1. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Jan/Mar
IEEE TGai Fast Initial Link Setup Teleconference Agenda for 31st Jan to 6th Mar 2012
Date:
Authors:
Name
Company
Address
Phone
Hiroshi MANO
AlliedTelesisRD Center K.K.
Root Lab
8F TOC2 Bldg Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo JAPAN
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
Jan/Mar
Abstract
IEEE TGai Fast Initial Link Setup Teleconference Agenda for 31st Jan to 6Th Mar 2012.
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Jan/Mar
Meeting Protocol
Please announce your affiliation when you first address the group during a meeting slot
If you whish to have your attendance recorded in the minutes, please send an including your name and affiliation to and
Slide 3
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

4. Agenda for 31st Jan TGai meeting call to order
Jan/Mar
Agenda for 31st Jan
TGai meeting call to order
Call for essential patents and policies & procedures reminder
Review Jacksonville meeting.
Call for contributions
Plan for March
General submission of presentations.
Plan to next teleconference
Adjourn
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

5. Jan/Mar
Administrative Items
Please be familiar with the documents at the following links:
IEEE Patent Policy -
Patent FAQ -
LoA Form -
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Chair and secretary
Chair: Hiroshi Mano (Root Inc)
Vice Chair : Marc Emmelman (Fraunhofer FOKUS)
Recording Secretary: Hitoshi Morioka (Root,Inc.)
Technical Editor: Tom Siep (CSR)
Recording your attendance
Please send including name and affiliation to and
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
Jan/Mar
All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants:
“Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents
“Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims
“Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents)
The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group
Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged
No duty to perform a patent search
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

7. Patent Related Links
Jan/Mar
All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development.
Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
Jan/Mar
If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance:
Either speak up now or
Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or
Cause an LOA to be submitted
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

9. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
Jan/Mar
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 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

10. Jan/Mar
Guidelines for Telcos
Telecons operate under the rules as described in the Operations Manual (11-09/0002r5)
Anybody may attend (not limited to voting members)
Hence:
Telecons can only be run if a secretary taking minutes is present; minutes are approved during next interim / pleanary session
Presented documents need to use the template for submisstion, need to have a document number, and should be uploaded on mentor before presenting the document
Agenda needs (only) to list a summary / review of relevant antitrust and P&Ps; call for essential patents required
Formal motions are not permitted (exception: acting as Comment Resolution Committee; relevant once we are in Sponsor Ballot)
In practice, it is fruitful to present material during telephone conferences, foster discussion and reach consensus during the telco.
Straw polls are one valid (non binding) and useful scheme for probing the groups opinion. Any formal motions (resulting from presentations) have to be put on the floor during an upcoming plenary / interim session
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

11. TGai submission guidelines & IEEE802.11 document style requirements
Jan/Mar
TGai submission guidelines & IEEE document style requirements
TGai submission guidelines
IEEE DOCUMENT STYLE REQUIREMENTS
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab

12. Plan for March Tentative Schedule of the March plenary
Jan/Mar
Plan for March
Tentative Schedule of the March plenary
Monday AM1(Adhoc) , PM1,PM2
Tuesday AM2,PM2,EVE
Wednesday AM1,PM1
Thursday AM1,AM2,PM1
Hiroshi Mano , ATRD Root,Lab