Sub 1 GHz license-exempt operation Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 January 2010 Sub 1 GHz license-exempt operation Date: 2010-01-14 Authors: David Halasz, Aclara John Doe, Some Company

Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 January 2010 Abstract IEEE 802.11 currently doesn’t standardize usage of sub 1 GHz operation, such as the 900 MHz ISM band. While these bands are limited, they are attractive for outdoor usage. David Halasz, Aclara John Doe, Some Company

January 2010 Sub 1 GHz and IEEE 802.11 Current IEEE 802.11 standard does not cover below 1 GHz, such as the 902-928 MHz ISM band. This band does have an advantage over 2.4 GHz, 3.65 GHz and 5 GHz because of range per transmit power. Better free space propagation loss Better clutter propagation loss. i.e. trees, telephone poles Increase in battery life A disadvantage is the limited bandwidth. However sufficient for 5, 10 and 20 MHz OFDM Down to 1.25 MHz wide channel also useful Smaller channels also allow for bandwidth sharing David Halasz, Aclara

SmartGrid has a large outdoor component January 2010 SmartGrid has a large outdoor component Use IEEE 802.11! Select band and channel width to meet the usage needs. David Halasz, Aclara

Use existing IEEE 802.11 PHY for quick solutions January 2010 Use existing IEEE 802.11 PHY for quick solutions Solutions today with added down converter. Possible future solutions similar to dual mode .11a/.11g WLAN cards. David Halasz, Aclara

Standardization effort January 2010 Standardization effort Standardization effort should be similar to IEEE 802.11y. IEEE 802.11y PAR approved 3/16/2006 REVCOM Standards Board Approval 9/26/2008 Efforts within IEEE 802.11j, .11k, .11y and current .11m will make this effort easier provided not a new PHY. Channelization Annex I, J of 802.11-2007 Channel width down to 1.25 MHz Clause 17, 20 David Halasz, Aclara

January 2010 PAR & 5 criteria Draft for PAR and 5 criteria in document 11-10-0001-04-0wng-900mhz-par-and-5c.docx David Halasz, Aclara

January 2010 Motion from 08/762r5 Believing that the PAR and Five Criteria contained in the documents referenced below meet IEEE-SA guidelines, Request that the PAR contained in 10/0001r04 and the Five Criteria contained in 10/0001r04 be posted to the IEEE 802 Executive Committee (EC) agenda for WG 802 preview and EC approval to submit to NesCom. [Moved by <name> on behalf of <group> <group> vote: Moved: <name>, Seconded: <name>, Result: y-n-a] David Halasz, Aclara

January 2010 References Policies and Procedures of IEEE project 802, LAN MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) http://ieee802.org/policies-and-procedures.pdf David Halasz, Aclara