doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek IEEE /15 Regulatory SC DRAFT Teleconference Plan and Agenda Date: Authors:
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 AgendaRich Kennedy, MediaTek Abstract This presentation is the plan for the September 3, 2015 IEEE /15 Regulatory Standing Committee teleconference. September 2015
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Assign a recording secretary Review and approve the agenda Introduction The regulatory summaries –FCC NPRM –FCC R&O Actions required –Preparation for September ETSI ERM TG11 meeting –Preparation for October ETSI TC BRAN meeting AOB and Adjourn Rich Kennedy, MediaTek September 2015
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Administrative Items Required notices –Affiliation FAQ - –Anti-Trust FAQ - –Ethics - –IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures - and-procedures.doc and-procedures.doc Chair and Secretary –Chair is Rich Kennedy (MediaTek) –Peter will act as Recording Secretary Please send an to the addresses below to have your attendance recorded Rich Kennedy, MediaTek September 2015
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek SC Operating Rules Anybody can vote, present, and make motions Participation in SC during /15 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards or voting rights All motions must pass by a 75% majority
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda 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 If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 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 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek September 2015
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Regulatory Updates FCC FCC September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda NPRM FCC Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 2, 15 and 18 of the Commission’s Rules regarding Authorization of Radiofrequency Equipment; and Request for the Allowance of Optional Electronic Labeling for Wireless Devices –Comments due October 9 th (was September 8 th ) –Reply Comments due November 9 th (was September 23 rd ) Proposed changes –Combine two separate product approval programs – Declaration of Conformity and verification – into one product self-approval program; –Codify and clarify the provisions for certification of modular transmitters – including those in products used for our licensed radio services – and for radios where the RF parameters are controlled by software; –Clarify responsibilities for compliance when a final product may be comprised of one or more certified modular transmitters; –Codify existing practices that protect the confidentiality of market-sensitive information; –Codify and expand existing guidance for electronic labeling; –Eliminate unnecessary or duplicative rules and consolidate rules from various specific rule parts into the equipment authorization rules in Part 2; and –Discontinue the requirement that importers file FCC Form 740 with Customs and Border Protection for RF devices that are imported into the United States September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Report & Order FCC Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission’s Rules for Unlicensed Operations in the Television Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band, 600 MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and Channel 37, and Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission’s Rules for Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the Repurposed 600 MHz Band and 600 MHz Duplex Gap –Fixed white space devices may operate adjacent to occupied TV channels at 40 mW and at antenna heights of 10 meters above ground level or less –Fixed devices may operate at up to 10 W in areas with fewer than 50 percent occupied TV channels –Reserve two channels in every location for White Space Devices and wireless microphones –Use of channel 37 will be closely monitored to ensure WMTS sites are protected –In the duplex gap, both fixed and personal/portable white space devices may operate in the 6 MHz segment adjacent to the wireless uplink band at up to 40 mW September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Other FCC FCC online systems being overhauled –Will be “off the air” this weekend until done Qualcomm, Verizon rebuke WFA comments on LTE-U –WFA asked FCC to delay LTE-U equipment certification –FCC informed TCBs that LTE-U equipment approval must seek OET guidance September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda ETSI TC BRAN –September 9 th teleconference on RX Parameters –October 13 th -16 th F2F – standards changes for new RED EN v2.0.0 EN v2.0.0 EN v2.0.0 ERM TG11 –August 27 th teleconference on Spectrum Load proposal –September 28 th – October 1 st – EN changes for new RED Promised mid-August clarification on receiver requirements delayed by regulators September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Actions Required ETSI ERM TG11#44 Preparation ETSI TC BRAN#84 Preparation TBD September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda ETSI ERM TG11#44 September 28-October 1, 2015 Finalizing RED compliance –EN WIA revised effort to add non-LBT technology September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda ETSI TC BRAN#84 October 13-16, 2015 Finalizing RED compliance –EN –EN –EN –Waiting for regulatory feedback in August Settle on coexistence methodology –Waiting for results of follow-up informal call(s) September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Other Regulatory Updates NGP liaison – waiting for SG Chair September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
doc.: IEEE /1032r0 Agenda Any Other Business September 2015 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek