IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC San Francisco DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 July 2011 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC San Francisco DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2011-07-19 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 July 2011 Abstract This presentation is the plan for the July 19, 2011 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in San Francisco. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Introduction July 2011 Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Required notices Introduction The regulatory summaries Regulatory issues status EN 300 328 revision update FCC 5 GHz rules changes update Critical issues actions Possible changes to the 5 GHz unlicensed band in the US 802.11 SAR test uncertainties Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

Administrative Items July 2011 Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian) Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call for essential patents AHC,  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

Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings July 2011 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

March 2010 doc.: IEEE 802.11-10/0265r1 July 2011 Meeting Etiquette IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization. Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Stephen McCann, RIM

Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose July 2011 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

Regulatory Summary – North America July 2011 Regulatory Summary – North America US FCC 5 GHz rules changes update Rashmi Doshi webinar (7/13/2011) Sponsored by WISPA "5 GHz Equipment - What's Legal, What's Not?” Canada Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

Regulatory Summary – European Union July 2011 Regulatory Summary – European Union ERM TG11 - EN 300 328 revision update Document complete Approved by ERM Edgard Vangeel re-elected as TG11 Chair Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

Regulatory Summary - Asia July 2011 Regulatory Summary - Asia Nothing at this time Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

Critical Issues Actions July 2011 Critical Issues Actions Bills in Congress regarding spectrum use The Matsui bill The Republican draft bill Asks Congress to authorize the auctioning of several pieces of spectrum, two of which are the ones in the Matsui bill.  They are 1915 MHz to 1920 MHz and 2020 MHz to  2025 MHz (the AWS-2 H Block), 1755 MHz to 1780 MHz and  2155 MHz to 2180 MHz (the AWS-3 band), 5350 MHz to 5470 MHz and 5850 MHz to 5925 MHz, 1670 MHz to 1710 MHz and 2070 MHz to 2110 MHz, and 1780 MHz to 1800 MHz and 2180 MHz to 2200 MHz. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion