IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 January 2010 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan Date: 2010-01-07 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 January 2010 Abstract This presentation is the plan for the January 7, 2010 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee teleconference. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Agenda Approve the agenda Administrative items Introduction January 2010 Agenda Approve the agenda Administrative items Introduction The regulatory summaries North America European Union Asia Focus: TVWS database proposals Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Administrative Items January 2010 Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian) Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings, you should not call for essential patents AHC, is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak During f2f meetings, you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of 802.11; on a telecon you can take straw polls, but not formal votes Required notices Affiliation FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html Anti-Trust FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf Ethics - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf IEEE 802.11 Working Group Policies and Procedures - https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public-file/07/11-07-0360-04-0000-802-11-policies-and-procedures.doc Chair and Secretary Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) Recording Secretary needed Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings January 2010 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. Technical considerations remain primary focus Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object. --------------------------------------------------------------- See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 5.3.10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose January 2010 Introduction Purpose Improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues Scope The group will review new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting 802.11 standards Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time Critical Issue Focus Direct impact on IEEE 802.11 current and future standards Response/Input deadlines Coordination with IEEE 802.18 (RR-TAG) Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – North America January 2010 Regulatory Summary – North America US The TV White Spaces FCC has received 9 proposals for database managers FCC continues work on defining 5 GHz band restrictions National Broadband Plan due February 17th The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the FCC to move quickly on providing additional wireless spectrum as the most effective way to promote competition to existing broadband services Canada Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – European Union January 2010 Regulatory Summary – European Union ERM TG11 - EN 300 328 revision Completed work on Medium Utilization definition Work beginning on sharing mechanism definitions WG SE43 - Cognitive radio systems - White spaces (470 - 790 MHz) Developing requirements document for cognitive access to TVWS “Technical and operational requirements for the operation of cognitive radio systems in the ‘white spaces’ of the frequency band 470-790 MHz” Ofcom Consultation on Geolocation for Cognitive Access closes in February Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary - Asia January 2010 Regulatory Summary - Asia No updates at this time Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
FOCUS: FCC Responses FCC received nine database manager proposals January 2010 FOCUS: FCC Responses FCC received nine database manager proposals Some samples: Key Bridge Google Comments on proposals due February 3rd Reply to comments due February 18th Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Key Bridge Database Summary January 2010 Key Bridge Database Summary Collect registered incumbent transmitter data from the FCC every 24 hours Validate and identify active protected entity records within the aggregate data set Convert all location data to NAD83 where necessary Enable the registration of certain protected entities not already in FCC databases Accommodate cable head ends, BAS fixed links, LP-AUX microphones, etc. Enable the registration of Fixed TV band devices Enable the verification, correction or removal of records in the database Synchronize certain database records with other authorized administrators Implement algorithms to calculate protected services contours for each respective protected entity Implement algorithms to calculate available channels for any given location, time and device parameters Enable the FCC to enforce denial of channel list services to any specific or model of TV band device Identify and authenticate the certification and enforcement status of TVBDs Implement a machine-to-machine transaction capability for TVBD channel-queries Accept channel list inquiries via the Internet from any TV band device Calculate, construct and communicate a standards-compliant channel listmessage Implement a security framework that protects the TV bands administration system, its operational information services and data, plus end-user devices where possible Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Google Summary January 2010 Recommendations “…appropriately flexible and market-driven approach” “…a significant number of retail database suppliers will best ensure a healthy and competitive ecosystem” “…Google is prepared to provide an end-to-end TVWS database solution, preferably as one of several such suppliers” [FCC commissioner McDowell doesn’t like this idea] “…we believe the clearinghouse model has many benefits, including solving the traditionally burdensome requirement of syncing with multiple parties” “…Google has sufficient funds and access to capital to develop and operate the proposed Database for a full five-year term” “Google does not plan to implement per-query fees” “If any user fee were to be charged in connection with the Database, it probably would be more reasonable to adopt something akin to per-unit device registration fee” Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Others Proposers Neustar Spectrum Bridge Comsearch WSdb January 2010 Others Proposers Neustar Spectrum Bridge Comsearch WSdb KB Enterprises and LS telcom Telcordia Technologies Frequency Finder with Mountain Tower Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
January 2010 References http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2009/db1125/DA-09-2479A1.pdf http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/cogaccess/cogaccess.pdf http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-proposal-to-build-and-operate-white.html The proposals can be found at: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment_search/execute?proceeding=04-186&applicant=&lawfirm=&author=&disseminated.minDate=&disseminated.maxDate=&recieved.minDate=1%2F6%2F09&recieved.maxDate=&address.city=&address.state.stateCd=&address.zip=&daNumber=&fileNumber=&submissionTypeId=&__checkbox_exParte=true Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion