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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  St.  SW  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  02-  1201  Released:  May  20,  2002 
 Wireless  Ad  Hoc  Mesh  Network  Technology 
 The  FCC’s  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  is  sponsoring  a  presentation  by  Peter  Stanforth  of  MeshNetworks  on  wireless,  ad  hoc  mesh  network  technology. 


 The  presentation  will  begin  at  1:  00  p.  m.  on  Wednesday,  May  29  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  (TWC-  305),  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  and  last  approximately  two  hours. 
 The  presentation  will  discuss  self-  forming,  self-  healing  mesh  topology  as  the  alternative  to  today's  star  topology  cellular  systems.  It  will  provide  an  overview  of  mesh  topology 
 architectures,  different  types  of  mesh  topologies,  and  why  mesh  topologies  are  more  appropriate  for  mobile  data  uses.  The  presentation  will  also  describe  attributes  of  mesh  topologies  that 
 dramatically  improve  the  frequency  re-  use  efficiency  of  wireless  networks.  The  presentation  will  identify  new  and  innovative  applications  that  can  be  implemented  with  mesh  topologies  on  both 
 existing,  and  new,  radio  modulation  schemes.  Finally,  it  will  discuss  the  specific  implementation  of  MeshNetworks'  proprietary,  standards-  based  mesh  topology  and  relevant  commercial 
 applications. 
 Peter  Stanforth,  MeshNetworks’  Chief  Technology  Officer,  has  more  than  20  years  of  telecommunications  industry  experience.  Before  joining  MeshNetworks,  Mr.  Stanforth  was  Vice 
 President  of  the  Excel  Switching  Division  of  Lucent  Technologies,  and  was  responsible  for  technical  marketing  for  IP  based  soft-  switch  technologies.  Before  joining  Lucent,  he  was  co-founder, 
 Vice  President,  and  Chief  Technical  Officer  at  Phoenix  Wireless  Group.  At  the  Phoenix  Wireless  Group,  he  was  the  inventor  of  the  patented  Phoenician®  call  control  platform. 


 Members  of  the  public  may  attend  the  presentation,  and  every  effort  will  be  made  to  accommodate  as  many  people  as  possible.  Admittance,  however,  will  be  limited  to  the  seating 
 available  in  the  Commission  meeting  room.  Please  allow  sufficient  time  for  clearance  through  Commission  security  before  the  presentation  begins. 
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