1. IEEE 802.11 TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
July 2011
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 2011
Abstract
This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the meeting of IEEE TGaf taking place the week of July 18, 2011 at the IEEE 802 Plenary in San Francisco, CA.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Plan for the Week [MPM1, TAM1+PM3, WAM1+PM2, ThAM1+PM1&2]
July 2011
Plan for the Week [MPM1, TAM1+PM3, WAM1+PM2, ThAM1+PM1&2]
Approve meeting and teleconference minutes
Review the results of LB171
Approve the LB171 comment spreadsheet in 11-11/277r14
Approve draft P802.11af D1.02 as the working draft
Approve agreed to comment resolution submissions
Review of the progress since May
Comment resolution
Regulatory update, if any (Wednesday PM2)
PHY planning
Plan for September meeting and teleconferences
Task Group Officers
Chair: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Vice-chair: Peter Ecclesine (Cisco)
Recording Secretary: Zhou Lan (NICT)
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

4. Monday PM1 Meeting call to order
July 2011
Monday PM1
Meeting call to order
Administrative items including IEEE IP statement
Modify and approve the agenda
Approve meeting and teleconference minutes
Review the results of LB171
Approve 11-11/277r14 as the LB171 comment resolution spreadsheet
Approve P802.11af D1.02 as the working draft
Approve comment resolutions from the teleconferences
Review progress since May
Comment resolution
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
July 2011
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. Patent Related Links
July 2011
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

7. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
July 2011
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.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
July 2011
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

9. Other Documents and WebPages to Review
July 2011
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 P&P -     
New 802 WG P&P:
New 802 LMSC P&P:
New 802 LMSC OM:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

10. March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0265r1
July 2011
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

11. Task Group Chair’s Functions
July 2011
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

12. Task Group Chair's Authority
July 2011
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

13. July 2011
Introduction
WELCOME to the eleventh 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 61.81% approval and 14.96% abstaining
1302 comments
We will continue comment resolution this week
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

14. July 2011
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

15. July 2011
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.
In order to meet international requirements and facilitate the use of multiple contiguous or non-contiguous channels, use of TGac with changes for TGaf is our focus.
Vision/Outcome: Use PHYs to specify the basis for a system that the regulators can approve for operation in the TVWS bands.
* Yogi Berra
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

16. TV Bands Regulatory Requirements
July 2011
TV Bands Regulatory Requirements
These [FCC] rules are primarily intended to ensure the efficient sharing of the TV Bands while protecting incumbent users
The FCC has enabled this band for TVBDs if and only if the licensed users’ interests are protected
We must not interfere
Mitigation of any interference issue should not increase the enforcement requirements for the Commission
Other regulatory domains will have their own sets of rules, but all are intended to protect authorized, licensed allocations in these shared bands
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. Meeting and Teleconference Minutes
July 2011
Meeting and Teleconference Minutes
Posted Minutes
May Meeting in Palm Springs
af-meeting-minutes-palm-springs-may-2011 (posted 19-May :38:19)
The May 24th , June 7th , 14th, 21st, and July 5th and 12th teleconferences
af-may-24th-teleconference-minutes (posted 31-May :15:16)
af-june-7th-teleconference-minutes (posted 13-Jun :46:44)
af-june-14th-teleconference-minutes (posted 21-Jun :03:49)
af-june-21th-teleconference-minutes (posted 28-Jun :26:26)
af-july-5th-teleconference-minutes (posted 12-Jul :33:42)
af-july-12th-teleconference-minutes (posted 14-Jul :56:42)
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

18. Motion #1 Motion: Moved by: Seconded by: Discussion on the motion?
July 2011
Motion #1
Motion:
To approve the TGaf minutes from the May Wireless Interim in Palm Springs and the May 24th , June 7th , 14th, 21st, and July 5th and 12th teleconferences in documents 11-11/0839r0, 11-11/0847r0, 11-11/0868r0, 11-11/889r0, 11-11/909r0, 11-11/945r0, and 11-11/952r0 respectively.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote: unanimous consent
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

19. Review of the Results of LB 171
July 2011
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

20. July 2011
Motion #2
Motion
To approve document 11-11/277r14 as the LB171 comment resolution spreadsheet.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

21. July 2011
Motion #3
Motion
To approve speculative draft P802.11af D1.02, posted on , as the working draft.
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

22. July 2011
Motion #4
Motion
To approve comment resolution submissions presented, discussed and agreed to on the teleconferences since Palm Springs:
af-align-tgaf-to-revmb-draft-9-conventions
af-align-tgaf-reg-and-phy-to-revmb
af-lb171-some-terminology-comments
af-lb171-some-mlme-mib-and-general-comments
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

23. The Progress Since May Review of the teleconferences Reconsiderations
July 2011
The Progress Since May
Review of the teleconferences
Reconsiderations
Comment resolution
Decide how we want to divide up the rest of the week’s schedule of resolutions
Review remaining comments
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

24. Tuesday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order Modify and approve the agenda
July 2011
Tuesday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Comment resolutions
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

25. Tuesday PM3 Agenda Meeting call to order Modify and approve the agenda
July 2011
Tuesday PM3 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Comment resolutions
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

26. Wednesday AM1 Meeting call to order Modify and approve the agenda
July 2011
Wednesday AM1
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Comment resolutions
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

27. Wednesday PM2 Meeting call to order Modify and approve the agenda
July 2011
Wednesday PM2
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Regulatory update (if any)
Comment resolutions
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

28. Thursday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order
July 2011
Thursday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
PHY discussion
Adopting the TGac PHY
Comment resolution
Identify major issues
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

29. July 2011
Thursday PM2 & 3 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Modify and approve the agenda
Administrative items
Reminder and Call for essential patents
Vote to approve comment resolutions from the week
Review and adjust the timeline
Review accomplishments for the week
Plan for July
Ad Hoc in the Bay Area, July 14 and 15
Teleconference plan
AOB
Adjourn
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

30. Motion #5 Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
July 2011
Motion #5
Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote: YES NO ABSTAIN
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

31. Motion #6 Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
July 2011
Motion #6
Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote: YES NO ABSTAIN
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

32. Motion #7 Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
July 2011
Motion #7
Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote: YES NO ABSTAIN
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

33. Motion #8 Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
July 2011
Motion #8
Motion: To approve the resolutions in document 11-11/
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Discussion on the motion?
Vote: YES NO ABSTAIN
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

34. Teleconferences Weekly on Tuesdays Time: 22:00 ET for up to 2 hours
July 2011
Teleconferences
Weekly on Tuesdays
Time: 22:00 ET for up to 2 hours
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

35. TGaf Timeline – Updated March 2011
January 2010
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
July 2011
TGaf Timeline – Updated March 2011
New
Initial Working Group Letter Ballot: January 2011
Second Working Group Letter Ballot: September 2011
Recirculation Letter Ballot: November 2011
Form Sponsor Ballot Pool: February 2012
Initial Sponsor Ballot: March 2012
Recirculate Sponsor Ballot: May 2012
Final WG/EC Approval: July 2012
RevCom/Standards Board Approval: September 2012
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Michael Montemurro, RIM

36. Any Other Business? None heard Motion to Adjourn Moved by: July 2011
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

37. Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
May 2007
doc.: IEEE /0679r2
July 2011
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 – September 2011
Sponsor Ballot – March 2012
Recirculation – May 2012
Final WG/EC Approval – July 2012
IEEE SB REVCOM Approval – September 2012
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

38. 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
July 2011
3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
Call for Informal Comments
Comment Resolution
WG Letter Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
Sponsor Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

39. References Go to https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/documents
July 2011
References
Go to
In the box labeled “All Groups”, pull down the menu and select “TGaf”
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

40. July 2011
Reserves
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion