1. IEEE 802.18 RR-TAG April 20th Teleconference Agenda
Month Year
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
April 2017
IEEE RR-TAG April 20th Teleconference Agenda
Date:
Authors:
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John Doe, Some Company

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
ETSI ERM TG11 #50 Report
ETSI TC BRAN #93 Report
Actions required
Ofcom 5.8 GHz proposal
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
doc.: IEEE /1124r0
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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Dorothy Stanley (HP Enterprise)

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
Month Year
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
April 2017
Discussion Items
Americas EU
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John Doe, Some Company

7. April 2017
Americas Updates
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8. April 2017
EU Updates
Meeting today with EC looking for a solution to the EN issues
No published RED standard
RED standard adaptivity requires product fixes, so needs an extension of v2.1.1 adaptivity clause
EU Radio Equipment Directive & standards updates
EUMETNET request to close MHz still pending
No DFS or technology failure
Enforcement issue should not harm users
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9. 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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10. ETSI ERM TG11 #50 Report EN 300 328 v2.1.6 Upcoming meetings:
April 2017
ETSI ERM TG11 #50 Report
EN v2.1.6
Multiple proposals for 2nd generation of Receiver Requirements
Ofcom proposes blocking levels beyond WFA recommendations, which were based on legacy equipment
If accepted will require better, more expensive filtering
Small Medical devices and hearing aids cannot comply
Plan to resolve at June meting
Upcoming meetings:
#51 – June 12-14, 2017
#52 – September 19-22, 2017
#53 – November
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11. ETSI TC BRAN #93 Report April 2017 EN 301 893 (5 GHz)
Prepared “Background information on the proposed solution for EN ”
Primarily for April 20th meeting with the EC
Keep v1.8.1 in the OJEU
Publish v2.1.1 prior to June 12th
Include note that must also meet the Receiver Requirements from v2.1.1
EN (60 GHz)
Completed ENAP just prior to this meeting
Reviewed and resolved comments
Approved for National Body vote
EN (TVWS)
Reviewed and prepared for ENAP
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12. ETSI TC BRAN #93 Report [2] April 2017 6 GHz SRdoc
Reviewed approach to developing the document
Received commitments for assistance from UK administration
Planned for draft in July
TR (sharing with ITS/Road Tolling)
Continued editing (delaying?)
Two additional teleconferences to complete the work prior to CPG PT-D meeting
Other
Approved HS for DA2GC with Beamforming Antennas
Discussion of TR “Central coordination of 5 GHz RLANs”
Upcoming meetings:
#94 – July 3-7, 2017
#95 – September 4-7, 2017
#96 – December 4-7, 2017
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13. Actions [Required] April 2017 doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 Month Year
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14. Any Other Business Next meeting: April 27, 2017 at 2:30pm EDT
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