IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Teleconference Plan and Agenda April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 February 2013 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Teleconference Plan and Agenda Date: 2013-02-14 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
April 2009 doc.: IEEE 802.19-09/xxxxr0 February 2013 Abstract This presentation is the plan for the February 14, 2013 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee teleconference. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items February 2013 Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Required notices Developing our Reply Comments for FCC 12-118 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Administrative Items Required notices Chair and Secretary February 2013 Administrative Items 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 (BlackBerry) Peter Ecclesine will act as Recording Secretary Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
SC Operating Rules Anybody can vote, present, and make motions May 2012 doc.: IEEE 802.11-12/0675r0 February 2013 SC Operating Rules Anybody can vote, present, and make motions Participation in SC during 802.11 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards 802.11 voting rights All motions must pass by a 75% majority Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion Clint Chaplin, Chair (Samsung)
Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings February 2013 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
Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose February 2013 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
Progress on Unlicensed Spectrum Changes February 2013 Progress on Unlicensed Spectrum Changes NPRM FCC 12-118 (205 pages) Comment period closed January 25th (Friday) Reply comment period closes March 12th NPRM FCC 12-148 (65 pages) Comment period closes February 20th Reply comment period closes March 22nd Final 802.18 response agreed to last Thursday Out for ExCom review and approval as IEEE 802 response Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
FCC 12-118 Reply Comments Comment period closed January 25th February 2013 FCC 12-118 Reply Comments Comment period closed January 25th Elements developed in Vancouver https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0156-02-0reg-comment-on-fcc-nprm-12-118.docx As this cycle is for Reply Comments, we should use received comments to reply to with our elements Can be in support of the comment or against it We should also incorporate objections we may have with certain received comments Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
References February 2013 NPRM FCC 12-118 802.11 REG SC response for 12-118 Reply Comments Sorted list of comment received on NPRM FCC 12-118 https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0203-00-0reg-fcc-12-118-received-comments-sorted.docx NPRM FCC 12-148 RR-TAG response for 12-148 (edited 1/24/13) https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/13/18-13-0004-11-0000-draft-802-comments-fcc-3550-3650-nprm.doc Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion