IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 January 2010 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2010-1-18 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 18, 2010 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Los Angeles. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Agenda Administrative items Introduction The regulatory summaries January 2010 Agenda Administrative items Required notices Review and approve teleconference minutes Introduction The regulatory summaries North America European Union Asia FOCUS: FCC Public Notice: Database Managers RFP Ofcom Consultation: Geolocation for Cognitive Access 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 products 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
January 2010 Motion Approve the 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee minutes of meetings and teleconferences from the November 2009 Atlanta plenary to today: 11-10-0007-00-0reg 2009 Atlanta Plenary Meeting Minutes 11-10-0023-00-0reg january 7th teleconference minutes Moved by: Seconded by: Discussion on the motion? Vote: xx voters in the room Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – North America January 2010 Regulatory Summary – North America US FCC Public Notice on Database Managers proposal review (see FOCUS) FCC changes in the 5 GHz band New Bin1 radar test Temporary 5570 – 5680 MHz blocking National Broadband Plan Was due for February 17 report to Congress FCC has asked for a one month delay Canada Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Regulatory Summary – European Union January 2010 Regulatory Summary – European Union ERM TG11 - EN 300 328 revision update 11-10-0024-00-0reg-summary-of-etsi-erm-tg11-23-meeting Ofcom Consultation: Geolocation for Cognitive Access Closes February 9, 2010 (see FOCUS) 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 Public Notice January 2010 FOCUS: FCC Public Notice TVWS Database Managers Proposals FCC received nine proposals: Google Key Bridge NeuStar Comsearch Spectrum Bridge WSdb FFI Telcordia KBE Should IEEE 802 send comments? To be discussed in 802.18 Tuesday PM1 and PM2 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
FOCUS: Ofcom Consultation January 2010 FOCUS: Ofcom Consultation Geolocation for Cognitive Access Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 January 2010 References FCC 09-31 Notice of Inquiry (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-31A1.pdf) http://www.broadband.gov/ FCC 08-260 Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-01-260A1.pdf) ERMTG11(22)21r1 - Draft Minutes of the 23rd meeting “Geolocation for Cognitive Access” - http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/cogaccess/ https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/10/11-10-0024-00-0reg-summary-of-etsi-erm-tg11-23-meeting.ppt The database managers 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 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion