IEEE 802.11s: ESS Mesh Networking Task Group

1. IEEE 802.11s: ESSMesh NetworkingTask Group San Antonio, Texas 16 – 18 November 2004 Chair: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd Donald.Eastlake@motorola.com +1-508-786-7554 Editor: Steve Conner – Secretary: Stephen Rayment Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

2. Tuesday Afternoon, 16 November 2004Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 13:30pm – 18:00pm • Call to Order • On-line Attendance reminder • Review IEEE 802 and 802.11 Policies and Procedures • Intellectual Property, Inappropriate Topics • Minutes • Approved the Minutes of September 2004 Meeting, 11-04/1125r1 • Approved the Minutes of the Teleconferences held • 29 September 2004, 11-04/1161r0 • 13 October 2004, 11-04/1177r0 • 27 October 2004, 11-04/1221r0 • 10 November 2004, 11-04/1396r0 • Approved Agenda Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

3. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of 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 the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license 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. Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

4. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE TG Meetings • 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 Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

5. Tuesday Afternoon, 16 November 2004Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 13:30pm – 18:00pm • Presentations and Discussion • Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r5 • Draft IEEE 802.11 TGs Comparison Categories and Criteria, Steve Conner, 11-04/1175r3 • Recess until 16:00pm. • On-line attendance reminder • Presentations and Discussion • Usage Models, Steve Conner, 11-04/662r10 • Proposal to Merge Military Usage Case with Public Safety Usage Case, D. J. Shyy, Jim Hauser, 11-04/1393r0 • Straw poll indicated a desire to include the Military Usage Case but not merged with Public Safety • Draft Terms and Definitions for 802.11s, Tricci So, 11-04/969r2 • Recess until 19:30pm. Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

6. Tuesday Evening, 16 November 2004Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande East, 19:30pm – 21:30pm • On-line attendance reminder • Adjourn to meet ad hoc for the rest of this session time and reconvene Wednesday at 13:30pm Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

7. Wednesday Afternoon, 17 November 2004Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande Center, 13:30pm – 18:00pm • On-line attendance reminder • Presentations and Discussion • Functional Requirements & Scope, Steve Conner, 11-04/1174r7 • Comparison Criteria, Steve Conner, 11-04/1175r4 • Recess until 16:00pm. • On-line attendance reminder • Other Presentations and Discussions • Site-Specific Knowledge for Next Generation Wireless Networks, Prof. Ted Rappaport, 11-04/1478r0 (wng) • Routing and Rbridges, Donald Eastlake 3rd, 11-04/1462r0 • Task Group Process, Take 1: 11-04/1384r1 • Discussions of process, informal subgroups, schedule • Early draft call for proposals: 11-04/1430r0 • Adjourn until Thursday 8am Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

8. Thursday Morning,18 November 2004Hyatt Regency, Rio Grande West, 8:00am-12:30pm • On-line attendance reminder • Task Group Process, Take 2: 11-04/1384r2 • Discussions of process, informal subgroups, schedule • Replace 11-04/970r3 with 11-04/1174r7 (Functional Specification and Scope) • Adopt 11-04/1175r4 (Comparison Categories and Criteria) • Update 11-04/662r10 to 11-04/662r11 (Usage Models) • Update 11-04/969r2 to 11-04/1477r0 (Terms and Definitions) • Draft call for proposals: 11-04/1430r1 • Recess until 10:30am. • On-line attendance reminder • Process Discussion Continued • Discussion Motions on Teleconferences / ad hoc Meetings • Adjourn sine die Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

9. [Reference Information] • PAR for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/54r2 • Five Criteria for IEEE 802.11 ESS Mesh: 11-04/56r1 • Adopted Task Group Working Documents as of October 2004 • 11-04/969r2: Draft Terms and Definitions for 802.11s • 11-04/662r10: Usage Models • 11-04/970r3: Proposed 802.11 TGs Scope • Miscellaneous • Graphs and Mesh, see 11-04-420r0 • “Free the APs” Button Graphics: 11-04/518r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola

10. [Earlier Minutes] • Task Group Minutes • Recent Teleconferences • 10 November 2004, 11-04/1396r0 • 27 October 2004, 11-04/1221r0 • 13 October 2004, 11-04/1177r0 • 29 September 2004, 11-04/1161r0 • September 2004 Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 11-04/1125r1 • 25 August 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/975r0 • July 2004 Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 11-04/853r0 • 30 June 2004 Teleconference, 11-04/683r0 • Study Group Meeting Minutes • May 2004 Meeting, Garden Grove, California, 11-04/652r1 • March 2004 Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 11-04/395r2 • January 2004 Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, 11-04/110r2 • Earlier Mesh Submissions to WNG Study Group, see 11-04/0047r0 Donald Eastlake 3rd, Motorola