1. IEEE 802.11 TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
July 2012
IEEE TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
July 2012
Abstract
This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the meeting of IEEE TGaf taking place the week of July 16, 2012 at the IEEE 802 Plenary in San Diego.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
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3. Plan for the Week [MAM1(ad hoc)+PM1, TAM1+2, WAM1+PM1, ThAM1+PM1]
July 2012
Plan for the Week [MAM1(ad hoc)+PM1, TAM1+2, WAM1+PM1, ThAM1+PM1]
Approve meeting and teleconference minutes
Review the results of LB171
Approve draft P802.11af D1.08 as the working draft
Review of the progress since May
Regulatory update
Review and Approve document 11-12/0809r1 as Clause 23 – TGaf PHY
Review and Approve other inputs to Clauses 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Annexes B, C, D and E as required
Review other PHY comments resolutions
Plan for September meeting and teleconferences
Task Group Officers
Chair: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Vice-chair and Editor: Peter Ecclesine (Cisco Systems)
Vice-chair and Recording Secretary: Zhou Lan (NICT)
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4. Monday AM1 (ad hoc) Agenda
July 2012
Monday AM1 (ad hoc) Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
IEEE IP statement
Review progress since May
Plan for the week
Review document 11-12/0809; prepare to approve it for inclusion in the draft
Review document 11-12/0804
Review document 11-12/0799
Review the assignment spreadsheet
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. Monday PM1 Agenda July 2012 Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items including IEEE IP statement
Approve meeting and teleconference minutes
Review the results of LB171
Approve P802.11af D1.08 as the working draft
Review and edit as necessary, the Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome
Review progress since May
Plan for the week
Discussion of document 11-12/0809
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
July 2012
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
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7. July 2012
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 Board Bylaws
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
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8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
July 2012
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
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9. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
July 2012
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.
Slide #4
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10. Other Documents and WebPages to Review
July 2012
Other Documents and WebPages to Review
Please review the documents at the following links: -  IEEE Patent Policy -  -  Patent FAQ -  -  LoA Form -  -  Affiliation FAQ -
-  Anti-Trust FAQ -  -  Ethics -  -  IEEE Working Group OM -
New 802 WG P&P:
New 802 LMSC P&P:
New 802 LMSC OM:
WG Style Guide  09/1034r5:
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11. Changes to IEEE-SA Bylaws and Operations Manual
July 2012
Changes to IEEE-SA Bylaws and Operations Manual
The current version of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws is available at: (HTML version) (PDF version) The current version of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual is available at: (HTML version) (PDF version) The text of the changes made to these documents (approved by SASB/BOG in 2011) can be found at:
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12. March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0265r1
July 2012
Meeting Etiquette
IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization
Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization.
Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Stephen McCann, RIM

13. Task Group Chair’s Functions
July 2012
Task Group Chair’s Functions
[From Policies and Procedures of IEEE Project ™, subclause 3.7.3]
The TG Chair may decide non-technical issues or may put them to a vote of the TG. The TG participants and the Chair decide technical issues by vote. The TG Chair decides what is non-technical and what is technical.
The TG Chair is responsible for presiding over TG sessions.
The TG Chair shall operate the TG in an unbiased fashion. To maintain impartiality, the TG Chair shall refrain from taking sides in debate on technical motions.
It is the responsibility of the TG Chair to lead the TG in producing a quality draft standard in a timely fashion as specified by the specific PAR
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14. Task Group Chair's Authority
July 2012
Task Group Chair's Authority
[From Policies and Procedures of IEEE Project ™, subclause 3.7.4]
To carry out the responsibilities cited in subclause 3.7.3*, the TG Chair has authority to:
Decide which issues are technical and which are non-technical.
Assign and unassign subtasks and task leaders or executors, e.g. secretary, subgroup leader, etc.
Speak for the TG to the WG.
Determine if an organization or consortium is dominating the TG, and, if so, raise the issue to the WG Chair.
Be representative of the TG during coordination and interaction with IEEE® staff.
* See slide 11
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15. July 2012
Introduction
WELCOME to the sixteenth face-to-face meeting of IEEE TGaf!
On Friday, November 20, 2009 the IEEE TGaf was approved by the EC (10/1/4) with this motion:
Believing that the PAR and Five Criteria contained in the document referenced below meet IEEE-SA guidelines,
Move to forward the TVWS PAR information from 11-09/934r8 to NesCom.
On December 8th NesCom approved the formation of the Task Group for P802.11af
LB171 started on 1/24/11 and ran for 30 days, ending ar 23:59:59 EST on February 24th.
The 1st letter ballot failed with 62% approval and 14.96% abstaining
1304 comments (2 duplicates)
It is time for election of officers (every two years in May)
We will complete LB171 comment resolution this week, laying the groundwork for a new draft in September
Must wait for TGac comment resolution and make any changes related to changes to 11ac
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

16. July 2012
PAR Scope and Purpose
Approved PAR Scope: An amendment that defines modifications to both the physical layers (PHY) and the Medium Access Control Layer (MAC), to meet the legal requirements for channel access and coexistence in the TV White Space
Approved PAR Purpose: The purpose of this amendment is to allow wireless networks to be used in the TV white space
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. Meeting and Teleconference Minutes
July 2012
Meeting and Teleconference Minutes
Posted Minutes
May Meeting in Atlanta
(posted 07-Jun :24:45)
The May 29th, June 5th, 19th and 26th, and July 3rd, 10th and 12th teleconferences.
(posted 12-Jul :11:45)
(posted 10-Jun :12:14)
(posted 27-Jun :59:59)
(posted 12-Jul :26:17)
(posted 10-Jul :43:53)
(posted 15-Jul :30:05)
(posted 15-Jul :30:44)
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18. Motion #1 Motion: Moved by: Seconded by: Discussion on the motion?
July 2012
Motion #1
Motion:
To approve the TGaf minutes from the May Wireless Interim in Atlanta, and May 29th, June 5th, 19th and 26th, and July 3rd, 10th and 12th teleconferences in documents r0, r0, r0, r0, 11-12/0826r0, 11-12/0796r0, 11-12/828r0 and 11-12/0829r0 respectively.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

19. July 2012
Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome “If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”*
cbp-and-david-allens-methods
Purpose: the Task Group should create an amendment whose implementation in solutions is likely to receive Regulatory approval for operation in the TV White Spaces under the applicable regulatory rules in the different regulatory domains.
Principles:
The amendment should not duplicate functionality that is being standardized in other Task Groups.
There is no need for backwards compatibility with 2.45 GHz ISM operation.
The PHY is based on the submission for Clause 23, representing modifications of and references to Clause 22, and required, related changes to Clauses 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, and Annexes B, C D and E
Vision/Outcome: Use PHYs to specify the basis for a system that the regulators can approve for operation in the TVWS bands.
* Yogi Berra
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20. Review of the Results of LB 171
July 2012
Review of the Results of LB 171
The Results
300 eligible people are in this ballot group.     125 affirmative votes    76 negative votes  
  35 abstention votes
===   236  votes received  =  78.7% valid returns                                      =  14.8% valid abstentions
This ballot has met the 50% returned ballot  requirement
This ballot has met the less than 30% abstention requirement
  APPROVAL RATE: 125  affirmative votes       =      62.2 % affirmative   76  total negative votes  =      37.8 % negative
The 75% affirmation requirement has not been met,
Motion fails.
There were 1304 comments received.    
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

21. July 2012
Motion #2
Motion
To approve speculative draft P802.11af D1.08, posted on , as the working draft.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

