1. TGac May 2013 Agenda Date: 2013-04-09 Authors: May 2013 May 2013
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TGac May 2013 Agenda
Date:
Authors:
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2. IEEE 802.11ac: VHT < 6 GHz Task Group
May 2013
IEEE ac: VHT < 6 GHz Task Group
Big Island, Hawaii
May 12-17, 2013
Chair: Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)
Vice Chair: Menzo Wentink (Qualcomm)
Vice Chair: Joonsuk Kim (Apple)
Technical Editor: Robert Stacey (Intel)
Secretary: David Yang (Huawei Technologies)
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3. May 2013
Meeting Protocol
Please announce your affiliation when you first address the group during a meeting slot
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4. Register Indicate attendance Attendance
May 2013
Attendance
Register
Indicate attendance
See document r0 for more details
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5. Attendance, Voting & Document Status
May 2013
Attendance, Voting & Document Status
Make sure your badges are correct
If you plan to make a submission be sure it does not contain company logos or advertising
Questions on Voting status, Ballot pool, Access to Reflector, Documentation, member’s area
see Adrian Stephens –
Cell Phones Silent or Off
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6. Patent Policy Following 5 slides May 2013 May 2013
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Patent Policy
Following 5 slides
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7. Instructions for the WG Chair
May 2013
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Instructions for the WG Chair
The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the chair or a designee:
Show slides #1 through #4 of this presentation
Advise the WG attendees that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is strongly encouraged;
There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing information was provided and that slides 1 through 4 (and this slide 0, if applicable) were shown;
That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) of which the participant is personally aware and that may be essential for the use of that standard
Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom.
The WG Chair shall ensure that a request is made to any identified holders of potential essential patent claim(s) to complete and submit a Letter of Assurance.
It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual and in FAQs 12 and 12a on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by incorporation or by reference.
Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees with a PAR approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board.
(Optional to be shown)
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

8. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
May 2013
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Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
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
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9. Patent Related Links Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
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Patent Related Links
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
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10. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
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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:
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
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11. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
May 2013
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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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12. Agenda Items for the Week
May 2013
Agenda Items for the Week
Approve minutes from March meeting.
Approve Telecon minutes.
Start resolutions of comments received on the first sponsor ballot.
Schedule Telecon times and ad hoc meeting.
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13. General Flow of the Meeting
May 2013
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General Flow of the Meeting
Monday May 13th, 10:30 – 12:30
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy.
Review from March meeting
TG Motions
Comment Resolution
Monday May 13th, 19:30 – 21:30
TGac Meeting
Tuesday May 14th 19:30 – 21:30
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy
Wednesday May 15th, 08:00 – 10:00
TGac Meeting
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy
TG Motions
Comment Resolution
Wednesday May 15th, 01:30 – 03:30
TG Meeting
Goals for July 2013
Ad Hoc meeting and Conference calls
Adjourn
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

14. Agenda for Monday May 13th, 10:30 – 12:30
TG Meeting
Patent policy, etc.
Call for submissions
Set agenda and Ad Hoc groups schedule.
Status Report.
TG motions
Approve minutes from the March meeting and Telecon (May 9, 2013)
Editor Report
Comment Resolution
Recess
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15. TGac Schedule in a Glance
May 2013
TGac Schedule in a Glance
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
AM1
TGac
AM2
PM1
PM2
Evening
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16. May 2013
Submissions
11-13/0528, “TGac SB01 Comment Resolution – Osama1”, Osama Aboul-Magd, Huawei Technologies.
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17. Summary from March Meeting
May 2013
Summary from March Meeting
Approved resolutions to comments received on draft D5.0 (LB 191).
Comment spreadsheet is available at:
A motion passed to start a 15-day recirculation ballot on draft D5.0. Ballot closed on April 4th.
IEEE 802 EC voted to grant TGac a conditional approval for sponsor ballot
Sponsor ballot ended on May 5th.
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18. May 2013
SB 01 Results
Ballot Opening Date: Friday April 05, :59 ET
Ballot Closing Date: Sunday May 05, :59 ET
RESULTS:
211 eligible people are in this ballot group.
155 affirmative votes
11 negative votes with comments
0 negative votes without comments
11 abstention votes
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177 votes received = % valid returns
= % valid abstentions
This ballot has met the 75% returned ballot ratio requirement
APPROVAL RATE:
155 affirmative votes = % affirmative
11 total negative votes = % negative
The motion PASSES.
There were 364 comments received
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19. May 2013
Approval of Minutes (March 2013 Meeting Minutes) and Telecon (May )
Move to approve
Move: Joonsuk Kim Second: David
Accepted with no objection
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20. May 2013
Comment Resolution #57
Move to accept resolutions to CIDs 10142, 10183, 10244, 10245, 10246, 10247, 10248, in doc 11-13/0528r1.
Move: David
Second: Menzo
Accepted with no objection.
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21. Comment Resolution Motion #58
May 2013
Comment Resolution Motion #58
Move to accept resolutions to CIDs and in document 11-13/0485r2.
Move: Dan Harkins
Second: Menzo Wentink
Accepted with no objection.
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22. Agenda for Monday May 13th, 19:30 – 21:30
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Agenda for Monday May 13th, 19:30 – 21:30
Task Group Meetings
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy
TG Motions
Comments Resolutions
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

23. Agenda for Tuesday, May 14th, 19:30 – 21:30
Task Group Meetings
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy
TG Motions
Comments Resolutions
Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

24. Agenda for Wednesday, May15th, 08:00 – 10:00
Task Group Meetings
IEEE IPR and Patent Policy
TG Motions
Comments Resolutions
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25. Agenda for Wednesday, May 15th, 08:00 – 10:00
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Agenda for Wednesday, May 15th, 08:00 – 10:00
TG Meeting
TG Motions
Comment Resolution
Goals for July 2013
Ad Hoc Meeting(s)
Conference calls
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Osama Aboul-Magd (Huawei Technologies)

26. May 2013
July Ad Hoc Meeting
A motion passed in March to authorize the TG to hold an ad hoc meeting in July 10-12, 2013 somewhere in Europe
Meeting will be held in Munich, Germany.
Hosted by Rohde & Schwarz.
Please contact Osama Aboul-Magd or Liza Ward for details.
An epoll will open soon. Please approve the epoll if you plan to attend.
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27. Motion for Ad Hoc Meeting
May 2013
Motion for Ad Hoc Meeting
Authorize <group> to hold an ad-hoc meeting on <dates> in <location>, with the preferred venue being <preferred location>, for the purpose of <purpose>.
[Moved by <name> on behalf of <group>
<group> vote:
Moved: <name>, Seconded: <name>, Result: y-n-a]
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28. Conference call times May 2013 May 2013 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/xxxxr0
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