IEEE 802.11aj Task Group January 2017 Agenda xxxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-012/xxxxr0 January 2017 IEEE 802.11aj Task Group January 2017 Agenda Date: 2017-01-16 Author(s): Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/xxxxr0 January 2017 Abstract Agenda for IEEE 802.11aj meeting for January 2017, Atlanta, USA Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-012/xxxxr0 January 2017 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 Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings November 2016 doc.: ec-16-0149-00-00EC January 2017 Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings All participation in IEEE 802 Working Group meetings is on an individual basis •     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. (https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1) •    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 4.2.1) You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders. You shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see https://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sb_bylaws.pdf section 5.2.1.3 and http://ieee802.org/PNP/approved/IEEE_802_WG_PandP_v19.pdf section 3.4.1, list item x By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate. Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise Dorothy Stanley, HP Enterprise

Call for potentially essential patents xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-012/xxxxr0 January 2017 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 Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

Guidelines for IEEE-SA Meetings xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0xxxr0 January 2017 Guidelines 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 Jiamin Chen (Huawei) 6 Jiamin Chen /Huawei

Link to IEEE Disclosure of Affiliation xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0xxxr0 January 2017 Resources – URLs Link to IEEE Disclosure of Affiliation http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html Links to IEEE Antitrust Guidelines http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf Link to IEEE Code of Ethics http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/ethics/code_ethics.html Link to IEEE Patent Policy http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Jiamin Chen (Huawei)

Agenda Items for the Week xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/xxxxr0 Agenda Items for the Week January 2017 Set agenda for the week Review from November 2016 meeting Approve the meeting minutes for November 2016 meeting Comment Resolution for 3rd WG Recirculation Letter Ballot Discussion on conditional Sponsor Ballot Initial Timeline update Motion Planning for March 2017 meeting Conference call time Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

IEEE 802.11aj Agenda for the Week xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-012/xxxxr0 January 2017 IEEE 802.11aj Agenda for the Week Monday, January 16, 2017 16:00 – 18:00 Call for secretary Review IEEE 802 & IEEE 802.11 Policies and Procedures Set agenda for the week Approve the meeting minutes in November 2016 meeting 11-16/1555r0 TGaj Editor Report for LB226 11-17/0079r0 - TGaj Editor Report for LB226 TGaj comments database for LB226 11-16/1639r1 - LB226 comments database Resolution for comments received from LB226 11-17/0083r0 - Proposed resolution to CID 625, 626 and 627 in LB226 Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

IEEE 802.11aj Agenda for the Week xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-012/xxxxr0 January 2017 IEEE 802.11aj Agenda for the Week Tuesday, January 17, 2017 08:00 – 10:00 Resolution for comments received from LB226 11-17/0087r0 - Proposed Resolution to CID 601-607, 609-616, and 623 on TGaj D4.0 in LB226 11-17/0080r0 - Proposed Resolutions to CID 612 and 617-622 in LB226 Tuesday, January 17, 2017 13:30 – 15:30 Resolution for issues from TGaj MDR report 11-17/0130r0 - Proposed Resolution to CID 608, 624 on TGaj D4.0 in LB226 Thursday, January 19, 2016 10:30 – 12:30 Discussion on conditional Sponsor Ballot Initial Timeline update Motion Plan for March 2017 meeting Conference call time Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei

Thank you！ January 2017 xxx doc.: IEEE 802.11-16/xxxxr0 Jiamin Chen (Huawei) Jiamin Chen /Huawei