22. The Progress Since May Review of the teleconferences PHY discussion
July 2012
The Progress Since May
Review of the teleconferences
PHY discussion
Document 11-12/0809r0 posted for Clause 23
Other draft changes required for the new PHY
Document 11-12/0799r0 posted with channelization proposal
Document 11-12/0804r0 posted with changes for Clause 4
Full draft reviewed by Editor for other areas that may need changes
Spreadsheet composed for volunteers to address these areas
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

23. Realistic Plan for the Week
July 2012
Realistic Plan for the Week
Spreadsheet review
Find volunteers for each line item marked with an “X”
Review these items and make changes as required
Presentations:
11-12/0809r0: review and approve for Clause 23 in the TGaf draft
11-12/0799r0: review and approve channelization proposal
11-12/0804r0: review and approve for Clause 4 changes
Review remaining PHY comments from LB171 for applicability
Clause 23 could eliminate many
Some group can be reconsidered based on the new PHY clause
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

24. Tuesday AM1 and 2 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2012
Tuesday AM1 and 2 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Continue work on the Clause 23 review
Review the spreadsheet of possible changes
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

25. Discussion Documents 11-12/839r0 interleaver parameters
July 2012
Discussion Documents
11-12/839r0 interleaver parameters
11-12/866r0 PHY overview
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

26. Wednesday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2012
Wednesday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Continue draft review and change as required
Submissions needed to address spreadsheet line items determined to need changes
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

27. Wednesday PM1 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2012
Wednesday PM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Continue draft review and change as required
Submissions needed to address spreadsheet line items determined to need changes
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

28. Thursday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2012
Thursday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Vote to approve 11-12/809r1 to be included in the TGaf draft as Clause 23
Vote to approve Clause 4 changes in 11-12/0804r1
Vote to approve channelization plan in 11-12/0799r1
Additional draft planning
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

29. July 2012
Motion #3
Motion
To approve 11-12/0809r1 to be included in the TGaf draft as Clause 23
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion? None
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

30. July 2012
Motion #4
Motion:
To accept the changes to Clause 4 in document 11-12/0804r1.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion: None
Vote: Y N A
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

31. Motion #5 Motion: To accept the channelization proposal in11-12/799r1.
July 2012
Motion #5
Motion:
To accept the channelization proposal in11-12/799r1.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion: None
Vote: Y N A
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

32. July 2012
Discussion Documents
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33. Thursday PM1 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2012
Thursday PM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Vote to approve submissions developed during the week
Plan for September (Indian Wells)
Teleconference plan
Review the timeline
AOB
Adjourn
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

34. Teleconferences Weekly on Tuesdays starting July 24th
Time: 21:00 ET for up to 2 hours
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35. TGaf Timeline – Updated March 2012
January 2010
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
July 2012
TGaf Timeline – Updated March 2012
Initial Working Group Letter Ballot: January 2011
Second Working Group Letter Ballot: September 2012
Recirculation Letter Ballot: January 2013
Form Sponsor Ballot Pool: 2013
Initial Sponsor Ballot: 2013
Recirculate Sponsor Ballot: 2013
Final WG/EC Approval: 2014
RevCom/Standards Board Approval: 2014
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Michael Montemurro, RIM

36. Any Other Business? None heard Motion to Adjourn Moved by: July 2012
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

37. Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
May 2007
doc.: IEEE /0679r2
July 2012
Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
Completed Steps | Future Steps
Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria
Technical Presentations and Discussions
Specify Any Additional Requirements, Comparison Criteria, or Other Documents
Call For Proposals
Presentation of Proposals
Select from Submitted Complete Proposals to Produce a Draft
Refine Draft
Letter Ballot – January 2011
Recirculation –
Sponsor Ballot –
Final WG/EC Approval –
IEEE SB REVCOM Approval –
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Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

38. 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
July 2012
3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
Call for Informal Comments
Comment Resolution
WG Letter Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
Sponsor Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
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39. References Go to https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents
July 2012
References
Go to
In the box labeled “All Groups”, pull down the menu and select “TGaf”
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