1. IEEE 802.21 Session #20 Montreal, Canada Opening Plenary
May 2007
IEEE Session #20 Montreal, Canada Opening Plenary
Vivek Gupta
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

2. WG Officers Office Officer Chair Vivek Gupta Vice Chair
May 2007
WG Officers
Office
Officer
Chair
Vivek Gupta
Vice Chair
Michael Williams
Secretary
Xiaoyu Liu
Editor
Qiaobing Xie
Liaison
David Hunter
Liaison
Peretz Feder
IETF Liaison
Yoshihiro Ohba
The WG has 64 voting members as of this meeting
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

3. IEEE 802.21 Meeting Server Details
May 2007
IEEE Meeting Server Details
External website:
Local:
Meeting website:
Meeting website:
During meetings post documents at local server
Get DCNs from Chair:
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

4. Attendance Electronic Attendance ONLY Electronic Attendance
May 2007
Attendance
Electronic Attendance ONLY
Electronic Attendance
Enter your personal information and profile
Mark attendance during every session
Total number of sessions: 14
11 sessions for 75% attendance to be counted towards voting membership
Room reserved for evening sessions:
7:30 – 9:30 pm or later in case we need to use it
Extra credit for evening sessions
All attendance records on the website
Please check the attendance records for any manual errors
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5. Voting Membership 802.21 Voting Membership described in
May 2007
Voting Membership
Voting Membership described in
DCN#:
Maintenance of Voting Membership
Two Plenary sessions out of four consecutive Plenary sessions on a moving window basis
One out of the two Plenary session requirement could be substituted by an Interim session
Attendance credit policy with other 802 WG
only during Joint LMSC Plenary sessions
both during Interim and Joint LMSC Plenary sessions (would need to check with new Chair)
To get credit for attendance in the above WG meetings send to the Chair with a copy to Secretary
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6. WG Letter Ballot IEEE 802 Rules specify:
May 2007
WG Letter Ballot
IEEE 802 Rules specify:
Working Group Membership shall be lost if two consecutive, or two of any three consecutive, Working Group letter ballots are not returned or are returned with an abstention other than for 'lack of technical expertise
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7. Miscellaneous Meeting Logistics
May 2007
Miscellaneous Meeting Logistics
Breaks
WG would break as follows:
AM Coffee break: 10:00-10:30 am
Lunch:12.00 noon until 1.00 pm
PM Coffee break: 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Wednesday Evening Social
6.30 pm pm
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

8. Registration and Media Recording
Month 2002
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May 2007
Registration and Media Recording
Each Attendee must provide contact information and pay conference fee
Conference fee has to be paid through the registration desk at the hotel or through sponsor
Failure to pay conference fee results in loss of credit for voting rights
Photography not permitted unless approved by WG Chair
Audio taping of IEEE meetings is NOT allowed
Media – Press and Analyst briefings
Only the WG Chair and WG Vice-Chair are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of the IEEE working group
Vivek Gupta, Chair, 17
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9. Membership & Anti-Trust
Month 2002
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May 2007
Membership & Anti-Trust
Individual membership
In all IEEE standards meetings, membership is by individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization.
Anti-Trust laws
The Anti-Trust laws forbid the discussion of prices within our meetings.
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10. Month 2002
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May 2007
The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the Chair or a designee:
Show slides #1 through #5 of this presentation
Advise the WG attendees that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged;
There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing information was provided and the five slides were shown;
That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that the participant believes may be essential for the use of that standard;
Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom.
It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in the Standards Companion on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by normative reference. Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees.
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
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11. Month 2002
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May 2007
Highlights of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Participants have a duty to tell the IEEE if they know (based on personal awareness) of potentially Essential Patent Claims they or their employer own
Participants are encouraged to tell the IEEE if they know of potentially Essential Patent Claims owned by others
This encouragement is particularly strong as the third party may not be a participant in the standards process
Working Group required to request assurance
Early assurance is encouraged
Terms of assurance shall be either:
Reasonable and nondiscriminatory, with or without monetary compensation; or,
A statement of non-assertion of patent rights
Assurances
Shall be provided on the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved LOA form
May optionally include not-to-exceed rates, terms, and conditions
Shall not be circumvented through sale or transfer of patents
Shall be brought to the attention of any future assignees or transferees
Shall apply to Affiliates unless explicitly excluded
Are irrevocable once submitted and accepted
Shall be supplemented if Submitter becomes aware of other potential Essential Patent Claims
A “Blanket Letter of Assurance” may be provided at the option of the patent holder
A patent holder has no duty to perform a patent search
Full policy available at
Slide #1
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
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12. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Month 2002
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
May 2007
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
6.2 Policy
IEEE standards may be drafted in terms that include the use of Essential Patent Claims. If the IEEE receives notice that a [Proposed] IEEE Standard may require the use of a potential Essential Patent Claim, the IEEE shall request licensing assurance, on the IEEE Standards Board approved Letter of Assurance form, from the patent holder or patent applicant. The IEEE shall request this assurance without coercion.
The Submitter of the Letter of Assurance may, after Reasonable and Good Faith Inquiry, indicate it is not aware of any Patent Claims that the Submitter may own, control, or have the ability to license that might be or become Essential Patent Claims. If the patent holder or patent applicant provides an assurance, it should do so as soon as reasonably feasible in the standards development process. This assurance shall be provided prior to the Standards Board’s approval of the standard. This assurance shall be provided prior to a reaffirmation if the IEEE receives notice of a potential Essential Patent Claim after the standard’s approval or a prior reaffirmation. An asserted potential Essential Patent Claim for which an assurance cannot be obtained (e.g., a Letter of Assurance is not provided or the Letter of Assurance indicates that assurance is not being provided) shall be referred to the Patent Committee.
A Letter of Assurance shall be either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the Submitter without conditions will not enforce any present or future Essential Patent Claims against any person or entity making, using, selling, offering to sell, importing, distributing, or implementing a compliant implementation of the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for a compliant implementation of the standard will be made available to an unrestricted number of applicants on a worldwide basis without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination. At its sole option, the Submitter may provide with its assurance any of the following: (i) a not-to-exceed license fee or rate commitment, (ii) a sample license agreement, or (iii) one or more material licensing terms.
Slide #2
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
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13. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Month 2002
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
May 2007
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Copies of an Accepted LOA may be provided to the working group, but shall not be discussed, at any standards working group meeting.
The Submitter and all Affiliates (other than those Affiliates excluded in a Letter of Assurance) shall not assign or otherwise transfer any rights in any Essential Patent Claims that are the subject of such Letter of Assurance that they hold, control, or have the ability to license with the intent of circumventing or negating any of the representations and commitments made in such Letter of Assurance.
The Submitter of a Letter of Assurance shall agree (a) to provide notice of a Letter of Assurance either through a Statement of Encumbrance or by binding any assignee or transferee to the terms of such Letter of Assurance; and (b) to require its assignee or transferee to (i) agree to similarly provide such notice and (ii) to bind its assignees or transferees to agree to provide such notice as described in (a) and (b).
This assurance shall apply to the Submitter and its Affiliates except those Affiliates the Submitter specifically excludes on the relevant Letter of Assurance.
If, after providing a Letter of Assurance to the IEEE, the Submitter becomes aware of additional Patent Claim(s) not already covered by an existing Letter of Assurance that are owned, controlled, or licensable by the Submitter that may be or become Essential Patent Claim(s) for the same IEEE Standard but are not the subject of an existing Letter of Assurance, then such Submitter shall submit a Letter of Assurance stating its position regarding enforcement or licensing of such Patent Claims. For the purposes of this commitment, the Submitter is deemed to be aware if any of the following individuals who are from, employed by, or otherwise represent the Submitter have personal knowledge of additional potential Essential Patent Claims, owned or controlled by the Submitter, related to a [Proposed] IEEE Standard and not already the subject of a previously submitted Letter of Assurance: (a) past or present participants in the development of the [Proposed] IEEE Standard, or (b) the individual executing the previously submitted Letter of Assurance.
Slide #3
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14. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Month 2002
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
May 2007
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
The assurance is irrevocable once submitted and accepted and shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal.
The IEEE is not responsible for identifying Essential Patent Claims for which a license may be required, for conducting inquiries into the legal validity or scope of those Patent Claims, or for determining whether any licensing terms or conditions are reasonable or non-discriminatory.
Nothing in this policy shall be interpreted as giving rise to a duty to conduct a patent search. No license is implied by the submission of a Letter of Assurance.
In order for IEEE’s patent policy to function efficiently, individuals participating in the standards development process: (a) shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed) of the holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware and that are not already the subject of an existing Letter of Assurance, owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents; and (b) should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed) of any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims that are not already the subject of an existing Letter of Assurance.
Slide #4
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15. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
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May 2007
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 fixing product prices, allocation of customers, or dividing 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
Slide #5
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16. Month 2002
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Copyright
Under the current US copyright law — the author of information is deemed to own the copyright from the moment of creation
The IEEE Bylaws require copyright of all material to be held by the IEEE
Must consult with IEEE for re-use of copyright material
The IEEE Standards accomplishes transfer of copyright ownership through the Project Authorization Request (PAR) process
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
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17. May 2007
IEEE SA News
Changes to the IEEE Standards Association Operations Manual and Standards Board Bylaws
Changes to the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws and IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual (July - December 2006) including affiliation declarations
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18. New Members New Member Count = Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0
May 2007
New Members
New Member Count =
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
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19. Summary of Completed Work
May 2007
Summary of Completed Work
Draft Specification (P D01) confirmed – May 2005
WG Letter Ballot Progress:
LB #1 Completed (April 30, 2006) , Return Ratio: 81%, Approval Ratio 26%
LB #1a Recirculation Completed (Oct 23, 06), Return Ratio: 85%, Approval Ratio 30%
LB #1b Recirculation Completed (Jan 04, 07), Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio 46%
LB #1c Recirculation Completed (Feb 19, 07), Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio 66%
LB #1d Recirculation Completed (Apr 28, 07), Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio 75%
Requirements for Inter-Technology Handovers in IMT-Advanced systems submitted to
Interaction with other 802 groups and other SDOs
802.16: MIH solution incorporated in g (Sponsor Ballot)
802.11: MIH solution incorporated in u
3GPP: Requirements for IS Accepted at SA2#52 in May-2006, Discussions related to Network Selection ongoing in SA1/SAE
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

20. Objectives for the May Meeting
Complete LB Recirculation #1d Comment Resolution
Technical Comment Resolution
Discuss submitted contributions
Plan for draft re-circulation at end of May meeting
Discussion on future WG activities
Security Signaling
Interaction with other 802 groups and external SDOs
Joint sessions with (TGu)
Update from IETF
3GPP next steps discussion
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

21. Revised 802.21 Timeline (Jan 2007)
May 2007
Revised Timeline (Jan 2007)
IEEE ECSG formed – March 2003
IEEE WG formed – March 2004
Requirements development – September 2004
Call for Proposals – October 2004
Harmonized Single Proposal Confirmed by the WG – May 2005
Ongoing WG Comment Resolution started – July 2005
WG Comment Resolution completed – January 2006
Start of WG Letter Ballot – March 2006
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – Sept 2006 (March 2007) (July-07)
IEEE 802 Draft Standard Approved – 2nd Half 2007 ???
Ongoing Interaction with Other Standards Organization (3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, , , 802.3) - adoption of it depends on the timeline of work items within these groups
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

22. May 2007
Plan to meet Timeline
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007)
For EC Approval in July 2007
=> Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95%
LB #1:
Starts March 31, Ends April 30: Return Ratio: 81% Approval Ratio 26%
Comment Resolution for LB #1 (May, June ad hoc, Sep) =>Recirculation
LB #1a (recirculation):
Starts Oct 06, Ends Oct 23: Return Ratio: 85%, Approval Ratio: 30%
Comment Resolution for LB #1a (Ad Hoc in Oct, Nov meeting) =>Recirculation
LB #1b (recirculation):
Starts Dec 10, Ends Jan 03: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 46%
Comment Resolution for LB #1b (Jan meeting) => Recirculation
LB #1c (recirculation):
Starts Feb 04, Ends Feb 19: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 66%
Comment Resolution for LB #1c (Ad hoc in Feb, March meeting…)
LB #1d (recirculation):
Starts Apr 13 , Ends Apr 27: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 75%
Comment Resolution for LB #1d (May meeting, Ad hoc in June:…)
LB #1e (recirculation):
Starts Jun ?? , Ends Jun ??:
Comment Resolution for LB #1e
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23. May 2007
June 2007 Ad hoc Meeting
Motion the WG to hold an ad hoc meeting if required in June 2007
Moved By: Marc
Seconded By: Subir
Yes: 9
No: 1
Abstain: 5
Result: Motion Passes
From March 2007, Orlando
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24. June Ad Hoc Update Venue: Dates: Santa Clara: Week of June 4th
May 2007
June Ad Hoc Update
Venue:
Santa Clara:
Dates:
Week of June 4th
Week of June 11th
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

25. Future Sessions - 2007 Plenary: July 15th – 20th,2007, San Francisco
May 2007
Future Sessions
Plenary: July 15th – 20th,2007, San Francisco
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: Sept 16th – 21st,2007, Hawaii, Big Island
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: Nov 11th – 16th,2007, Atlanta
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

26. Future Sessions - 2008 Interim: Jan 13th – 18th , 2008 (Taipei)
May 2007
Future Sessions
Interim: Jan 13th – 18th , 2008 (Taipei)
Meeting co-located with all 802 groups
Plenary: March 16th – 21st ,2008, Orlando, Florida
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: May 11th – 16th , 2008 (Jacksonville)
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: July 13th – 18th,2008, Denver, Colorado
Interim: Sept 7th – 12th ,2008, (Salt Lake/Minneapolis ??)
Plenary: Nov 9th – 14th,2008, Dallas, TX
Vivek Gupta, Chair,