1. March 2005 Opening Report Date: 2005-03-12 Authors: March 2005
doc.: IEEE /0005r0
March 2005
March 2005 Opening Report
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Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation
Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation

2. TAG Officers Office Officer Appointment Date Chair Steve Shellhammer
March 2005
TAG Officers
Office
Officer
Appointment Date
Chair
Steve Shellhammer
March 2004
Vice Chair
Tom Siep
Secretary
Steve Whitesell
Editor
David Cypher
March 2005
Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation

3. Plan for the Week Joint meeting with 802.11n
March 2005
Plan for the Week
Joint meeting with n
Discuss Coexistence Assurance (CA) document requirements
Joint meeting with b
Liaison report from IEEE 1073
Information about IEEE
WG being formed on wireless coexistence formed. Sponsored by the EMC and Communication societies
Submissions on the coexistence assurance (CA) methodology document
What is a CA document?
Coexistence Methodology guidelines – A call to contribution
Reflections on TGn development and proposal for
Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation

4. Meeting Times This Week
March 2005
Meeting Times This Week
Tuesday
8 AM – 12:30 PM
4 – 6 PM (Joint meeting with b)
Wednesday
8 AM – 10 AM (Joint meeting with n)
Thursday
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation

5. IEEE SA Patent Policy March 2005 6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or
b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination
This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period.
Steve Shellhammer, Intel Corporation