IEEE P802.11 - TASK GROUP S - MEETINGS UPDATE

Status of Project IEEE 802.11s

Mesh Networking

Task Group Acting Chair: Dee Denteneer (Philips)
Vice Chair: Guido Hiertz (Philips)
Temporary Technical Editor: Kazuyuki Sakoda (Sony)
Secretary: Stephen Rayment (BelAir Networks)
 

January 2010, Los Angeles, California

Just prior to the meeting, TGs had passed its first circulation Ballot with 85% approval rate and 809 comments.

During the meeting, TGs elected Guido Hiertz (Philips) as vice Chair of TGs, as later confirmed in the mid week plenary. Additionally, Guenael Strutt (Motorola) volunteered as "permanent" temporary secretary. The meeting was primarily devoted to start the work on resolving the comments that were received as part of Letter Ballot #159 on TGs Draft 4.0. Submission were presented and approved that resolved about 57% of the comments, see the table below for a detailed breakdown. These resolutions present a first step towards a second recirculation targeted to take place just after the March meeting.

• Open comments from LB #159 are as follows

  	TOTAL	Technical	Editorial
  After LB #159	809	449	360
  After Los Angeles	349	252	97

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission 11-10/0036r8, the closing report is 11-10/179r0, and the minutes are 11-10/102r0.

November 2009, Atlanta, Georgia =

TGs continued worked on resolving the comments that were submitted as = =3D part=20 of Letter Ballot #147 on TGs Draft 3.0. During the meeting, TGs resolved = all=20 outstanding comments, and the WG passed a motion to prepare Draft 4.0 = and go to=20 recirculation.=20

• Comments from LB #147 resolved thus far are as follows:=20

  	TOTAL	Technical	Editorial
  Total Comments	1196	778	418
  Resolved Thru Montreal	635	53%	306	39%	329	79%
  Resolved Thru San Francisco	860	72%	481	62%	379	91%
  Resolved Thru Waikoloa	1086	91%	677	87%	408	98%
  Resolved Thru Waikoloa	1196	100%	778	100%	418	100%

• The following were among the submissions presented:=20
  • "Editorial update for happier LB commenters", 11-09/1283r1=20
  • "Remaining comment resolution", 11-09/1278r1=20
  • "RFI comments forwarding addressing", 11-09/1237r4=20
  • "PREP addressing", 11-09/1280r0=20
  • "RFI T=FCddelkram Resolutions", =3D 11-09/1275r2=20
  • "Proxy Resolution", 11-09/1247r2=20
  • "Original", 11-09/1248r1=20
  • "Mesh STA collocation", 11-09/1249r2=20
  • "mesh AP, mesh portal updates", 11-09/1238r1=20
  • "Remaining General & two RFI comments", 11-09/1257r0=20
  • "Security frame spec clean up", 11-09/1253r0=20
  • "PERR, PANN and other RFI corrections", 11-09/1224r1=20
  • "General comment resolution", 11-09/1245r0=20
  • "QoS STA comment resolution text", 11-09/1176r1 =3D=20
  • "Forwarding and Addressing Resolutions", 11-09/1227r1=20
  • "Editorial updates", 11-09/1239r0=20
  • "Station Location", 11-09/1225r0=20
  • "detection of maliciously non-forwarding MSTAs ppt", = 11-09/1178r0=20
  • "detection of maliciously non-forwarding MSTAs doc", = 11-09/1177r0=20
  • "Potential confusion in D3.04", 11-09/1143r1

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-09/1099r9, the closing report is 11-09/1243r1, and the minutes are=20 11-09/1223r0.=20

September 2009, Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawai'i=20

TGs continued worked on resolving the comments that were submitted as = =3D part=20 of Letter Ballot #147 on TGs Draft 3.0.=20

• Comments from LB #147 resolved thus far are as follows:=20

  	TOTAL	Technical	Editorial
  Total Comments	1196	778	418
  Resolved Thru Montreal	635	53%	306	39%	329	79%
  Resolved Thru San Francisco	860	72%	481	62%	379	91%
  Resolved Thru Waikoloa	1086	91%	677	87%	408	98%

