1. Light Communications Study Group March 2018 Agenda
May 2015
doc.: IEEE /0496r1
March 2018
Light Communications Study Group March 2018 Agenda
Date:
Author:
Nikola Serafimovski (pureLiFi)
Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

2. May 2015
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March 2018
Abstract
This presentation contains the IEEE Light Communications Study Group agenda for the March 2018 session.
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3. Administrative Items Required notices IEEE Code of Ethics
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Administrative Items
Required notices
IEEE Code of Ethics
IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Affiliation FAQ
Antitrust and Competition Policy
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4. Study Group Operating Rules
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Study Group Operating Rules
Anybody can vote, present, and make motions
Participation in a Study Group during Plenary or Interim counts towards voting rights
All motions must pass by a 75% majority
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5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
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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.
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6. Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
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Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
All participation in IEEE 802 Working Group meetings is on an individual basis
•     Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. ( )
•    IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (subclause “Establishment”, of the IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures)
Participants have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. A Participant’s obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders.
Participants shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see section and the IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures, subclause “Chair”, list item x.
By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate.
(Latest revision of IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures:
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7. Logistics (1) Attendance recording procedures Documentation
May 2010
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Logistics (1)
Attendance recording procedures
Must register before logging attendance
Must log attendance during each 2-hour session
Documentation
Use “LC TIG/SG” for submission
If you plan to make a submission be sure it does not contain company logos or advertising
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Michael Montemurro, Research in Motion
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8. Logistics (2) March 2018 Position(s) Officer(s) Chair
doc.: IEEE /0xxxr0
March 2018
Logistics (2)
Position(s)
Officer(s)
Chair
Nikola Serafimovski
Vice Chair
Li Qiang (John)
Secretary
Volker Jungnickel, Ryan Mennecke
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Samsung)

9. LC SG schedule in a glance
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LC SG schedule in a glance
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
AM1 LC
AM2
PM1
PM2
PM3
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10. Agenda items for the week
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Agenda items for the week
Agenda Agreement
Agenda items to be discussed
Approve minutes from Jan. 2018
Approve minutes from Feb conference call
Approve comment resolution from Feb conference call
Working Group comments against:
Draft CSD (doc /1603r7)
Draft PAR (doc /1604r8)
Submission
Doc.11-18/556r0 “Modulation schemes for optical wireless communications”, Oliver Luo
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11. Meeting Slot #1 Tuesday, PM2 16:00 – 18:00 March 2018 May 2015
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Meeting Slot #1
Tuesday, PM2 16:00 – 18:00
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12. Agenda Call meeting to order Patent policy and logistics
March 2018
Agenda
Call meeting to order
Patent policy and logistics
Items to be discussed today
Approve minutes from January 2018 meeting (doc /206r4)
Approve minutes from Feb conference call (doc /447r1)
Approve comment resolution from Feb.2018 tele-conference call(doc /387r1)
IEEE 802 comment resolution against draft CSD and PAR
Recess
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13. March 2018
Motion
Approve the minutes of January 2018 meeting in doc /206r4.
Moved by: Gaurav Patwardhan
Seconded: Volker Jungnickel
Unanimous
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14. March 2018
Motion
Approve the minutes of February 2018 conference call in doc /447r1
Moved by: Tuncer Baykas
Seconded: Jon Rosdahl
Unanimous
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15. March 2016
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March 2018
Motion
Approve comment resolution from February conference call in doc /387r1
Moved by: Jiamin Chen
Seconded: Sang-Kyu Lim
Unanimous
Unanimous
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Edward Au (Huawei Technologies)

16. Meeting Slot #2 Tuesday, PM3 19:30 – 21:30 March 2018 May 2015
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Meeting Slot #2
Tuesday, PM3 19:30 – 21:30
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Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

17. Agenda Call meeting to order Patent policy and logistics
March 2018
Agenda
Call meeting to order
Patent policy and logistics
Submissions to be discussed today?
Working Group comments against:
Draft CSD (doc /1603r7)
Draft PAR (doc /1604r8)
Recess
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18. March 2018
Straw pool
To respond to the comment in , which of the options in the next page do you consider as an appropriate response
Option A: [Y 21/N 0]
Option B: [Y 2/N 11]
Option C: [Y 0/N 13]
Option D: [Y 6/N11]
Option E: [Y 1/N 12]
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19. Straw pool March 2018 Option Project title
First paragraph of 5.2.b of PAR A
light communication
This amendment specifies a new physical (PHY) layer and modifications to the IEEE medium access control (MAC) that enable operation of light communications (LC). B
light wave operation
This amendment specifies a new physical (PHY) layer and modifications to the IEEE medium access control (MAC) that enable light wave operation for light communications (LC) C
This amendment specifies a new physical (PHY) layer and modifications to the IEEE medium access control (MAC) that enable operation of light wave frequency communications (LC). D
This amendment specifies a new physical (PHY) layer and modifications to the IEEE medium access control (MAC) that enable light wave operation referred as light communication (LC). E
Optical Wireless communication
This amendment specifies a new physical (PHY) layer and modifications to the IEEE medium access control (MAC) that enable operation of optical wireless communications (OWC).
Replace all “LC” in the PAR/CSD with “OWC”
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20. Meeting Slot #3 Wednesday, AM1 08:00 – 10:00 March 2018 May 2015
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Meeting Slot #3
Wednesday, AM1 08:00 – 10:00
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Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

21. Agenda Call meeting to order Patent policy and logistics
March 2018
Agenda
Call meeting to order
Patent policy and logistics
Submissions to be discussed today?
Go through PAR/CSD
Motion on approve PAR and CSD to be passed to WG.
Recess
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22. Motion of SG approval of PAR
March 2018
Motion of SG approval of PAR
Believing that the PAR contained in the document referenced below meets IEEE-SA guidelines,
Request that the PAR contained in [doc /1604r09] be submitted to the IEEE WG approval and submit to IEEE 802 EC for approval to submit to NesCom.
Moved: Tuncer Baykas
Seconded: Volker Jungnickel
Result: Y: [ 24], N: [0 ], A: [ 2], Motion passed
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23. Motion of SG approval of CSD
March 2018
Motion of SG approval of CSD
Believing that the CSD contained in the document referenced below meets IEEE 802 guidelines,
Request that the CSD contained in [doc /1603r08] be submitted to the IEEE WG approval and submit to IEEE 802 EC for approval.
Moved: Gaurav Patwardhan
Seconded: Sang-Kyu Lim
Result: Y: [24 ], N: [0 ], A: [ 1], Motion passed
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24. Motion of SG approval of response to PAR/CSD comment
March 2018
Motion of SG approval of response to PAR/CSD comment
Approve the LC PAR and CSD comment responses in and forward to the 802 EC
Moved: Tuncer Baykas
Seconded: Sang-Kyu Lim
Result: Y: [ 28], N: [0 ], A: [0 ]; Motion passed
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25. Meeting Slot #4 Thursday, AM1 08:00 – 10:00 March 2018 May 2015
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Meeting Slot #4
Thursday, AM1 08:00 – 10:00
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Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

26. Agenda Call meeting to order Patent policy and logistics
March 2018
Agenda
Call meeting to order
Patent policy and logistics
Submissions to be discussed today?
Recess
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27. References March 2018 May 2015 doc.: IEEE 802.11-15/0496r1
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