1. 802.24 Vertical Application TAG
May 2015 Meeting
Closing Report
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Secretary & acting Vice Chair: Ben Rolfe
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4. 802.24 May Tasks 802.24 TAG Items 802.24.1 Smart Grid TG Items
Discussion on LTE in Unlicensed Bands – possible role for
Smart Grid TG Items
Discussion with ah on sub 1 GHz White Paper
Review Scope Presentation r1
Review Outline: r2
Assign contributors for sections of white paper
Contributions for July meeting
Add content to Smart Grid White Paper companion presentation r4
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5. May Tasks
IoT TG
Introduction of Officers
Chair: Chris DiMinico
TG Vice Chair: Mike Bennett
TG Secretary: Andy Jimenez
Liaison coordinator : Wael Diab
officers to be confirmed by TAG in July
will meet at 802 plenary sessions and other times as announced.
held a teleconference on May 8
Minutes pending upload
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6. Action Items during May Meeting
Tim G:
Set up private area for Liaison documents for IoT
Add presentation of P2413 overview to 24.2 agenda for July
Walter P: GSC-19 July 14, Geneva
Sub 1 GHz White Paper:
Ludwig: provide paragraph on Coexistence in global bands and global regulatory aspects.
Yongho Seok: summary of ah
White Paper Companion Presentation
Contributors identified in presentation
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7. 802.24 discussion on LAA 802.19 hosted 3GPP Liaison in May Q&A
LAA License Assisted Access
is concerned about proposed coexistence mechanisms and the definitions of what Listen Before Talk really means.
Definition of “Fairness”
802 discussing having a joint workshop for faster interaction. Dino Flore (chair RAN1) supports, but no action so far.
Workshop could happen in July.
Q&A
Are cellular operators bound to follow 3GPP specifications?
is a part of specs as an alternative, access, but there is no obligation to follow 3GPP specifications, beyond regulatory aspects
If the 5GHz band becomes less usable due to LAA, does that causes the lower bands to become more congested and affect grid and IoT uses?
Any spectrum where is allowed, LAA would also be allowed (subject to regulatory requirements which could be locally unique).
What is the role of ?
Is there any use case in the 5 GHz band? Currently only has a PHY in 5 GHz band. There are smart grid use cases for broadband mesh network backhaul in 5 GHz band.
Industrial Automation does not use LBT, but different mechanisms.
At this time, there are not multiple 802 standards affected by LAA, so there is no clear role for We will continue to monitor the developments and liaisons of LAA.
With respect to 5G architecture, we can engage in the discussion early on and provide influence. Engage with 3GPP at workshop in September. Try to pre-empt the LAA situation with 5G. Coordinate with OmniRAN and , plus can also add value in this.
will have further information on Workshop at July plenary.
Tim Godfrey, EPRI

8. White Paper Companion Presentation
sgtg-consolidated-white-paper-presentation.pptx
Reviewed and updated to r6
Actions embedded in r6 revisions
Contributions to be provided by end of June.
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9. 802 Student Paper Competition
Task: Define topic or set of topics
Coexistence (improve on Coex Assurance) James Gilb
Regulatory (TVWS, etc) James
Implications of LBT rules in regulator domains, shared spectrum (Ruben S)
Guide and History of an 802 WG (Demir)
New ideas for standards or amendments (Steve Pope)
History and implementation of security architecture (Demir)
(contributions due by end of June)
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10. Format of Competition Open to students worldwide Three places
Various prizes
Top 3 get travel stipend, comp hotel (tbd)
Need based – if local university doesn’t
Top 10 are offered presentation and meeting fee waiver
All finalists have to provide presentation in addition to paper
Schedule:
Contest announced September 2015
Papers Due January 2016
Winners announced in March 2016
Papers presented July 2016
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11. Next Meeting of
July 12-17, 2015
Hilton Waikoloa Village, 425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Big Island Hawaii, USA
Task Groups meeting
Smart Grid TG
IoT TG
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