10/27/20151 Document Title: Agenda and Admin for IEEE WG Meeting on 02 December 2014 Document Date: 02 December 2014 Document No: agen Author’s NameAffiliationAddressPhone Matthew ShermanBAE SystemsWayne, Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE DySPAN-SC and its Working Groups. 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 in6 form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE DySPAN-SC. Patent Policy and Procedures: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE Patent Policy and Procedures including the statement "IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard." Early disclosure to IEEE DySPAN-SC and its Working Groups of patent information that might be relevant to the standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair as early as possible, in written or electronic form, if patented technology (or technology under patent application) might be incorporated into a draft standard being developed within the IEEE DySPAN-SC Committee. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator IEEE Contribution Doc #: agen

Draft WG Meeting Agenda (Electronic Meeting Dec 2) (Dec 3 in Singapore!) This is the draft agenda for the IEEE WG meeting in conjunction with the 12th General Meeting of IEEE DySPAN-SC in Singapore on December 2014 Registration is required for voting and attendance credit (But not quorum) The final agenda will be decided during the meeting 10/27/2015Doc #: agen2

Electronic Meeting Support 8-10 PM EST 02 Dec 2014 (UTC-5 or 9 AM 03 Dec in Singapore) 1. Please join my meeting Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone. Dial +1 (646) Access Code: Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting ID: GoToMeeting® Online Meetings Made Easy® Not at your computer? Click the link to join this meeting from your iPhone®, iPad®, Android® or Windows Phone® device via the GoToMeeting app. 10/27/2015Doc #: agen3

Draft Agenda 1.Administrivia a.Roll Call / Quorum Check b.Approve Agenda c.Patent slides / Notes on status d.Approval of recent minutes 2.Call for Nominations: IEEE Secretary 3.Status on Status on (Draft to Sponsor ballot?) 5.Review of other 1900 activities (1900.1, Leadership meeting etc.) a.DRAFT WG P&P ( 00-polp-draft-policies-and-procedures-for-dyspan-sc-working- groups.doc) 00-polp-draft-policies-and-procedures-for-dyspan-sc-working- groups.doc marketing inputs a. MOU with WinnForum 7.Sponsor / WG P&P status 8.Ad Hoc Planning 9.Review of meeting schedule 10.AoB 11.Adjourn Any modifications? 10/27/2015Doc #: agen4

Current Membership (Quorum Check) 10/27/2015Doc #: agen5 Count Last 4 WG Meetings Last 2 PlenaryWG Status Voting memberFirst NameLast NameAffiliation Must attend 1 to stay Must attend 2 to join 12 Total 142Member YES CarlosCaicedoSyracuse University 200Member YES DavidChesterHarris 311Member YES MitchKokarNortheastern University 422Member YES VPrasad Wireless and Mobile Communication, TU Delft 532Member YES SamSchmitzMitre 642Member YES MatShermanBAE Systems (Chair) 742Member YES JohnStineMitre 820Member YES DarcySwainMitre (Vice Chair) 920Member YES TonyRennierDISA/DSO (DMI) 1020Member YES BryanMayUS Army CERDEC (Secretary) 1142Member YES ReinhardSchrageSchrageConsult 1221Member YES NileshKhamberkarUniv. of Buffalo 1332Potential NO HarrisZebrowitzDISA/DSO - MITRE Quorum = 6 members

Voting and Attendance Rules For attendance credit – Must register and pay meeting fee Will check after meeting to confirm registration – Have participation noted by secretary To vote – Must be member See chair for details on how to become member – Must be registered Honor system 10/27/2015Doc #: agen6

Approval of Agenda Motion to approve Agenda contained in DCN Mover: Second: 10/27/2015Doc #: agen7

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. – Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2]: “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 – Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged – No duty to perform a patent search Patent Slide #1 10/27/2015Doc #: agen8

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 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual Material about the patent policy is available at Patent Slide #2 If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit This slide set is available at 10/27/2015Doc #: agen9

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 Patent Slide #3 10/27/2015Doc #: agen10

Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings l All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. l Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. l Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. l Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. l Technical considerations remain primary focus l Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. l Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. l Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object 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. Patent Slide #4 10/27/2015Doc #: agen11

LOA Request status 10/27/2015Doc #: agen12 Request SourcePatentAssigneeStandard CitedStatus D. ChesterUS 8,615,264 B2HuaWei Technologies Co., Ltd., ?Requested Dave to clarify D. ChesterUS 8,620,382 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ?Requested Dave to clarify L. PuckerUS 8,279,786 B1Rlvada Networks, LLC, ? Will request LOA

Minutes for approval Motion to approve WG minutes contained in – 156 DCN Monthly 07 Oct – 157 DCN Monthly 04 Nov – 158 DCN Ad Hoc 25 Nov Mover: Second: 10/27/2015Doc #: agen13

Call for nominations: IEEE Secretary 14 Days to respond to call for nominations from today (12/2/14) Will have election if nominations received – Election next WG meeting (1/6/15) chair will appoint interim secretary (if someone is willing to serve) 10/27/2015Doc #: agen14

Agenda Tracker 10/27/2015Doc #: agen15 1.Administrivia a.Roll Call / Quorum Check b.Approve Agenda c.Patent slides / Notes on status d.Approval of recent minutes 2.Call for Nominations: IEEE Secretary 3.Status on Status on (Draft to Sponsor ballot?) 5.Review of other 1900 activities (1900.1, Leadership meeting etc.) a.DRAFT WG P&P ( 00-polp-draft-policies-and-procedures-for-dyspan-sc-working- groups.doc) 00-polp-draft-policies-and-procedures-for-dyspan-sc-working- groups.doc marketing inputs a. MOU with WinnForum 7.Sponsor / WG P&P status 8.Ad Hoc Planning 9.Review of meeting schedule 10.AoB 11.Adjourn