The IEEE 802.11s Extended Service Set Mesh Networking Standard Joseph D. Camp and Edward W. Knightly types (802.11a, b, and g) and service differentiation (802.11e). Further, the security amendments to the standard (802.11i) and multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) communication by Task Group n (TGn) can signficantly enhance mesh operation. In IETF, the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) work group has standardized many multihop routing protocols such as Ad Hoc On-demand Distant Vector Routing (AODV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), and Optimized Link State Routing (OLSR). Now, the increasing demand for mesh networks necessitates a new standard by which networking manufacturers can extend the interoperability of hardware and software for multi-vendor mesh network deployments. In 2004, a task group (TGs) was formed to define the Extended Service Set (ESS) Mesh Networking Standard. To date, the standard draft amendment (802.11s) exists as a single proposal comprised of select proposal characteristics from various organizations [3]. IETF has no such group for mesh networking.