• The following were among the submissions presented:=20
  • "MAC Beaconing Sync Comment Resolutions", 11-09/885r1=20
  • "General Frameformat Comment Resolution", 11-09/968r0=20
  • "General Arch Def Comment Resolution", 11-09/977r0=20
  • "Categories for Mesh Action Frames", 11-09/962r3=20
  • "Security Comments Resolutions from Security Subgroup", =3D = 11-09/1018r1=20
  • "Mesh Formation Info", 11-09/834r2=20
  • "More SAE Comment Resolution", 11-09/975r1=20
  • "Suite B for Mesh", 11-09/1012r0=20
  • "A Better Way to Protect APE Messages", 11-09/1008r0=20
  • "Protection of APE Messages", 11-09/966r2=20
  • "Update Group Key Handshake Protocol", 11-09/1025r3=20
  • "Re-Organization of Mesh Peering Text", 11-09/1017r2=20
  • "LB147 resolutions for MAC", 11-09/1051r1=20
  • "Resolution to chapter 11.3.3 comments (CID 1068)", 11-09/1028r0 = =3D=20
  • "GPS Aided WLAN Network Finder", 11-09/1020r0=20
  • "QoS Comment Resolutions", 11-09/1054r1=20
  • "QoS Comment Resolutions text", 11-09/1064r0=20
  • "802.11s replacement for Figure 9-1", 11-091059/r0

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-09/913r19, the closing report is 11-09/901r0, and the minutes are=20 11-09/1016r0.=20

July 2009, San Francisco, California =3D =

For this meeting, TGs continued worked on resolving the comments that = =3D were=20 submitted as part of Letter Ballot #147 on TGs Draft 3.0. TGs passed =3D = this=20 Letter Ballot with a 79% positive vote.=20

• Comments from LB #147 resolved thus far are as follows:=20

  	TOTAL	Technical	Editorial
  Total Comments	1196	778	418
  Resolved Thru Montreal	635	53%	306	39%	329	79%
  Resolved Thru San Francisco	860	72%	481	62%	379	91%

• The following were among the submissions presented:=20
  • "MCF Issues", 11-09/0562r2=20
  • "TGs LB 147 Submission for Resolutions of Comments Related to = =3D HWMP=20 PERR Element", 11-09/791r3=20
  • "Resolutions of the Remaining Power Management Comments", =3D = 11-09/742r0=20
  • "TGs Authenticated Encryption Function", 11-09/770r0=20
  • "Resolving SAE Comments", 11-09/754r0=20
  • "Update Mesh Peering Protocols", 11-09/813r1=20
  • "Mesh Compatible MLME.join & start", 11-09/820r1=20
  • "Mesh Formation Info", 11-09/834r0=20
  • "LB 147 MCCA Comment Resolutions", 11-09/837r2=20
  • "Proxy Update Element Revision", 11-09/0862r0=20
  • "Link Metric Example and Mac Address Re-use", 11-09/873r0=20
  • "Traffic Class Control in MBSS", 11-09/876r2=20
  • "Update MIC definition for Mesh Link Security", 11-09/0884r2=20
  • "Security Subgroup Comment Resolutions", 11-09/855r2=20
  • "Mesh data frame clarifications", 11-09/880r1

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-09/661r13, the closing report is 11-09/901r0, and the minutes are=20 11-09/902r0.=20

May 2009, Montreal, Quebec

At the March 2009 meeting, TGs requested and the IEEE 802.11 = =3D Working=20 Group approved a procedural Letter Ballot on sending TGs Draft D3.0 to = =3D=20 technical Letter Ballot. The Editor completed Draft D3.0 and the = procecural=20 Letter =3D Ballot passed leading to techncial Letter Ballot #147 on TGs = Draft=20 D3.0.=20

TGs Draft D3.0 passes Letter Ballot #147 with a 79% approval rating = =3D and=20 1,195 comments. The Montreal meeting was devoted to the classification = and =3D=20 resolution of these comments.=20

• Comments from LB #147 resolved thus far are as follows:=20

  	TOTAL	Technical	Editorial
  Total Comments	1195	777	418
  Resolved Thru Montreal	635	53%	306	39%	329	79%

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-09/470r3, the closing report is 11-09/554r0, and the minutes are=20 11-09/595r0.=20

March 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia =3D=20

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-09/205r13, the closing report is 11-09/365r0, and the minutes are=20 11-09/312r0.=20

• Technical presentations received included the following:=20
  • "Clarifications for Peer Service Period", 11-09/269r0=20
  • "PS-Poll Frame Use in Mesh", 11-09/270r0=20
  • "Operation in Light Sleep Mode", 11-09/271r0=20
  • "MCCA Enhancements", 11-09/280r0=20
  • "Changes to Abbreviated Handshake", 11-09/0283r0=20
  • "TGs draft D2.07 status report", 11-09/240r0=20
  • "SAE Test Vectors", 11-09/0292r21=20
  • "Final resolutions for MCCA related comments", 11-09/320r0=20
  • "Action frames and addressing", 11-09/0149r2=20
  • "Multi rate support for mesh STA", 11-09/316r1=20
  • "Some fixes to sync text", 11-09/317r0=20
  • "Some fixes to power save", 11-09/318r0=20
  • "General Editorial Comment Resolution", 11-09/353r0=20
  • "Proactive PREQ/P and HWMP MIB Variables", 11-09/260r1=20
  • "Collocated Mesh STAs", 802.11-09/0349r0=20
  • "Updated Abbreviated Handshake", 11-09/0268r0 (normative text:=20 11-09/0266r0, comment spreadsheet 11-09/0267r0)=20
  • "Mesh Peering Instance Controller", 11-09/0288r0 (normative =3D = text:=20 11-09/0287r0)=20
  • "Corrected resolution for Clause 7.3.2.98.2", 11-09/373r0=20
  • "802.11s integration into the 802.11 CFs framework", 11-09/381r0 = =3D=20
  • "Root Announcement Cleanup", 11-09/385r0=20
  • "Forwarding and Addressing", 11-09/377r0=20
  • "Suggested Resolutions of CIDs 326, 355, and 1710", 11-09/330r1=20
  • "Resolution to CID 1736 - HWMP Overview", 11-09/0389r0 =3D =

January 2009, Los Angeles, California =3D =

TGs is working on resolving comments from 802.11 Letter Ballot #126. = =3D A=20 summary of comment resolution so far is as follows:=20

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-08/1443r13, the closing report is 11-09/187r1, and the minutes are=20 11-09/110r0.=20

• Technical presentations received included the following:=20
  • "ERP Protection in IEEE 802.11s Mesh Network", 11-08/1468r2, =3D = 11-09/160r0=20
  • "Comment Resolution Plan", 11-09/53r3=20
  • "A vendor specific plan for centralized security", 11-09/114r1,=20 11-09/112r0=20
  • "11s Architecture and MIB Structure", 11-09/52r2=20
  • "Congestion Control Comments Resolution", 11-08/1463r0=20
  • "Some fixes to mesh power management", 11-09/121r0, 11-09/122r0=20
  • "Resolving a few SAE comments", 11-09/145r1=20
  • "MDA Comment Resolutions", 11-09/151r0, 11-09/153r0, =3D = 11-09/154r0,=20 11-08/1269r1=20
  • "Proxies and Portals", 11-09/115r0=20
  • "Action Frames and Addressing", 11-09/149r0=20
  • "Some fixes to Annex V.1", 11-09/162r1=20
  • "The need of ERP Protection in IEEE 802.11s Mesh Network", =3D = 11-09/167r0=20
  • "Normative Text for 11s MIB Structure", 11-09/165r0=20
  • "Precursor Lists and Forwarding Information", 11-09174r0=20
  • "1-PREQ : n-Targets versus n-PREQ : 1-Target", 11-09/188r0 =3D =

November 2008, Dallas, Texas

TGs is working on resolving comments from 802.11 Letter Ballot #126. = =3D A=20 summary of comment resolution so far is as follows:=20

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-08/1184r12, the closing report is 11-08/1369r2, and the minutes are = =3D=20 11-08/1431r0.=20

• Technical presentations received included the following:=20
  • "SAE Cleanup", 11-08/1264r0=20
  • "Selection of a Mesh Security Protocol using the Mesh Profile",=20 11-08/1338r0=20
  • "Avoiding Interactions with Lazy-WDS Equipment", 11-08/278r5=20
  • "3-Address Mesh Broadcast Frames", 11-08/383r2=20
  • "Resolving some SAE comments", 11-08/1355r2=20
  • "Simple Improvement for EDCA Usage in 802.11s", 11-08/1357r9=20
  • "November PLM Comment Resolutions", 11-08/1270r2=20
  • "Updates on PLM Text", 11-08/1269r1=20
  • "Mesh Key Distribution Proposal", 11-081296r0=20
  • "Upgrades to MSA to support multiple MKD", 11-08/1361r0=20
  • "A Modest Proposal", 11-08/1263r0=20
  • "HT Features in 11s Mesh Network", 11-08/1258r5=20
  • "Sync related comment resolution text", 11-08/1324r2=20
  • "Channel switch across the regulatory class comment resolution", = =3D=20 11-08/1370r0=20
  • "Resolving some SAE comments", 11-08/1355r3=20
  • "MDA Comment Resolution", 11-08/1401r0=20
  • "QoS STA function applies to Mesh STA", 11-08/1416r0=20
  • "Current status of project open80211s", 11-08/1313r0

September 2008, Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawai'i=20

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-08/935r14, the closing report is 11-08/1080r1, and the minutes are=20 11-08/1078r0.=20

• TGs failed 802.11 Letter Ballot 126 on 802.11s Draft 2.0 with=20 approximately 61% approval (75% is required). It is working on =3D = resolving=20 comments.=20

• Technical presentation received included the following:=20
  • "Power Aware Link Metric", 11-08/1014r0=20
  • "Normative Text for Power Save", 11-08/1057r0=20
  • "MDA Issues", 11-08/635r3=20
  • "Power Aware Link Metric and Path Loop Avoidance", 11-08/636r5=20
  • "Terminology Changes in a Nutshell...", 11-08/1120r1=20
  • "Channel switch related comment resolution", 11-08/1067r1=20
  • "Proposed Comment Resolution Relating to M BS", 1-08/1077r0=20
  • "Synchronization Related Comment Resolution", 11-08/1071r0=20
  • "Proposed Resolutions on PLM Text", 11-08/1082r1=20
  • "PREQ/PREP Create/Process/Forward", 11-08/957r4=20
  • "Text for RFI Comments Related to Sequence Numbers", =3D = 11-08/0943r12=20
  • "Normative Text for Power Save", 11-08/1057r2=20
  • "MDA comments 1", 11-08/1103r0=20
  • "CPVs in mesh formation", 11-08/1102r0=20
  • "HT Features in Mesh Network", 11-08/798r3

• TGs has scheduled an ad hoc meeting 5-7 November in Irving, Texas. = =3D In=20 addition TGs has scheduled teleconferences every other Wednesday at = =3D 1000=20 (10am) US Eastern Time from 17 September through 29 October. =3D =

July 2008, Denver, Colorado

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-08/701r9, the closing report is 11-08/909r1, and the minutes are=20 11-08/835r0.=20

• TGs failed 802.11 Letter Ballot 126 on 802.11s Draft 2.0 with=20 approximately 61% approval (75% is required). By the end of the July = =3D=20 meeting, 40% of these comments had been resolved by vote of the Task = Group, as=20 =3D follows:=20

  Overall Summary	Total	Open	Closed	% Closed
  Total Comments:	1964	1181	783	40%
  Editorial Comments:	656	206	450	69%
  Technical Comments:	1308	975	333	25%

• Technical presentation received included the following:=20
  • "MDA Enhancements for Power Save", 11-08/873r0=20
  • "Link Metric for High Throughput", 11-08/0638r1=20
  • "Symmetrical Link Metric and Path Loop Avoiding", 11-08/0636=20
  • "Changes to SAE State Machine", 11-08-0836r2=20
  • "Different MKD domain MPs communication method", 11-08/0791r0=20
  • "Authentication and Key Management of MP with multiple radios",=20 11-08/0317r6=20
  • "Key Holder Protocol Revisions", 11-08/0783r1=20
  • "Mesh QoS: Multiple Simultaneous Routes", 11-08/849r1=20
  • "MDA Issues", 11-08/0635r2=20
  • "Power save for wireless mesh", 11-08/846r0=20
  • "HT Features in Mesh Network", 11-08/0798r2=20
  • "Easy-to-Resolve SAE Comments from LB126", 11-08/0753r2=20
  • "Power Save For 802.11s", 11-08/0757r3
• TGs has scheduled an ad hoc meeting 3-5 September in Lihu'e, =3D = Kaua'i. In=20 addition TGs has scheduled teleconferences on Wednesdays at 1000 =3D = (10am) US=20 Eastern Time from 23 July through 29 October except when this falls = =3D during a=20 face-to-face meeting.

