IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC SingaporeDRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 March 2011 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC SingaporeDRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2011-03-15 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 March 2011 Abstract This presentation is the plan for the March 15, 2011 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Singapore. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Agenda March 2011 Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Required notices Approve minutes from Los Angeles Introduction The regulatory summaries Regulatory issues status The end of FCC 10-174 Ofcom Digital Dividend update (pending Andy Gowans presentation) FCC 5 GHz rules changes update Critical issues actions Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Administrative Items March 2011 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) could not attend Peter Ecclesine/Bruce Kraemer will act as chair Recording Secretary needed Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings March 2011 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
March 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0265r1 March 2011 Meeting Etiquette IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization. Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Stephen McCann, RIM
Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose March 2011 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
March 2011 Motion Approve the 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee minutes from Los Angeles: 11-11-0208-00-0reg-january-regulatory-meeting-minutes Posted 25-Jan-2011 15:06:54 Moved by: Seconded by: Discussion on the motion? Vote: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – North America March 2011 Regulatory Summary – North America US The end of FCC 10-174 FCC 5 GHz rules changes update The coming rules foro mobile APs Canada Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
FCC 10-174 Wi-Fi Alliance Four others submitted March 2011 FCC 10-174 Wi-Fi Alliance Add a fixed OOB emissions limit for low power devices: Allow fixed devices to operate like personal/portables at 100mW Four others submitted Cellular South - changes to protect licensed devices in Lower Block A (698 – 704 MHz) Motorola Solutions - OOB emissions mask relaxation of 25dB to -47.8 dBr/100 kHz NCTA - security WISPA - antenna height; relax emissions mask for l-c TVBDs Comments indicate that 08-260 will not be changed any further Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – European Union March 2011 Regulatory Summary – European Union ERM TG11 - EN 300 328 revision update November ruling paved the way for completion Chair expects work to be completed at the next meeting (Spring 2011); final national voting early 2012 ETSI BRAN EN 301 893 revisions To revise EN 301 893 v 1.5.1 in line with TCAM (26)83 Chair expects work to be completed at the next meeting (Spring 2011); process complete in the Fall 2011 Ofcom Digital Dividend compared to P802.11af (pending receipt of noyes from Andy Gowans) Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary - Asia March 2011 Regulatory Summary - Asia None Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Critical Issues Actions March 2011 Critical Issues Actions The coming rules for mobile Aps and regulatory domain location accuracy Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion