1. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [ Usage of 700 MHz band for public safety in USA] Date Submitted: [ ] Source: [Marco Hernandez, Huan-Bang Li, Igor Dotlić, Ryu Miura ] Company: [NICT] Address: [3-4 Hikarino-oka, Yokosuka, 239-0847, Japan] Voice:[+81 46-847-5439] Fax: [+81 46-847-5431] E-Mail:[] Re: [In response to call for technical guidance document contributions TG8] Abstract:[ ] Purpose:[Material for discussion in 802.15.8 TG] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

2. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission 700 MHz spectrum In July 2007, the FCC revised the 700 MHz band plan and service rules to promote the creation of a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety. January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 2

3. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission 700 MHz spectrum For public safety, there is a broadband allocation (10 MHz), guard band (1 MHZ) and narrowband allocation (1920 6.25 kHz channels operating as 960 pairs). January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 3

4. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission 700 MHz spectrum The narrowband segment is divided into 3 parts. The rules allow the licensing of the 700 MHz General Use Narrowband Channels and Narrowband Low Power Channels for assignment to public safety eligibles, subject to Commission approved regional planning committee (RPC) regional plans. The Narrowband Low Power Itinerant Channels are licensed for nationwide itinerant operation and are not subject to regional planning or frequency coordination. However using 6.25 KHz channels are out of scope of TG8 (data rate typically 10 Mbps). January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 4

5. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission 700 MHz spectrum In the broadband segment, Safety/Private Partnership between the licensee for one of the commercial spectrum blocks and the licensee for the public safety broadband spectrum. A 10 MHz block was allocated for public safety broadband services and licensed on a nationwide basis to a Public Safety Broadband Licensee. An adjacent 10 MHz allocation, the D Block, was designated for commercial auction under terms that would have required the eventual licensee to develop a shared wireless broadband network in the twenty megahertz of spectrum associated with both licenses. –An operator will have priority access to the commercial spectrum in times of emergency, and the commercial licensee will have pre-emptible, secondary access to the public safety broadband spectrum. The auction held in early 2008, however, failed to produce a winning bid for the D Block. January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 5

6. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission 700 MHz spectrum On January 26, 2011, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding. In the Third Report and Order, the Commission codified the requirement that 700 MHz public safety broadband network operators adopt 3GPP Release 8 (LTE) or higher as a common technology platform. In summary, TG8 cannot use the 700 MHz public safety spectrum. January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 6

7. Doc: IEEE15-13-0019-00-0008 Submission References [1] FCC Public Safety/Private Partnership, online [Available]: –http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/public-safety-spectrum/700- MHz/partnership.html –http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/700-mhz-spectrumhttp://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/700-mhz-spectrum January 2013 Hernandez,Li,Dotlić, Miura (NICT)Slide 7