1. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems 802.18 RR-TAG Opening Report Report on July Plenary Meeting Report on September Interim Meeting (Singapore) Objectives for this Meeting Update on Significant Regulatory Issues Plan to move 802.18 website

2. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Report on July Plenary Meeting Prepared and approved regulatory filings for FCC –18-03-0041-00-0000_802_Cmts_ET-03-122.doc Comments of IEEE 802 on FCC NPRM on 5 GHz –18-03-0042-00-0000_Rep_Cmts_IB-01-185_IB-02- 364_Addtl_2.4GHz_Spectrum.doc Reply Comments of IEEE 802 on potential for additional spectrum immediately adjacent to the upper edge of the 2.4 GHz band Documents are available on the 802.18 website at: http://www.ieee802.org/Regulatory/Meeting_documents/2003_July/Index.html

3. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Report on September Interim Meeting (Singapore) Prepared and approved regulatory filings for FCC –18-03-0057-00-0000_VISTA_UWB_Waiver_Rep_Cmts.doc Opposition to a request for waiver and STA for a VERY high powered UWB surveillance radar spanning about 1.8-2.8 GHz with 1-4 kW (yes, kilowatt) peak power –18-03-0061-01-0000_802_18_Rep_Cmts_ET-03-122.doc Reply Comments on ET Docket No. 03-122, the 5 GHz NPRM Documents are available on the 802.18 website at: http://www.ieee802.org/Regulatory/Meeting_documents/2003_Sept/Index.html

4. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Planned Objectives for This Meeting Prepare regulatory documents as time permits (will prioritize at 802.18 opening plenary) Hold brief joint meetings or briefings with other groups, if necessary –(Contact Carl Stevenson to coordinate time)

5. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Significant Pending Regulatory Issues FCC NPRM on 5 GHz (ET Docket No. 03-122) –Report and Order expected from FCC November meeting FCC NOI on RF Exposure (ET Docket No. 03-137) –Comments due Dec. 08, Reply Comments Jan. 06 FCC Part 15 NPRM (ET Docket No. 03-201 –Comment/reply comment periods 30/45 days, but not yet published in the Federal Register ITU-R Trends on UWB –FCC appears to be trying to “export” US UWB rules through ITU-R –Getting LOTS of “push-back” –Latest TG-1/8 Meeting includes many documents on protection criteria for existing services, including RLANs (5 GHz RLANs have a PRIMARY allocation in the Mobile Service, and are, per the ITU Radio Regulations, entitled to protection from UWB) –Liaison statement to JRG 8A/9B stating “Further studies are required to determine appropriate protection criteria for RLANs”

6. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Significant Pending Regulatory Issues 802.11d Issues from FCC/Japan –Still working, coordinating with Wi-Fi Alliance, ITI –FCC has stated that they will deal further with “passive scanning” issues in a yet to be released docket item on “cognitive radio” Chinese “WAPI” Security Standard –Have received translation, courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance –Still working, coordinating with Wi-Fi Alliance, ITI, USITO –Chinese officials seem reluctant to “flex” at this time, but efforts to persuade acceptance of IEEE security standards still ongoing

7. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Plan to Move 802.18 Website Currently, the 802.18 website URL is “non-standard” –URL is now http://ieee802.org/Regulatory/http://ieee802.org/Regulatory/ –“802 Standard” for “dot-groups” is http://ieee802.org/xx/ –Directory for http://ieee802.org/18/ has been created, but files have not yet been moved –Once files are moved and all links verified, the old URL will be set to “redirect” for a time –Once this happens, please update your browser bookmarks to point to the new URL –NOTE: This is a low priority item and may take some time.

8. doc.: IEEE 802.18-03-0066-00-0000 Submission November 2003 Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems Please consider (active) participation in 802.18! 802.18 needs consistent participation from all wireless WGs –Our charter is to provide “balanced representation of the interests of all of the wireless WGs” before the FCC and other regulatory bodies –WG chairs who have not yet done so are encouraged to appoint liaisons to 802.18 who are able to and will actually attend 802.18 as their primary group –Other members of wireless WGs who can attend 802.18 as their primary group, or at least substantially, are also encouraged to participate –Remember … attendance in 802.18 meetings counts towards maintaining your voting rights in your “home WG”