1. September 2009 Mesh Meeting Agenda
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September 2009
September 2009 Mesh Meeting Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Name
Address
Affiliation
Phone
Donald Eastlake 3rd
155 Beaver Street, Milford, MA USA
Stellar Switches
Guido R. Hiertz
Uellendahler Straße 353, Wuppertal, Federal Republic of Germany
Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG
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2. IEEE 802.11s: Mesh Networking Task Group
September 2009
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IEEE s: 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.
Waikoloa, Hawai‘i
21-24 September, 2009
Temporary Chair: Guido R. Hiertz (Riedel Communications)
Temporary Technical Editor: Kazuyuki Sakoda (Sony)
Secretary: Stephen Rayment (BelAir Networks)
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3. doc.: IEEE P802.11-09/913r6 Hilton Waikoloa, Anaeho‘omalu, Hawai‘i
September 2009
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Venue
Hilton Waikoloa, Anaeho‘omalu, Hawai‘i
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4. General Flow of the TGs Meeting
September 2009
General Flow of the TGs Meeting
Monday
Administrivia and Status
TGs Process Presentation
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Tuesday
Wednesday
Security Presentations
Thursday
TGs Process Discussion
Teleconferences/Ad-Hoc Meetings Discussion and Votes
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5. Monday, 21 September 2009 10:30–12:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Monday, 21 September :30–12:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
Selection of Secretary
Miscellaneous Announcements
Automated attendance reminder
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property, Inappropriate Topics, Etc.
Meeting Agenda
Approval of Minutes:
San Francisco minutes: 11-09/902r0
Teleconference minutes:
29 July: 11-09/916r0
16 September: 11-09/970r0
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6. Miscellaneous Announcements
September 2009
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 group.
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7. September 2009
Important Stuff
Note the links from the items in red in the left column of all pages of the Working Group meeting agenda.
Affiliation Frequently Asked Questions:
Anti-Trust:
IEEE Ethics:
Letter of Assurance Form:
IEEE Patent Committee:
IEEE Patent Policy:
Patent FAQ:
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8. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
September 2009
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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
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9. Patent Related Links
September 2009
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
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10. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
September 2009
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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
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11. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
September 2009
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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.
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12. Automated Attendance Recording
September 2009
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Automated Attendance Recording
Go to (Documents: or or just
Sign-in
Claim attendance credit for each session.
Only “sign-in” and “claim credit” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for others.
You have to log in every session!
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13. Monday, 21 September 2009 10:30–12:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Monday, 21 September :30–12:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Status of TGs Draft 3.03 and Comment Resolutions
“Draft D3.03 status report”, Kazuyuki Sakoda, 11-09/914r0
“Resolution of comments from Letter Ballot 147”, 11-09/471r13
Discussion and Votes re Process / ad hocs / teleconferences
“TGs Process, September”, 11-09/971r0
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 13:30
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

14. Pending Presentations
September 2009
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Pending Presentations
“MAC beaconing synch comment resolution”, Kazayuki Sakoda (Sony), 11-09/885r1, 11-09/886r1
“General frame format comment resolution”, Kazayuki Sakoda, 11-09/968r0, 11-09/969r0
“General architecture and definition comment resolution”, Kazuyuki Sakoda, 11-09/977r0, 11-09/978r0
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15. Monday, 21 September 2009 13:30–15:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Monday, 21 September :30–15:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 19:30
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

16. Monday, 21 September 2009 19:30 – 21:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Monday, 21 September :30 – 21:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
Moved, to adopted the comment resolutions in 11-09/471r13 with Column X equal to “RFI-WED” and direct the Editor to incorporate them into the Draft.
Mover: Seconder:
Yes: No: Abstain:
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 08:00 Tuesday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

17. Tuesday, 22 September 2009 08:00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Tuesday, 22 September :00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 19:30
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

18. Tuesday, 22 September 2009 19:30 – 21:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Tuesday, 22 September :30 – 21:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 08:00 Wednesday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

19. Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Wednesday, 23 September :00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Security Presentations
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 13:30
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

20. Wednesday, 23 September 2009 13:30 – 15:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Wednesday, 23 September :30 – 15:30 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 16:00
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

21. Wednesday, 23 September 2009 16:00 – 18:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Wednesday, 23 September :00 – 18:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 08:00 Thursday
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

22. Thursday, 24 September 2008 08:00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Thursday, 24 September :00 – 10:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Resolution of Comments and Improvement of the Draft
Recess until 16:00
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

23. Thursday, 24 September 2009 16:00 – 18:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
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Thursday, 24 September :00 – 18:00 (Queen's 4 Room)
Call Meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Discussion and Votes re Process / ad hocs / teleconferences
“TGs Process, September”, 11-09/971r0
Motion: To direct the Editor to produce one or more revisions of the Draft so as to incorporate all changes and comment resolutions adopted before the end of this session.
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.
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Donald Eastlake 3rd, Stellar Switches

24. [Reference Information]
September 2009
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[Reference Information]
Updated PAR at
Original PAR for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2. Original Five Criteria for IEEE ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1.
Comment Resolution Spreadsheet:
11-09/471r13: Resolution of Letter Ballot #147 Comments
TGs Technical Editors:
Kazuyuki Sakoda (Sony), Draft 2.03…D3.0…
Anthony Maida (3eTI), Drafts 2.01 & D2.02
Avinash Joshi (Motorola), Drafts 1.09…D2.0
W. Steven Conner (Intel). Drafts 0.01…D1.08 (also chair of the first Mesh Study Group Session)
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25. [Earlier Meeting Minutes]
September 2009
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[Earlier Meeting Minutes]
Task Group “s” Meeting Minutes
July 2009, San Francisco, California, 11-09/902r0
May 2009, Montreal, Quebec, 11-09/595r0
March 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-09/312r0
January 2009, Los Angeles, California, 11-09/110r0
November 2008, Dallas, Texas, 11-08/1431r0
September 2008, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 11-08/1078r0
September 2008, ad hoc Meeting, Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, 11-08/1038r0
July 2008, Denver, Colorado, 11-08/835r0
May 2008, Jacksonville, Florida, 11-08/580r2
May 2008, ad hoc Meeting, Santa Clara, California, 11-08/539r0
March 2008, Orlando, Florida, 11-08/424r0
Recent Teleconference Minutes
May 27, 11-09/665r0, June 24, 11-09/701r0, July 8, 11-09/737r0
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