1. January 2010 VHTL6 (TGac) Meeting Agenda
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January 2010 VHTL6 (TGac) Meeting Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

2. IEEE 802.11ac: Very High Throughput < 6 GHz Task Group
January 2010
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IEEE ac: Very High Throughput < 6 GHz Task Group
Los Angeles
17-22 January, 2010
Chair: Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung Electronics)
Vice Chairs: Menzo Wentink (Qualcomm) and Joonsuk Kim (Broadcom)
Technical Editor: TBD
Secretary: TBD
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

3. General Flow of the TGac Meeting
January 2010
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General Flow of the TGac Meeting
Monday AM2
Call meeting to Order
Attendance Recording
Selection of Secretary
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics
Approve November meeting minutes
Approve telecon minutes
Agenda Discussion and approval
TG presentations and motions
Monday PM1
Ad Hoc Groups meetings (MU-MIMO and Coexistence)
Tuesday AM1
Ad Hoc Groups meetings (MAC and PHY)
Tuesday AM2
Ad Hoc Groups meetings (MU-MIMO and Coexistence)
Wednesday AM1
Ad Hoc Groups meetings (MAC and PHY)
Thursday AM2
TG Meeting and motions
Teleconference schedule
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

4. Miscellaneous Announcements
January 2010
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Miscellaneous Announcements
Warning: Do not leave your laptops unattended!
The meeting is not responsible for your unwatched stuff.
Wear your badge at all times in the meeting area!
Individual membership
In all IEEE standards meetings, membership is by individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization.
Photographs and Recordings
No sound recordings are permitted at WG or TG meetings.
No photographs allowed without WG Chair permission.
Media – Press and Analyst briefings
Only the /.15/.18/.19/.22 WG Chair and WG Vice-Chairs are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of their respective IEEE working group.
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

5. Important Stuff January 2010
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Important Stuff
Affiliation Frequently Asked Questions:
Anti-Trust:
IEEE Ethics:
Letter of Assurance Form:
IEEE Patent Committee:
IEEE Patent Policy:
Patent FAQ:
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
January 2010
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Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants:
“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
Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged
No duty to perform a patent search
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

7. January 2010
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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
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
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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
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

9. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
January 2010
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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.
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

10. Automated Attendance Recording
January 2010
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Automated Attendance Recording
Go to
Sign-in
Claim attendance credit for each session.
Only “sign-in” and “claim credit” for yourself, do NOT “sign-in” for others.
You have to log in every session!
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

11. Monday, January 18 2010 10:30 – 12:30 Call meeting to Order
Attendance Recording
Selection of Secretary
Review of IEEE 802 and Policies and Procedures on Intellectual Property and Inappropriate Topics
Approve November meeting minutes
Approve telecon minutes
Agenda Discussion and approval
TG presentations and motions
Functional Requirements and Evaluation Methodology
Channel Models
Selection Procedure
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

12. Motion to Approve Minutes
January 2010
Motion to Approve Minutes
Move to approve
the November 2009 meeting minutes in 11-09/1285r0.
MAC Telecon Minutes 11-10/0060r0
Coexistence Telecon minutes 11-10/xxxxr0
Move:
Second:
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

13. Monday, January 18 2010 13:30 – 15:30 Ad Hoc group meetings MU-MIMO
Coexistence
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

14. Tuesday, January 19 2010 08:00– 10:00 Ad Hoc group meetings MAC PHY
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Tuesday, January :00– 10:00
Ad Hoc group meetings
MAC
PHY
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

15. Tuesday, January 19 2010 10:30– 12:30 Ad Hoc group meetings MU-MIMO
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Tuesday, January :30– 12:30
Ad Hoc group meetings
MU-MIMO
Coexistence
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

16. Wednesday, January 20 2010 08:00– 10:00 Ad Hoc group meetings MAC PHY
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Wednesday, January :00– 10:00
Ad Hoc group meetings
MAC
PHY
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

17. Thursday, January 21 2010 10:30– 12:30 TG Meeting
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Thursday, January :30– 12:30
TG Meeting
Call meeting to Order
IPR and Attendance Recording Reminder
Ad Hoc group reports
Ad Hoc group motions
Conference Calls schedule
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

18. Conference Calls Schedule
January 2010
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Conference Calls Schedule
PHY
MAC
MU-MIMO
Coexistence
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)
Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)