1. IEEE 802.11 TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
January 2010
IEEE TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
January 2010
Abstract
This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the first meeting of IEEE TGaf taking place the week of January 18, 2010 at the IEEE 802 Wireless Interim in Los Angeles, California
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. January 2010
Introduction
WELCOME to the first face-to-face meeting of IEEE TGaf!
On Friday, November 20, 2009 the IEEE TGaf was approved by the EC (10/1/4) with this motion:
Believing that the PAR and Five Criteria contained in the document referenced below meet IEEE-SA guidelines,
Move to forward the TVWS PAR information from 11-09/934r8 to NesCom.
On December 8th NesCom approved the formation of the Task Group for P802.11af
Shall we get started!
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

4. Monday PM1 Agenda Meeting call to order Appointment of Secretary
January 2010
Monday PM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Appointment of Secretary
Administrative items including IEEE IP statement
Modify and approve the agenda
Selection of Officers
Review of TVWS SG work, EC actions
Planning for the week
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. January 2010
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 Pro Tem: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Recording Secretary
“The TG Secretary shall be appointed by the TG Chair and confirmed by a TG motion that is approved with a minimum 50% majority. The TG Secretary is re-affirmed every 2 years; one session after the WG Chair is elected.”
“The TG Chair is required to confirm that the function of secretary is performed for each TG meeting. TG meetings are not allowed to function without a secretary.”
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
January 2010
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

7. Patent Related Links
January 2010
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
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8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
January 2010
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
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

9. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
January 2010
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.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

10. January 2010
Selection of Officers
Chair [appointed by WG chair; approved by WG vote]
Vice-chair(s) [approved by WG vote]
Secretary [appointed by the TG chair]
Technical Editor [appointed by the TG chair]
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

11. Review of TVWS SG Work, EC Actions
January 2010
Review of TVWS SG Work, EC Actions
PAR and 5C
tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c
Final Scope: An amendment that defines modifications to both the physical layers (PHY) and the Medium Access Control Layer (MAC), to meet the legal requirements for channel access and coexistence in the TV White Space
Final Purpose: The purpose of this amendment is to allow wireless networks to be used in the TV white space
Approved by the EC (10Y – 1N – 4A)
NesCom required a change in the completion date
Was December 2013
Moved up to October 2013
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

12. Plan for the Week Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Regulatory Review
January 2010
Plan for the Week
Tuesday
Regulatory Review
Wednesday
Purpose, Principles & Vision/Outcome
Thursday
Get Ready for the Real Work
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

13. Tuesday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order Appointment of Secretary
January 2010
Tuesday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Appointment of Secretary
Technical Editor
Modify and approve the agenda
Regulatory amendment history
Regulatory activities re TVWS
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

14. Regulatory Amendment History
January 2010
Regulatory Amendment History
General
802.11a [FCC Part ; ETSI EN ]
802.11b/g [FCC Part ; ETSI EN ]
802.11h
DFS/TPC [ETSI EN ]
802.11j
Japan 5 GHz band [ARIB STD T-71]
802.11y
US 3650 – 3700MHz; CBP [FCC Part 90, Subpart y]
802.11af
FCC Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order
Part
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15. Regulatory Activities re TVWS
January 2010
Regulatory Activities re TVWS
FCC
Public Notice: RFP for Database Managers (November 25, 2009)
Includes request for database particulars
Closed January 4, 2010; comments by 2/3/10; replies by 2/18/10
Ofcom
Consultation: Geolocation for Cognitive Access EC
SE43 developing “Technical and operational requirements for the operation of cognitive radio systems in the ‘white spaces’ of the frequency band MHz”
Others
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

16. Wednesday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order Appointment of Secretary
January 2010
Wednesday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Appointment of Secretary
Modify and approve the agenda
Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome for this project
Plan for Thursday
Recess
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. TGaf Purpose and Principles
January 2010
TGaf Purpose and Principles
Purpose : the Task Group should create an amendment whose implementation in solutions is likely to receive FCC approval for operation in the TV White Spaces under the 47 CFR Part 15 subpart H rules.
Principles :
If the FCC changes the rules, the Task Group should change the amendment accordingly
The amendment should not duplicate functionality that is being standardized in other Task Groups that are likely to complete before af.
There is no need for backwards compatibility with 2.45 GHz ISM operation. The amendment should exclude some optional MAC and PHY behavior, e.g. Point Coordination Function, FH, DSSS, and ERP
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

18. January 2010
Vision/Outcome
Use the OFDM PHYs with 5-, 10- and 20-MHz channel widths to specify the basis for a system that the regulators can approve for operation in the TV white spaces  bands.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

19. Thursday AM1 Agenda Meeting call to order Appointment of Secretary
January 2010
Thursday AM1 Agenda
Meeting call to order
Appointment of Secretary
Modify and approve the agenda
“Getting Things Done”
Discussion of coordination with and
Planning for March and teleconferences
Any other business
Adjourn
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

20. January 2010
“Getting Things Done”
Refer to CBP-and-David-Allens-methods.ppt  and
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21. Coordination with 802.19 and 802.22 TBD January 2010
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

22. January 2010
Planning for March
TBD
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

23. Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
May 2007
doc.: IEEE /0679r2
January 2010
Process of Getting to Letter Ballot and Beyond
Completed Steps | Future Steps
Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria
Technical Presentations and Discussions
Specify Any Additional Requirements, Comparison Criteria, or Other Documents
Call For Proposals
Presentation of Proposals
Select from Submitted Complete Proposals to Produce a Draft
Refine Draft
Letter Ballot – November 2010
Recirculation – March 2011
Sponsor Ballot – July 2011(?)
Recirculation
Final WG/EC Approval
IEEE SB REVCOM Approval
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Peter Ecclesine, Cisco Systems

24. 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
January 2010
3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution
Call for Informal Comments
Comment Resolution
WG Letter Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
Sponsor Ballot
Comment Resolution, Recirculation
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

25. January 2010
Any Other Business
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26. References January 2010 11-09-0749-03-0000-802.11-in-the-tvws
47 CFR Part 15 ( )
IEEE Std IEEE Standard for Information Technology— Telecommunications and information exchange between systems— Local and metropolitan area networks— Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications
FCC Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order (
tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c
tvws-aug-4th-teleconferenc-plan
tvws-aug-4th-teleconference-minutes
tvws-sept-1st-teleconferenc-plan
tvws-september-1st-teleconference-minutes
tvws-sept-15th-teleconferenc-plan
tvws-september-15th-teleconference-minutes
tvws-waikoloa-meeting-plan-and-agenda-sept-2009
tvws-September-meeting-notes
tvws-november-6th-teleconference-minutes
cbp-and-david-allens-methods
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27. Backup FCC 08-260 Highlights January 2010
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28. Second R&O Introduction
January 2010
Second R&O Introduction
“In this Second Report and Order, we adopt rules to allow unlicensed radio transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum at locations where that spectrum is not being used by licensed services (this unused TV spectrum is often termed “white spaces”). This action will make a significant amount of spectrum available for new and innovative products and services, including broadband data and other services for businesses and consumers. The actions we take here are a conservative first step that includes many safeguards to prevent harmful interference to incumbent communications services. Moreover, the Commission will closely oversee the development and introduction of these devices to the market and will take whatever actions may be necessary to avoid, and if necessary correct, any interference that may occur. Further, we will consider in the future any changes to the rules that may be appropriate to provide greater flexibility for development of this technology and better protect against harmful interference to incumbent communications services.”
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

29. Introduction (cont’d)
January 2010
Introduction (cont’d)
The rules we are adopting provide for the following capabilities and safeguards:
Enable both fixed and personal/portable devices
Devices, except p/p in client mode, require geolocation capability and Internet access of a database of protected radio services and locations and channels that may be used by the TVBDs at each location. The TVBDs must first access the database before operating.
The database will be established and administered by a third party, or parties
Fixed devices may operate on any channel between 2 and 51, except 3, 4 and 37…at up to 4 Watts EIRP
Fixed and p/p devices must also sense TV broadcasting and wireless microphone signals
Wireless microphones will be protected in a variety of ways
channels from 2 – 20 will be restricted to fixed devices
in 13 major markets where certain channels between 14 and 20 are for land mobile, 2 channels in 21 and 51 will be free of TVBDs; available for wireless microphones
Devices must adhere to rules to further mitigate and remedy interference
Equipment certification by the FCC Laboratory
Sensing-only devices subject to a “much more rigorous set of tests”
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion