1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan
April 2009
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January 2010
IEEE Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan
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 plan for the January 7, 2010 IEEE Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee teleconference.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Approve the agenda Administrative items Introduction
January 2010
Agenda
Approve the agenda
Administrative items
Introduction
The regulatory summaries
North America
European Union
Asia
Focus:
TVWS database proposals
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4. Administrative Items January 2010 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 ; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes
Required notices
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures -
Chair and Secretary
Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion)
Recording Secretary needed
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5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
January 2010
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 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.
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6. Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
January 2010
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 standards
Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time
Critical Issue Focus
Direct impact on IEEE current and future products
Response/Input deadlines
Coordination with IEEE (RR-TAG)
Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance
Outputs from this group must go through
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7. Regulatory Summary – North America
January 2010
Regulatory Summary – North America US
The TV White Spaces
FCC has received 2 proposals for database managers
FCC continues work on defining 5 GHz band restrictions
National Broadband Plan due February 17th
The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the FCC to move quickly on providing additional wireless spectrum as the most effective way to promote competition to existing broadband services
Canada
Mexico
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8. Regulatory Summary – European Union
January 2010
Regulatory Summary – European Union
ERM TG11 - EN revision
Completed work on Medium Utilization definition
Work beginning on sharing mechanism definitions
WG SE43 - Cognitive radio systems - White spaces ( MHz)
Developing requirements document for cognitive access to TVWS
“Technical and operational requirements for the operation of cognitive radio systems in the ‘white spaces’ of the frequency band MHz”
Ofcom
Consultation on Geolocation for Cognitive Access closes in February
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9. Regulatory Summary - Asia
January 2010
Regulatory Summary - Asia
No updates at this time
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10. FOCUS: FCC Responses FCC received two major database manager proposals
January 2010
FOCUS: FCC Responses
FCC received two major database manager proposals
Key Bridge
Google
Reply to comments due February 18th
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11. January 2010
References
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