1. IEEE P802.11af Teleconference
March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0226r1
March 2010
IEEE P802.11af Teleconference
Date:
Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0226r1
March 2010
Abstract
This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the March 9th 2010 IEEE TGaf teleconference.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Introduction Administrative items
March 2010
Agenda
Introduction
Administrative items
Review of PAR Scope and TG approved Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome
Overview of the proposals
Prioritizing the proposals
Setting the agenda for Orlando in March [March 15th through 20th]
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

4. March 2010
Introduction
Welcome to the IEEE P802.11af March 9, 2010 teleconference
Chairs and secretary
Chair: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) – cannot attend
Vice-chair and Webex Facilitator: Peter Ecclesine (Cisco)
Recording Secretary: Zhou Lan (NICT)
Recording your attendance
Send to: and
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0226r1
March 2010
Administrative Items
Please be familiar with the documents at the following links:
IEEE Patent Policy -
Patent FAQ -
LoA Form -
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Approve the minutes of February 16 teleconference 10/226r1
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
March 2010
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

7. Patent Related Links
March 2010
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

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
March 2010
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 Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
March 2010
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

10. March 2010
PAR Scope and Purpose
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
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

11. Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome
March 2010
Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome
Purpose: the Task Group should create an amendment whose implementation in solutions is likely to receive FCC approval for operation in the TV White Spaces under the 47 CFR Part 15 subpart H rules.
Principles:
If the FCC changes the rules, the Task Group should change the amendment accordingly
The amendment should not duplicate functionality that is being standardized in other Task Groups that are likely to complete before af.
There is no need for backwards compatibility with 2.45 GHz ISM operation.
The starting point is changes to Clauses 17 and 20 and Annexes I and J
Vision/Outcome: Use the OFDM PHYs with 5-, 10- and 20-MHz channel widths to specify the basis for a system that the regulators can approve for operation in the TVWS bands.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

12. Overview of the Proposals
March 2010
Overview of the Proposals
af-petere-amendment-proposal
af-amendment-proposal-for-measurement-report
af-modification-on-dfs-and-dcf-procedure-adapting-to-fcc-rules-in-tvws-part-2-hidden-node
af-modification-on-dfs-and-dcf-procedure-adapting-to-fcc-rules-in-tvws-part-1-synchronized-quiet
af-regulatory-operating-classes-specifications
af-mac-and-phy-proposal-for af
af-radio-resource-measurement-type-and-procedure-for-tvws-application-under-fcc-rules
af-enabling-procedure-of-communication-in-tvws-under-fcc-rules
af-requirements-and-amendments-regarding-tvws-database-access
af-amendment-proposal-for-tv-white-spaces-operation
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

13. Prioritizing the Proposals
March 2010
Prioritizing the Proposals
Base text for Draft 0.01
 PHY proposals
MAC + PHY proposals
MAC proposals
Other proposals
Out of Scope
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

14. March Plenary Meeting TGaf has only two sessions in March
Tuesday AM1
Wednesday AM1
Joint af/802/19/ meeting cancelled
All Tuesday evening sessions preempted for the IEEE th Anniversary celebration
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

15. March 2010
Agenda for Orlando
Preview and prioritize the receives submissions (if not accomplished in March 9th teleconference)
Select and approve a Technical Editor
Presentation of submissions by priority
Plan for teleconferences and May meeting in Beijing
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

16. References March 2010 11-09-0749-03-0000-802.11-in-the-tvws
IEEE Std IEEE Standard for Information Technology— Telecommunications and information exchange between systems— Local and metropolitan area networks— Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications
FCC Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order (
tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c
af-meeting-plan-and-agenda-los-angeles-2010
af-draft-call-for-proposals
af-feb teleconferenc-plan
af-feb-16-telecon-minutes
af-petere-amendment-proposal
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. March 2010
References [2]
af-amendment-proposal-for-measurement-report
af-modification-on-dfs-and-dcf-procedure-adapting-to-fcc-rules-in-tvws-part-2-hidden-node
af-modification-on-dfs-and-dcf-procedure-adapting-to-fcc-rules-in-tvws-part-1-synchronized-quiet
af-regulatory-operating-classes-specifications
af-mac-and-phy-proposal-for af
af-radio-resource-measurement-type-and-procedure-for-tvws-application-under-fcc-rules
af-enabling-procedure-of-communication-in-tvws-under-fcc-rules
af-requirements-and-amendments-regarding-tvws-database-access
af-amendment-proposal-for-tv-white-spaces-operation
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion