Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT OF MOBILE MESH NETWORKING BOF

From: [email-masked] (Stephen Batsell)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 1995 14:14:19 -0500

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MOBILE MESH NETWORKING BOF

A BOF (Birds of a Feather) meeting will be held at the 34th INTERNET
ENGINEERING
TASK FORCE(IETF) meeting in Dallas, Texas.

The Mobile Mesh Networking (MMnet) BOF is scheduled for the second afternoon
session on Monday December 4th, from 1530-1730. The purpose of the BOF
meeting is to access interest in forming a working group to standardize
routing protocols for mobile mesh networking. If there is sufficient
interest, a working will be formed.

BOF Chair:  Stephen Batsell <[email-masked]>

Background:

A "mobile mesh" network is an autonomous system of mobile routers connected
by wireless links, the union of which form an arbitrary graph. The routers
are free to move randomly; thus, the network's wireless topology may change
rapidly and unpredictably. The mobile networks of interest here consist of
routers which are free to move about arbitrarily. These routers and the end
stations may be located in airplanes, ships, tanks, trucks, cars, even on
people (wearable computers), and there may be multiple hosts per router.

Applications for these networks are:

                * Military tactical networks
                * Satellite networks
                * Wearable computer networks

Such networks are envisioned to have dynamic, often rapidly changing, mesh
topologies consisting of bandwidth-constrainted wireless links. These
characteristics create a set of underlying assumptions for protocol design
which differ from those used for the fixed topology Internet.

The focus of the working group will be to develop both unicast and multicast
routing protocols candidates for standardization that will operate efficiency
in a mobile mesh environment. The working group will also address issues that
directly relate to the routing functionality such as interfacing to the link
layer and interaction with or integration of a resource reservation protocol
such that the integrated services internetworking environment can be extended
into the mobile domain.

Mailing List Information

* General Discussion:  [email-masked]
* To Subscribe: [email-masked]
        * In body: subscribe mmnet
* Archive: ftp://mars.itd.nrl.navy.mil/mmnet

Architectural Considerations for Mobile Mesh Networking
<draft-rfced-info-corson-00.txt>

is availble from:
      ftp.is.co.za (Africa)
      nic.nordu.net (Europe)
      ds.internic.net (US East Coast)
      ftp.isi.edu (US West Coast)
      munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim)

or from: ftp://mars.itd.nrl.navy.mil/mmnet

========

34th INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE         Mailing Date  : 10/2/95
AT-A-GLANCE                                  Mailing Number: 1c

DATES: December 4-8, 1995                    HOST(S):
                                             Dave Marshall and
                                             Therese Cline/ MCI Telecomm.

HOTEL/MEETING SITE: Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
                    300 Reunion Boulevard
                    Dallas, Texas 75207
                    Phone: +1 (214) 651-1234
                    +1-800-233-1234
                    {fax: +1-214-742-8126}
                    CI 15:00; CO 12:00
                    350 Rooms reserved until Thursday, November 2, 1995.
                    US$99.00/single; US$119.00/double
                    (please add 13% tax).
                    Specify: IETF

ADDITIONAL ACCOM:   Ramada Hotel
                    1011 S. Akard Street
                    Dallas, Texas 75215
                    Phone: +1 (214) 421-1083
                    +1-800-527-7606
                    {fax:+1-214-428-6827 Attn: Charles Holt}
                    CI 1500; CO 1200
                    35 Rooms reserved until Friday, November 3, 1995.
                    US$70/single; US$70/double (will allow up to four to room)
                    (please add 13% tax).
                    Specify: IETF Group
                    Note: 5 blocks from Hyatt; complimentary shuttle provided
                          to Hyatt from Ramada

NEWCOMER'S          Sunday, December 3, 1995
ORIENTATION:        16:30 - 17:30
                    Room: Reunion A&B

PRE-REGISTRATION:   Sunday, December 3, 1995
                    18:00 - 20:00 (reception)
                    Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
                    Room: Reunion Ballroom

REGISTRATION:       Monday, December 4, 1995
                    08:00 - 18:00
                    Tuesday, December 5 - Thursday, December 7, 1995
                    08:30 - 18:00
                    Friday, December 8, 1995
                    08:30 - 12:00
                    Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
                    Room: Outside Reunion Ballroom

TERMINAL ROOM:      Fowler Room and Sanford

ATTENDANCE FEE:     PAYMENT BY: Credit Card or Check
                    US$200.00 if registered BEFORE Friday, November 3
                    US$220.00 if registered AFTER Friday, November 3

AIRLINE:            United Airlines (special rate roundtrip only)
                    1 (800) 521-4041 Meeting ID: 577ZL (IETF)
                    We regret that discounted fares are not
                    available for international flights

AIRPORT:            Dallas Fort Worth

PARKING:            $12/day Valet parking only; $6.00/in city
                    lot, self parking only (bottom of hill across street)
                    $2.00/day Reunion Arena Parking - self park

SHUTTLE:            Super Shuttle: US$11.00/each way
                    Reservations in advance: 1 800-648-7051
                    Booking at Airport: use Ground Transportation
                     Courtesy phone in baggage claim. Dial (02),
                     and let them know what Terminal you arrived in.
                    All major credit cards accepted (not Discover),
                     Traveler's Checks and Cash.
                    US$1.00 off coupons for return trips
                     available at IETF Registration Desk
                    Taxi: US$25-US$30/each way

   _/     _/ _/_/_/_/ _/   Dr. Steve Batsell, Code 5521
   _/_/   _/ _/    _/ _/    Network Research and Simulation Section,
  _/ _/  _/ _/_/_/_/ _/     Naval Research Laboratory
 _/   _/_/ _/    _/ _/      Washington DC 20375-5337
_/     _/ _/     _/_/_/_/   [email-masked]
                           (202)767-3834/(202)767-1191 FAX