1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan
April 2009
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March 2010
IEEE Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan
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Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
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March 2010
Abstract
This presentation is the plan for the March 4, 2010 IEEE Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee teleconference.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Approve the agenda Administrative items Introduction
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Agenda
Approve the agenda
Administrative items
Introduction
The regulatory summaries
North America
European Union
Asia
Focus:
TGmb revisions to Annexes I and J
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4. Administrative Items March 2010 Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian)
Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call for essential patents
AHC,  is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak
During f2f meetings,  you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of ; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes
Required notices
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Chair and Secretary
Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Recording Secretary needed
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5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
March 2010
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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6. Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
March 2010
Introduction
Purpose
Improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues
Scope
The group will review new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting standards
Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time
Critical Issue Focus
Direct impact on IEEE current and future standards
Response/Input deadlines
Coordination with IEEE (RR-TAG)
Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance
Outputs from this group must go through
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7. Regulatory Summary – North America
March 2010
Regulatory Summary – North America US
FCC continues work on defining 5 GHz band restrictions
National Broadband Plan due March 17th
FCC considers paying broadcasters for spectrum
Canada
Mexico
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8. Regulatory Summary – European Union
March 2010
Regulatory Summary – European Union
ERM TG11 - EN revision
Next meeting is next week; hoping to close the revision
WG SE43 - Cognitive radio systems - White spaces ( MHz)
Still focusing on sensing
Ofcom
Consultation on Uses for the 600 MHz band
Will address in Orlando and respond through
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9. Regulatory Summary - Asia
March 2010
Regulatory Summary - Asia
No updates at this time
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10. FOCUS: TGmb Resolution for CID 2113
March 2010
FOCUS: TGmb
Resolution for CID 2113
“Regulatory class definition and use in IEEE is limited to not cover all countries where IEEE can be used due to Annex J only defining regulatory classes for US, EU, and JP”
“…remove any normative references to regulation from normative text, and instead designate Operating Class to communicate the shared knowledge of normative requirements.”
Replace “…maximum allowable transmit power…” with “…output power is measured in accordance with practices specified by the appropriate regulatory bodies.”
“…add semantic labels to the behaviors in Annex I and the new table J.4.”
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11. March 2010
References
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