Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG 4n discussion items for September 2015 meeting Date Submitted: September 14 2015 Source: Kenichi Mori Contact: Space Time Engineering Voice: +81-3-5809-2683 Re: Abstract: TG 4N discussion items for September 2015 meeting. Purpose: To focus activities during the meeting 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.

Agenda Review of IEEE policy Announcement of TG4n current status September 2015 Agenda Review of IEEE policy Announcement of TG4n current status Review TG4n time line Formation of BRC for SB Schedule of BRC conference calls Other business (if necessary) Adjourn Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform September 2015 Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder May have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2 Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Patent related links Patent Policy is stated in these sources: September 2015 Patent related links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/index.html IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/index.html Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.html Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Call for potentially essential patents September 2015 Call for potentially essential patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Guideline for IEEE-SA meetings September 2015 Guideline for IEEE-SA 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. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/index.html 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. This slide set is available at https://development.standards.ieee.org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset.ppt Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Required notices Patent FAQ Disclosure of Affiliation September 2015 Required notices Patent FAQ http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf Disclosure of Affiliation http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html Anti-Trust Guidelines http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf Code of Ethics http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/ethics/code_ethics.html IEEE 802.11 Working Group Operations Manual https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/14/11-14-0629-10-0000-802-11-operations- manual.docx Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

TG4n Schedule For This Week September 2015 TG4n Schedule For This Week MON TUE WED THU FRI AM1 AM2 CMB PM1 PM2 Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Meeting results of AM2 on Monday September 2015 Meeting results of AM2 on Monday An active chair for this week is Kenichi Mori (Space-Time Engineering). All technical issues on TG4n have been resolved and TG4n is waiting for releasing a latest 15.4 baseline document to merge our draft into the one. TG4n may be able to get more stable information about the latest baseline document. Therefore, we should wait for it without doing anything. Recess until PM2 on Thursday. Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

Agenda for AM2 on Thursday September 2015 Agenda for AM2 on Thursday Review of IEEE policy Announcement of TG4n current status Review TG4n time line Formation of BRC for SB Schedule of BRC conference calls Other business (if necessary) Adjourn Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

September 2015 Next Steps Upgrade the P802.15.4n standard draft based DXP802.15.4-2015 (the latest version) BRC reviews the upgrades of the latest baseline document BRC moves a motion for SB 2nd re-circulation Request approval from the EC to submit the P802.15.4n draft amendment to NesCom in Nov. conference Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

September 2015 Motion for 802.15 TG4n Move that 802.15 TG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the Sponsor balloting of the 802.15.4n draft standard with the following membership: Arthur Astrin (chair), Liang Li, Shinsuke Hara, WeiXia Zou and Kenichi Mori. The 802.15.4n BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of recirculation ballots of the 802.15.4n draft on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Moved by: WeiXia Zou Seconded by: Huan-bang Li approved by unanimous consent Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

BRC Teleconferences The following schedule was approved by TG4n. September 2015 BRC Teleconferences The following schedule was approved by TG4n. Every Thursday, at 9:00 PM PST Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

for closing report September 2015 Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)

September 2015 Motion for 802.15 WG Move that 802.15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the Sponsor balloting of the 802.15.4n draft standard with the following membership: Arthur Astrin (chair), Liang Li, Shinsuke Hara, WeiXia Zou and Kenichi Mori. The 802.15.4n BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of recirculation ballots of the 802.15.4n draft on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Moved by: Name1 Seconded by:　Name Kenichi Mori (Space Time Engineering)