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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCWaikoloa Meeting Plan and Agenda

This presentation outlines the plan and agenda for the March 13, 2012 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Waikoloa. It includes administrative items, regulatory summaries, critical issues actions, and more.

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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCWaikoloa Meeting Plan and Agenda

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  1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCWaikoloa Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2011-03-13 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  2. Abstract This presentation is the plan for the March 13, 2012 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Waikoloa. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  3. Agenda • Assign a recording secretary • Peter Ecclesine, Cisco • Administrative items • Required notices • Introduction • The regulatory summaries • Critical issues actions • Regulatory review of base standard Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  4. Administrative Items • Standing Committee rules • Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call foressential patents • SC,  is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak • During f2f meetings,  you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of 802.11; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes • Required notices • Affiliation FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html • Anti-Trust FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf • Ethics - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf • IEEE 802.11 Working Group Policies and Procedures - https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public-file/07/11-07-0360-04-0000-802-11-policies-and-procedures.doc • Chair and Secretary • Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) • Peter Ecclesine will act as Recording Secretary Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  5. 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 5.3.10 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

  6. Introduction • Purpose • Improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues • Scope • The group will review new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting 802.11 standards • Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time • Critical Issue Focus • Direct impact on IEEE 802.11 current and future standards • Response/Input deadlines • Coordination with IEEE 802.18 (RR-TAG) • Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance • Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  7. Regulatory Summary – North America • US • Payroll Tax Bill passed in February contains the spectrum changes • CSMAC deliberating on controlling interference from unlicensed spectrum use • FCC looking at receiver standards • Canada • Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  8. US Spectrum Bill Summary • Spectrum auctions to be started within three years of enactment of the bill: • 1755 to 1780 MHz • 1675 to 1710 MHz (15 MHz only) • 3550 to 3650 MHz with exclusion zones • 1915 to 1920 MHz paired with 1995 to 2000 MHz • 2155 to 2180 MHz (15 MHz only) • Reorganization of the Broadcast TV Spectrum with Incentive Auctions Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  9. US Spectrum Bill [2] • Unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band • 8-month NTIA study to add 5350 - 5470 MHz to U-NII • 18-month NTIA study for 5850 - 5925 MHz • Reallocation of the 700 MHz Public Safety band and Public Safety guardband for commercial use. • Advanced Public Safety allocations using the 700 MHz Public Safety band and D Block Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  10. CSMAC • Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Council • Meeting held March 1, 2012 • Draft discussions on unlicensed spectrum • Should all unlicensed access require database control? • Expected to take decisions in July Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  11. Regulatory Summary – European Union • ETSI • EN 300 328 v1.8.1 (ERM vote this week) • EN 301 893 v1.7.1 • UK • Ofcom presented ETSI BRAN with TVWS Work Item • House of Lords looking into “superfast broadband” • “...will address what changes in the use of digital communications can be anticipated over the next 20 years, and how should these should affect strategic investment in the UK’s digital infrastructure.” • European Parliament • Approves a Radio Spectrum Policy Programme Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  12. Regulatory Summary - Asia • MIIT has approved UHT/EUHT as “voluntary” standards • Transition to “mandatory” a simple process Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  13. Critical Issues Actions • Lufthansa DA2GC • FM PT48 recommended 2.4 GHz band not be used • More industry input needed to support this view Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  14. Lufthansa DA2GC • Direct Air to Ground Communications • Network to span all of western Europe • Base stations to blanket the EU • Provides a number of service for in-flight operation • FM PT48 recommended 2.4 GHz band not be used Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  15. Supports Multiple Services Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  16. Coverage with 2.4 GHz Base Stations Deployment of base stations in order to get continuous coverage throughout Europe Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  17. References • US Spectrum and Spectrum Auction Bill (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/12/11-12-0312-00-0reg-us-spectrum-bill-text.docx) • CSMAC March 1st meeting documents • Meeting Agenda and Teleconference Information • CSMAC Spectrum Sharing Subcommittee Discussion Materials, March 2012 • CSMAC Spectrum Sharing Subcommittee Working Notes • Developing a Collaborative Spectrum Sharing and Impact Analysis Process • CSMAC Search for 500 MHz Working Group Recommendations • Separate Statement on Search for 500 MHz Working Group Recommendations • LTE (FDD) Transmitter Characteristics • Report of the Spectrum Management Improvements Working Group • NTIA Response to CSMAC Recommendations • Unlicensed Subcommittee Draft Recommendations on Enforcement • Unlicensed Subcommittee Proposal for an Interference Clearinghouse Website • Federal Register Notice

  18. References [2] • EN 300 328 v1.8.0 (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/12/18-12-0004-00-0000-en-300-328-v1-8-0.pdf) • France 2.4 GHz rules change http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:289:0019:0020:EN:PDF • EN 301 893 v1.7.1 (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/12/18-12-0005-00-0000-en-801-893-v1-7-1-initial-draft.doc) • Ofcom “Draft regulatory requirements for white space devices in the UHF TV band” updated 16FEB2012 (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/12/18-12-0019-00-0000-ofcom-input-to-etsi-bran-tvws-work-item.pdf) • House of Lords investigate superfast broadband (http://www.digitaltveurope.net/20890/house-of-lords-to-investigate-superfast-broadband/ • European Parliament Radio Spectrum Policy Programme https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/12/18-12-0020-00-0000-european-parliament-radio-spectrum-policy-programme.pdf • Direct Air to Ground Data Connectivity for A/C Use of License Exempt Spectrum (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/12/18-12-0006-00-0000-lufthansa-da2gc-presentation.pdf)

  19. Interesting Websites and Documents • FCC Spectrum Dashboard (http://reboot.fcc.gov/spectrumdashboard/resultSpectrumBands.seam?conversationId=1533) • Second Interim Progress Report on the Ten-Year Plan and Timetable (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/second_interim_progress_report_on_the_ten_year_plan_and_timetable.pdf) • FCC Technical Advisory Council, December 2011 (http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/tac/tacdocs/tac-meeting-summary-12-20-11-final.pdf)

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