May 2008, Jacksonville, Florida =3D =

TGs failed 802.11 Letter Ballot 126 on 802.11s Draft 2.0 with =3D = approximately=20 61% approval (75% is required). This Letter Ballot ended May 3rd. TGs = =3D had=20 previous scheduled an ad hoc meeting for 8-10 May in Santa Clara, =3D = California,=20 during which all the comments that were received in this Letter Ballot = =3D were=20 classified and some tentative comment resolutions produced (See =3D = 11-08/493r7).=20

• The updated and annotated agenda for the Jacksonville meeting is = =3D in=20 submission 11-08/462r11, the closing report is 11-08/682r2, and the = =3D minutes=20 are 11-08/580r1.=20

• TGs confirmed the appointment of Anthony Maida of 3eTI as =3D = Techncial=20 Editor, re-affirmed Stephen Rayment of BelAir Networks as Secretary. = =3D It also=20 recommended the continuance of Donald Eastlake 3rd of Motorola as =3D = Chair=20 which recommendation was adopted by the 802.11 Working Group.=20

• TGs decided, during the May meeting, to proceed using Draft D2.0 = =3D as a=20 base.and to consider for resolution all of the 1,958 comments =3D = submitted. In=20 addition, one presentation received by TGs during the May meeting =3D = contained=20 6 comments and TGs voted to add these to the Letter Ballot comments. = By =3D the=20 end of the May meeting, the resolution of these comments had proceeded = as =3D=20 follows:=20

  Overall Summary	Total	Open	Closed	% Closed
  Total Comments:	1964	1426	538	27%
  Editorial Comments:	649	318	331	51%
  Technical Comments:	1315	1108	207	16%

• Technical presentations were received as follows:=20
  • "Presence Information in Large Mesh Networks", 11-08/561r0=20
  • "MDA Enhancements", 11-08/577r0=20
  • "Forwarding in PS mesh", 11-08/578r0=20
  • "Scheduled service periods in wireless mesh" 11-08/619r0=20
  • "Refining the Security Architecture", 11-08/617r0=20
  • "MSA Key Hierarchy Analysis and Alternatives", 11-08/501r0=20
  • "Protocol Coexistence Issue in MSA Subsequent Authentication",=20 11-08/502r0=20
  • "Authentication and Key Management of MP with multiple radios",=20 11-08/317r3=20
  • "Key Wrapping Comments", 11-08/620r2=20
  • "KDF mods and Test Vectors", 11-08/637r0=20
  • "Recovered Security Comments for LB 126", 11-08/678r0 =3D =
  .=20
• TGs has scheduled an ad hoc meetings 23-25 June in Munich, =3D = Germany, to=20 work on comment resolution. In addition TGs has scheduled =3D = teleconferences=20 every other Wednesdays at 10:00 (10am) US Eastern Time May 28 through = =3D July=20 23 except when this falls during a face-to-face meeting.

March 2008, Orlando, =3D = Florida

• The updated and annotated agenda for the meeting is in submission=20 11-08/210r10, the closing report is 11-08/423r0, and the minutes are=20 11-08/424r0.=20

• Technical submissions that were received during the March TGs =3D = meeting=20 included the following:=20
  • "Enhancements to Mesh Discovery", 11-08/357r2=20
  • "Odd Mesh Header", 11-08/373r1=20
  • "Normative Text for Proxy Frame Format", 11-08/306r1=20
  • "Authentication and Key Management of MP with multiple radios",=20 11-08/317r1=20
  • "Can RTS/CTS remedy problems caused by single-channel wireless = =3D=20 meshes?", 11-08/292r0 / 11-08/291r0=20
  • "Password Authentication for Mesh Points", 11-08/45r3, =3D = 11-08/299r0=20
  • "Avoiding Interactions with Lazy WDS Equipment", 11-08/278r5 =3D =
  .=20
• TGs has scheduled an ad hoc meeting 8-10 May 2008 (Thursday =3D = through=20 Saturday) in Santa Clara, California, hosted by Intel, to resolve =3D = comments=20 from the new Letter Ballot.=20

• TGs has scheduled bi-weekly teleconferences from April 16th =3D = through July=20 23rd, Wednesdays, except during face-to-face meetings, at 10:00 =3D = Eastern US=20 Time. .

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