1. TGax May 2019 Ad Hoc Meeting Agenda
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TGax May 2019 Ad Hoc Meeting Agenda
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Authors:
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies
John Doe, Some Company

2. IEEE 802.11 TGax: High Efficiency WLAN Task Group
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May 2019
IEEE TGax: High Efficiency WLAN Task Group
San Diego, California
May 8-10 , 2019
Chair: Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)
Vice Chair: Alfred Asterjadhi (Qualcomm)
Vice Chair: Ron Porat (Broadcom)
Secretary: Yasuhiko Inoue (NTT)
Technical Editor: Robert Stacey (Intel)
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies
John Doe, Some Company

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May 2019
Meeting Protocol
Please announce your affiliation when you first address the group during a meeting slot
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John Doe, Some Company

4. Patent Policy Following 4 slides May 2019
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5. Participants have a duty to inform the IEEE
May 2019
Participants have a duty to inform the IEEE
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
Participants should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed) of the identity of any other holders of potential Essential Patent Claims
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is encouraged
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6. May 2019
Ways to inform IEEE
Cause an LOA to be submitted to the IEEE-SA 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
Speak up now and respond to this 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, please respond at this time by providing relevant information to the WG Chair
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7. Other guidelines for IEEE WG meetings
May 2019
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 of different technical approaches that include relative costs of patent licensing terms may be discussed in standards development meetings.
Technical considerations remain the 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.
For more details, see IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause and Antitrust and Competition Policy: What You Need to Know at
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8. Patent-related information
May 2019
Patent-related information
The patent policy and the procedures used to execute that policy are documented in the:
IEEE-SA Standards Board 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
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9. Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
May 2019
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. ( section 5.2.1)
•    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”. ( section 4.2.1)
You have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. Your obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders.
You 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 section 3.4.1, 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.
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10. Meeting Location Room S-266 Qualcomm Building S 5535 Morehouse Drive
May 2019
Meeting Location
Room S-266
Qualcomm Building S
5535 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
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11. Host Information Thanks to Qualcomm for hosting the meeting
May 2019
Host Information
Thanks to Qualcomm for hosting the meeting
Host announcements, if any.
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12. General Flow of the Meeting
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General Flow of the Meeting
Wednesday (10:00 am – 6:00 pm)
Comment Resolution
Recess
Thursday (9:00 am – 6:00 pm)
Friday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm)
Adjourn
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies
John Doe, Some Company

13. Agenda for Wednesday May 08, 2018
Call meeting to order
Patent policy, etc.
Announcements
Call for submissions
Set agenda
Presentations and Comment Resolution
Recess
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies

14. May 2019
Schedule
10:00 – 10:05 call meeting to order and IPR Reminder 10:05 – 10:20 Call of Submissions 10:20 – 12:00 Comment Resolution 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break 13:00 – 15:15 Comment Resolution 15:15 – 15:45 Break 15:45 – 18:00 Comment Resolution
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15. Submissions Please see the embedded spreadsheet (v2). May 2019
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16. Agenda for Thursday May 09, 2018
Call meeting to order
Patent policy, etc.
Announcements
Call for submissions
Set agenda
Presentations and Comment Resolution
Recess
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17. May 2019
Schedule
09:00 – call meeting to order and IPR Reminder 09:00 – 10:15 Comment Resolution 10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 12:00 Comment Resolution 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break 13:00 – 15:15 Comment Resolution 15:15 – 15:45 Break 15:45 – 18:00 Comment Resolution
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18. Agenda for Friday May 10, 2018 Call meeting to order
Patent policy, etc.
Announcements
Call for submissions
Set agenda
Presentations and Comment Resolution
Adjourn
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies

19. May 2019
Schedule
09:00 – call meeting to order and IPR Reminder 09:00 – 10:15 Comment Resolution 10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 12:00 Comment Resolution 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break 13:00 – 16:00 Comment Resolution
Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies