1. IEEE 802.18 RR-TAG April 27th Teleconference Agenda
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IEEE RR-TAG April 27th Teleconference Agenda
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Authors:
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2. Agenda Approve the agenda Discussion items Actions required
April 2017
Agenda
Approve the agenda
Discussion items
Regulatory work in progress
Status of completed work
Actions required
TBD
AOB and Adjourn
Agenda
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3. Administrative Items Required notices Officers April 2017
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE 802 WG Policies and Procedures -
Officers
Chair is Rich Kennedy (HP Enterprise)
Vice-chair is Jay Holcomb (Itron)
Secretary: Allan Zhu (Huawei)
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4. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
September 2016
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April 2017
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 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
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5. Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
April 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. ( 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”. ( 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 section and 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.
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6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 Americas EU
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April 2017
Discussion Items
Americas EU
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7. Americas Updates ATSC 3.0 proposes potential use of White Space
April 2017
Americas Updates
ATSC 3.0 proposes potential use of White Space
WFA is responding with a request that spectrum for TVWSD not be altered by this standard
May 9th deadline limits our options
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8. FCC WAC Recommendations
In preparation for the next CITEL meeting, the WRC-19 Advisory Committee has approved positions on some of the agenda items
In PN DA , the FCC asks for public comment
DA A1 Public Notice
DA A2 Attachment A: WAC positions
DA A3 Attachment B: NTIA positions
Comments due May 8, 2017

9. DA A2 Attachment A
Preliminary Views and Draft Proposals presented at April 18, Meeting of the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee
Agenda Item 9: to consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention
U.S View: The United States supports:
1. The studies called for by Resolution 763 (WRC-15) noting that those studies need to be completed during this study cycle.
2. Based on the outcome of those studies, consider a possible agenda item for WRC-23.
Agenda Item 1.1: to consider an allocation of the frequency band MHz to the amateur service in Region 1, in accordance with Resolution 658 (WRC-15)
U.S. VIEW: WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.1 is a Region 1 issue. Any changes made to the Radio Regulations under WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.1 must not impact the existing allocation to the amateur service in 50 – 54 MHz in Region 2, nor subject Region 2 to any changed procedural or regulatory provisions.

10. DA A2 Attachment A [2]
Agenda Item 1.11: to take necessary actions, as appropriate, to facilitate global or regional harmonized frequency bands to support railway radiocommunication systems between train and trackside within existing mobile service allocations, in accordance with Resolution 236 (WRC-15)
The United States believes it is unnecessary to identify spectrum specifically for railway radiocommunication systems. Studies towards regional and global harmonization can be satisfied by developing applicable ITU-R Reports and Recommendations. Therefore, no change to the Radio Regulations or regulatory action is required under this agenda item.
Agenda Item 1.12: to consider possible global or regional harmonized frequency bands, to the maximum extent possible, for the implementation of evolving Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) under existing mobile-service allocations, in accordance with Resolution 237 (WRC-15)
The United States believes it is unnecessary to identify spectrum specifically for Intelligent Transport Systems. Studies towards regional and global harmonization can be satisfied by developing applicable ITU-R Reports and Recommendations. Therefore, no change to the Radio Regulations or regulatory action is required under this agenda item.

11. DA A2 Attachment A [3]
PROPOSED EDITS TO NTIA DRAFT PROPOSAL ON WRC-19 AI 9.1.8
Agenda Item 9.1, Issue 9.1.8: on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC- 15, Issue 9.1.8: – Resolution 958 (WRC-15) – Urgent studies required in preparation for WRC-19 – Narrowband and broadband machine-type communication infrastructures.
The United States believes it is unnecessary to identify spectrum specifically for machine-type communications. Therefore, no change to the Radio Regulations or regulatory action is required.
The United States believes it is unnecessary to identify spectrum specifically for machine-type communications. Therefore the studies under number 3 of the Annex to Resolution 958 should be suppressed.
Agenda Item 9.1, Issue 9.1.7: Resolution 958 (Rev.WRC-15): to consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention, on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-15 on the urgent studies required in preparation for WRC-19 on the unauthorized operation of earth station terminals (Res. ITU-R 64 (RA-15)).
Earth station licensing and related issues are national matters and no changes to the Radio Regulations are necessary as Article 18 sufficiently addresses the required international regulatory measures. Instead, better training and monitoring capability, along with ITU developed reports and handbooks, can assist administrations in inhibiting the use of unauthorized uplink earth terminals and can enable administrations to locate and terminate the unauthorized transmissions.

12. DA A3 Attachment B
Preliminary Views and Draft Proposals formulated and approved within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agenda Item 9.1, Issue 9.1.7: Resolution 958 (Rev.WRC-15): to consider and approve the Report of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, in accordance with Article 7 of the Convention, on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-15 on the urgent studies required in preparation for WRC-19 on the unauthorized operation of earth station terminals (Res. ITU-R 64 (RA-15)).
Studies have not identified any methods requiring modification to the Radio Regulations. Instead, better training and monitoring capability, along with ITU developed reports and handbooks, can assist administrations in inhibiting the use of unauthorized uplink earth terminals and can enable administrations to locate and terminate the unauthorized transmissions.
Agenda Item 9.1, Issue 9.1.8: on the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector since WRC-15, Issue 9.1.8: – Resolution 958 (WRC-15) – Urgent studies required in preparation for WRC-19 – Narrowband and broadband machine-type communication infrastructures.
The United States believes it is unnecessary to identify spectrum specifically for machine-type communications. Therefore, no change to the Radio Regulations or regulatory action is required.

13. DA A3 Attachment B [2]
Agenda Item 1.11: to take necessary actions, as appropriate, to facilitate global or regional harmonized frequency bands to support railway radiocommunication systems between train and trackside within existing mobile service allocations, in accordance with Resolution 236 (WRC-15)
The United States is of the view that the development of applicable ITU-R Reports and Recommendations can satisfy this agenda item and no change is required for the Radio Regulations. The United States supports studies under Resolution 236 (WRC-15) regarding the possible regional or global harmonization of frequency bands within existing mobile service allocations to facilitate train and trackside radiocommunications for command and control.
Agenda Item 1.12: to consider possible global or regional harmonized frequency bands, to the maximum extent possible, for the implementation of evolving Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) under existing mobile-service allocations, in accordance with Resolution 237 (WRC-15)
The United States is of the view that this agenda item could be satisfied by developing ITU-R Reports and Recommendations rather than changing the Radio Regulations. We do support supports studies under Resolution 237 (WRC-15) regarding the possible harmonization of frequency bands for ITS applications under existing mobile service allocations.

14. DA A3 Attachment B [3]
Agenda Item 1.15: to consider identification of frequency bands for use by administrations for the land-mobile and fixed services applications operating in the frequency range GHz, in accordance with Resolution 767 (WRC-15)
The United States is of the view that it may be possible to develop a similar footnote to that in No for land-mobile and fixed services, identifying bands for terrestrial active service use. To this end, the United States supports studies in the ITU-R on sharing and compatibility between passive and active services as well as spectrum needs for the land-mobile and fixed services for WRC-19 agenda item 1.15 under the terms of Resolution 767 (WRC-15).

15. EU Updates No discussion of RED today  April 2017
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16. EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED)
April 2017
EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED)
The transition has already started
RED in THE LAW as of June 13, 2016
R&TTE expires June 12, 2017
After June 2017, all devices must meet the RED requirements, i.e. R&TTE certifications during the transition must be re-certified
Following the deadline, ALL equipment to be placed on the EU market must meet the RED provisions
EN published in the OJEU!
It appears that EN may* not be not published in time
EC has NOT approved use of v1.8.1 with note that v2.1.0 Receiver Requirements must also be met
Passed ENAP; official publication date in August 19th, but could happen sooner
* Today’s EC meeting may resolve
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17. Actions [Required] April 2017 doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 Month Year
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18. Any Other Business Next meeting: May 4, 2017 at 2:30pm EDT April 2017
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