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Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802. 15 TG 10 (L 2 R) Opening & Closing Report for Sept. 2015 Date Submitted: Sept. 2015 Source: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Contact: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Voice: +1 480 -586 -8457, E-Mail: cpowell@ieee. org Re: TG 10 (L 2 R) Opening & Closing Report for Sept. 2015 Abstract: Opening & Closing Report for the TG 10 (L 2 R) Sessions in Bangkok Purpose: Layer 2 (Mesh Under) Routing Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 802. 15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P 802. 15. TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 TG 10 OPENING REPORT TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 802. 15 TG 10 (L 2 R) Project: Draft a recommended practice for Layer 2 Routing of Dynamically Changing 802. 15. 4 Mesh Networks. Leadership: Chair – Clint Powell Technical Editor – Verotiana Rabarijaona Secretary – Charlie Perkins TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. • Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6. 2]: • “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 • “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of 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 • Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged • No duty to perform a patent search TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Patent Related Links 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 http: //standards. ieee. org/develop/policies/bylaws/sect 6 -7. html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http: //standards. ieee. org/develop/policies/opman/sect 6. html#6. 3 Material about the patent policy is available at http: //standards. ieee. org/about/sasb/patcom/materials. html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee. org or visit http: //standards. ieee. org/about/sasb/patcom/index. html This slide set is available at https: //development. standards. ieee. org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset. ppt TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 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 TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 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 5. 3. 10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details. TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 Meeting Goals Recap July 802. 15 Interim and Current Status Agenda and Mins. Approval Recap Results of LB 110 (Recirc. #1) Affirm Comment Groupings & Resolution Volunteers Rogue Comments Resolve Comments from LB 110 Re-Establish TG 10 BRC Review & Update Timeline Solicit Input for Nov. Update w/802. 1 TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 LB 110 Results VOTERS 98 VOTED 72 YES 61 ABSTAIN 5 NO 6 % VOTERS 73. 47% % YES 91. 04% % ABSTAIN 6. 94% # COMMENTS 512 • There was no noted voting fraud, as no identification was required. The letter ballot was valid and the draft passed the minimum approval level of 75%. The latest LB 110 consolidated comments can be found in doc. # 15 -15 -0318 -xx TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

Sept. 2015 doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 TG 10 CLOSING REPORT TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 Meeting Status Recap July 802. 15 Interim and Current Status Agenda and Mins. Approval Recap Results of LB 110 (Recirc. #1) Affirm Comment Groupings & Resolution Volunteers Rogue Comments Resolve Comments from LB 110 Re-Establish TG 10 BRC Review & Update Timeline Solicit Input for Nov. Update to 802. 1 TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 LB 110 Comment Resolution Status TOTAL # OF COMMENTS 810 # LB COMMENTS 580 # TECHNICAL 223 Resolved 52 Work in Progress 2 # ROGUE 230 # TECHNICAL 39 Work in Progress 3 TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 Minutes & Comment Database Minutes - doc. # 15 -15 -0710 -00 Comment Database - doc. # 15 -15 -0318 -xx (currently r 25) TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 TG 10 Motion 1 Motion to form a TG 10 BRC. TG 10 requests that 802. 15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the 802. 15. 4 TG 10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo -Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, Sang. Sung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG 10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG 10 draft on behalf of the 802. 15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector at least 30 days in advance. Moved by: Charlie Perkins Discussion: None Vote: 6/0/0 TG 10 (L 2 R) Seconded by: Noriyuki Sato Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 TG 10 Timeline Update Letter Ballot March/April 2015 1 st Letter Ballot Recirc. July/Aug. 2015 2 nd Letter Ballot Recirc. Sept. /Oct. 2015 3 rd Letter Ballot Recirc. Nov. /Dec. 2015 WG Sponsor Ballot Approval Nov. 2015 EC Sponsor Ballot Approval Nov. 2015 Sponsor Ballot Dec. 2015/Jan. 2016 1 st Sponsor Ballot Recirc. March/April 2016 2 nd Sponsor Ballot Recirc. May/June 2016 3 rd Sponsor Ballot Recirc. * June/July 2016 EC Approval July 2016 Rev. Com Approval Aug. 2016 * May not be needed TG 10 (L 2 R) Aug. /Sept 2015 Nov. /Dec. 2015 Jan. /Feb. 2016 March 2016 May/June 2016 July/Aug. 2016 Sept. /Aug. 2016 Nov. 2016 Dec. 2016 Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 Looking Forward Between Now and Dallas Mtg. in Nov. Comment Resolution At Dallas Mtg. in Nov. 1 st Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution Finalize Comment Resolutions to be Applied to Draft in Preparation for 2 nd Letter Ballot Recirculation Seek TG and WG Approvals of TG 10 BRC TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 Looking Forward (cont’d. ) After Dallas Mtg. 2 nd Letter Ballot Recirculation Comment Resolution Next Juncture w/802. 1 Nov. Mtg. Update for 802. 1 TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 TG 10 Conference Calls Reminder TG 10 Standing Conference Call Info Day: Mon. Next Call: 28 th, Sept. Time: 6 PM-8 PM Mon. (Arizona) 10 AM-Noon Tues. (Japan-JST, Korea) Conf. #: To Be Sent to TG 10 Reflector TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)

doc. : IEEE 15 -15 -0751 -00 -0010 Sept. 2015 TG 10 Motion 1 to WG Motion for WG approval to form TG 10 BRC. Move that 802. 15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the WG balloting of the TG 10 draft recommended practice with the following membership: Clint Powell, Verotiana Rabarijaona, Fumihide Kojima, Noriyuki Sato, Kiyoshi Fukui, Soo-Young Chang, Jaehwan Kim, Sang. Sung Choi, Charlie Perkins. The TG 10 BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of balloting the TG 10 draft on behalf of the 802. 15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences as announced to the reflector at least 30 days in advance. Moved by: Clint Powell Seconded by: TG 10 (L 2 R) Clint Powell (PWC, LLC)