Meeting: IEEE 802 Plenary
Where: Atlanta, GA
Date: November 12-14, 2007

Monday November 12, 2007

Attendance:
Steven Wood
Gary Turner
Refael Ram 
John Lemon
Michael Kelsen
Yan Wang
Arjan De Heer

1340:
Chair showed proposed meeting agenda and there was no objections. Refael Ram suggested spending a little more time on 802.17 futures. Steven Wood moved to accept the agenda as presented and Gary Turner seconded the motion. It passed unopposed.

1342:
John Lemon appointed Michael Kelsen as the 802.17 Secretary.

1344:
Chair reviewed working group membership and individuals in danger of losing their voting status. Chair reviewed IEEE patent policy with the group. Chair made a call for patents. A response from Refael Ram that he believes Corrigent has some patents and will be filing a letter shortly. 

1402:
Chair reminded the group that officer elections for Chair and Vice-Chair of 802.17 working group will take place at the March Plenary in Orlando and that anyone in the group may run for either position.

1405: 
Chair reviewed Executive Committee report.

1413:
Chair reviewed PARs up for approval this meeting. 

1425:
Meeting break for 20 minutes.

1450: 
Meeting resumed with presentation by Refael Ram describing an alternative frame format to support RPR frames on standard Ethernet devices. John Lemon presented a presentation on addressing markets that are not a good fit for RPR. Lengthy discussions on merits of each approach followed. 

1650:
Meeting recessed for the night.

Tuesday November 13, 2007

Attendance:
Steven Wood
Gary Turner
Refael Ram 
John Lemon
Michael Kelsen
Yan Wang

0910:
Group reviewed outstanding maintenance requests. 

1025:
Meeting break for coffee

1035:
Resumed reviewing technical maintenance requests. 

1138:
Recess for lunch

1306:
Resumed with discussions of 802.17c topics and timeline. Group then reviewed requirements defined for 17c from the previous meeting. 

1345:
Group discussed future activities for 802.17 group. Participants will go back to their respective companies to ascertain interest and commitments to participate. 

1410:
Meeting in recess.

Wednesday November 14, 2007

Attendance:
Steve Wood
Refael Ram
Yan Wang
Michael Kelsen
John Lemon
Gary Turner
Glen Parsons

900:
Meeting called to order. Chair shared discussions with 802.1 leadership on RER and indicated further talks with 802.1 are necessary before progressing. Work on 802.17c will continue with a goal of providing edits to the editor in the March plenary. A PAR for 802.17d to cover maintenance will likely be proposed after which the group will likely go into hibernation.

0915:
Group set date of January 22, 2008 for next conference call interim meeting starting at 8am PST. Motion #2 by John Lemon for interim date/time, moved by Gary Turner, seconded by Michael Kelsen and unopposed. 

0930:
Glen Parsons talked to the group about Carrier Ethernet protected rings activities. 

1030:
Gary Turner moved to adjourn. Motion was seconded by Steve Wood and approved unanimously.