 2
4 months – 17
6 months – 10
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

17. Month 2002
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Future Schedule?
There was no disagreement with the September goals shown below:
September 2004 (Berlin, German)
Discuss Functional Requirements / Evaluation Criteria document
Usage Cases and Requirements
Routing
QoS/MAC Enhacements
Security
Definitions
Skeleton “Pre-Draft”
November 2004 (San Antonio, Texas)
Call for Proposals issued immediately after meeting with deadline for submission of two weeks before the March meeting?
January 2005 (Monterey, California) Presentation of Proposals
March 2005 (Atlanta, Georgia) Selection from Drafts
May 2005 (Sydney, Australia) Refinement of Draft
July 2005 (San Francisco, California) Letter Ballot Authorized?
Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola
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18. Informational Queries / Straw Polls Activity Before September
July 2004
Informational Queries / Straw Polls Activity Before September
How active should the task group be before the September meeting?
No official activity
One teleconference
Multiple teleconferences
Face-to-face ad hoc meeting
Moved by Peter Ecclesine, W. Steven Conner
One teleconference: Wednesday, 25 August, 3pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
Passes
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