March 2018 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Specialized Networks (WSNs) Submission Title: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for March 2018] Date Submitted: [08 March 2018] Source: [Jay Holcomb 802.18] Company [Itron, Inc.] Address [Liberty Lake (Spokane), WA 99019] Voice: [+1-509-891-3281], FAX: [509-891-3896], E-Mail: [jay.holcomb@itron.com ] Re: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for March, 2018] Abstract: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for March, 2018] Purpose: [Informative] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. 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 P802.15. Jay Holcomb (Itron)

Items Reviewed/Discussed in the RR-TAG Month Year doc.: 15-13/0083r0 March 2018 Items Reviewed/Discussed in the RR-TAG Fellowship Program visitors Had an 802.18 tutorial with the Fellowship visitors Monday PM2. They were in attendance and introduced at the 802.18 meeting. UWB presentation In-band interference effects on 802.15 UWB https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/18/18-18-0023-00-0000-in-band-interference-effects-on-802-15-uwb.pptx Jay Holcomb (Itron) John Doe, Some Company

New FCC Actions & Issues Month Year doc.: 15-13/0083r0 March 2018 New FCC Actions & Issues NPRMs announced at February’s FCC Open Meeting Open 95 to 3000 GHz for unlicensed use, including new licensing regimes https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/18/18-18-0022-01-0000-fcc-18-17-nprm-for-95-3000-ghz.pdf Revision of Section 7 on expediting access for new technologies https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/18/18-18-0021-00-0000-nprm-fcc-18-18.docx New National Broadband map broadbandmap.fcc.gov now available, but is it accurate or useful? Announced that NTIA studying repurposing 3450-3550 MHz band for wireless services Jay Holcomb (Itron) John Doe, Some Company

Month Year doc.: 15-13/0083r0 March 2018 Additional Activism with regulators on behalf of people with poor or no Internet connectivity 3.8B people are not connected Developing nations Rural United States Native American areas Other suggestions? Experimental licensing changes – time grants, etc. Lite-licensing, coordinating with incumbents Can we define “harmful” interference? Is there anything IEEE 802 can do to contribute to help? Jay Holcomb (Itron) John Doe, Some Company

Approved Documents Approved March 2018 Approved Documents Approved Agenda for the week https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/18/18-18-0008-01-0000-rr-tag-irvine-interim-meeting-agenda-january-2018.pptx Irvine minutes https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/17/18-17-0140-01-0000-meeting-minutes-nov-2017-orlando.docx Elected, to be confirmed at the Friday EC session; For Chair: Jay Holcomb For Vice-Chair: open Jay Holcomb (Itron)

Next Americas - NPRMs mentioned EMEA Continue monitoring: APAC March 2018 Next Americas - NPRMs mentioned EMEA Continue monitoring: 6 GHz license exempt sharing 60 GHz SR Doc. etc. APAC Anything new that comes up. Ongoing: Monitor / support ITU contributions, FCC activities, etc. Jay Holcomb (Itron)

802.18 Meeting Close The RR-TAG adjourned AM2 Tuesday, this week. March 2018 802.18 Meeting Close The RR-TAG adjourned AM2 Tuesday, this week. Will hold weekly, as needed, teleconferences, 14:30 ET Thursdays. Scheduled through 30 August 2018 Watch for updates. Next teleconference planed for 22 March 2018, 1430et/1130pt Call in information: 18-16/0038-08 (or latest) All notices are sent through the 802.18 list server reflector. The next face to face meeting of the 802.18 RR-TAG will be at the Interim May 6-11, 2018, Warsaw Marriott, Warsaw, Poland Jay Holcomb (Itron)