September 2016 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for September 2016] Date Submitted: [15 September, 2016] Source: [Jay Holcomb 802.18] Company [Itron, Inc.] Address [Liberty Lake (Spokane), WA 99019] Voice: [509-891-3281], FAX: [509-891-3896], E-Mail: [jay.holcomb@itron.com ] Re: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for September, 2016] Abstract: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for September, 2016.] 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, Inc.

Items Reviewed/Discussed in the RR-TAG September 2016 Items Reviewed/Discussed in the RR-TAG ITU-R mmWave Liaison Ask for WAS/RLAN consideration in mmWave studies Reviewed and clarified a number of areas. FCC 16-89 mmWave FNPRM Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz, our focus is around 70 GHz Did not gather enough technical data the FCC was specifically looking for, so IEEE 802 will not do comments ETSI BRAN and ERM TG11 updates Many, getting ready for RED in June 2017 802.15.3d Liaisons for WP5A and WP5C Reviewed and approved for go to EC 10day ballot. Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

September 2016 Other With increased number of members discussed improvements for better attendance at the teleconferences. Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

Ad Hoc meeting – Wed Not needed this week. September 2016 Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

Documents Approved Minutes for San Diego 18-16/0061r00 September 2016 Documents Approved Minutes for San Diego 18-16/0061r00 Liaison to ITU-R WP 5A for EC approval Ask for WAS/RLAN consideration in mmWave studies in 70GHz bands. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/16/18-16-0074-07-0000-wp5a-liaison-re-60-ghz.docx Cover Letter and proposed changes in the Draft report WP5A, for IEEE 802.15.3d: IEEE 802.18-16-0077-01-0000: Draft LS to WP5A CHAR above 275GHz IEEE 802.18-16-0078-01-0000: Draft Reply ITU-R M.300GHZ_MS_CHAR Cover Letter and proposed changes in the Draft report WP5C , for IEEE 802.15.3d: IEEE 802.18-16-0076-01-0000: Draft LS to WP5C CHAR above 275GHz IEEE 802.18-16-0075-00-0000: Draft Reply ITU-R F.300GHZ_FS_CHAR Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

802.18 Meeting Close The RR-TAG adjourned in AM1 on Thursday. September 2016 802.18 Meeting Close The RR-TAG adjourned in AM1 on Thursday. Will hold weekly, as needed, teleconferences, 14:30 ET Thursdays. This is moved up 30mins from before, and until 29 Dec 16. The next face to face meeting of the RR-TAG will be the Plenary 08 – 10 November 2016 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

2016 Back up slides Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for May 2016] Date Submitted: [19 May, 2016] Source: [Jay Holcomb 802.18] Company [Itron, Inc.] Address [Liberty Lake (Spokane), WA 99019] Voice:[509-891-3281], FAX: [509-891-3896], E-Mail:[jay.holcomb@itron.com ] Re: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for May, 2016] [If this is a response to a Call for Contributions, cite the name and date of the Call for Contributions to which this document responds, as well as the relevant item number in the Call for Contributions.] [Note: Contributions that are not responsive to this section of the template, and contributions which do not address the topic under which they are submitted, may be refused or consigned to the “General Contributions” area.] Abstract: [Liaison Report on 802.18 for May, 2016.] 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. NOTE: Update all red fields replacing with your information; they are required. This is a manual update in appropriate fields. All Blue fields are informational and are to be deleted. Black stays. After updating delete this box/paragraph. Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.