1. Regulatory Updates and Issues
Month Year
doc.: IEEE /draft
January 2012
Regulatory Updates and Issues
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Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
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2. Month Year
doc.: IEEE /draft
January 2012
Abstract
This presentation provides updates on a number of regulatory matters affecting wireless LAN standards, and issues that IEEE may be asked to respond to
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
John Doe, Some Company

3. January 2012
Agenda
ERM TG11 has completed the TCAM mandated changes to EN
The addition of adaptivity requirements to EN
The Lufthansa DA2GC project
Status on the House bill (The Walden Bill) on spectrum changes
Smart Meter interference with Wi-Fi networks in Maine
CSMAC (The Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee) documents on the use of unlicensed spectrum
The Chief Executive of Ofcom speech on the future of spectrum
The new broadcast TV standard (ATSC-3)
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

4. January 2012
EN v1.8.1
ERM TG11 has completed work on the TCAM mandated sharing rules
Last minute effort by industrial group to add a “coexistence manager” failed
A person who determines when sharing can be turned off
Required consensus for adoption
Now must be approved by member states
Process could complete this year
New WI will start in May
Improve sharing mechanisms, a.k.a. adaptivity
Improve test plans
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. January 2012
EN v1.7.1
While updating the specification to fix issues, adaptivity has been added based on suggestion from commenter
Similar to sharing rules added to EN
Approval process simpler than EN
Began as editorial changes
Should complete by end of 2012
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. Lufthansa DA2GC Direct Air to Ground Communications
January 2012
Lufthansa DA2GC
Direct Air to Ground Communications
Network to span all of western Europe
FM PT48 tasked with impact study
Base stations to blanket the EU
Provides a number of service for in-flight operation
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

7. Supports Multiple Services
January 2012
Supports Multiple Services
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

8. Test results (with 2.4 GHz and 100 mW)
January 2012
Test results (with 2.4 GHz and 100 mW)
Deployment of base stations in order to get continuous coverage throughout Europe
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

9. January 2012
US House Spectrum Bill
Part of NBP effort; to free up 300 MHz of spectrum by 2015
Sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Now part of the payroll tax reduction act
Pushed back in December to end of February
Expected to pass; auctions to fund payroll tax deductions
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

10. US House Spectrum Bill [2]
Spectrum auctions to be started within three years of enactment of the bill:
1755 to 1780 MHz
1675 to 1710 MHz (15 MHz only)
3550 to 3650 MHz with exclusion zones
1915 to 1920 MHz paired with 1995 to 2000 MHz
2155 to 2180 MHz (15 MHz only)
Reallocation of the 700 MHz Public Safety band and Public Safety guardband for commercial use.
Research In Motion CONFIDENTIAL

11. US House Spectrum Bill [3]
Incentive auctions (“…encourage licensees to relinquish voluntarily…”)
$3B of proceeds from the auction of broadcast TV bands to be put into a TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund
Reorganization of the Broadcast TV Spectrum
Unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band
Adding MHz for unlicensed U-NII (and MHz)
Advanced Public Safety allocations using the 700 MHz Public Safety band and D Block
Next Generation 9 – 1 – 1 Advancement Act
U-NII = Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure
Research In Motion CONFIDENTIAL

12. FCC 5-Year Spectrum Reassignment Plan
Band
Key Actions and Timing
Megahertz Made Available for Terrestrial Broadband
WCS
2010—Order 20
AWS 2/3
2010—Order 2011—Auction 60
D Block 10
Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)
2010—NPRM 2010—L-Band and Big LEO Orders 2011—S-Band Order 90
Broadcast TV
2010—NPRM 2011—Order 2012/13—Auction 2015—Band transition
120
Total
300
Research In Motion CONFIDENTIAL

13. Smart Meters and Wi-Fi
“Smart Meters blamed for Wi-Fi router traffic jam”  CNET News Green Tech – November 21, 2011  
Notice on Office of the Pubic Advocate website – November 17, 2011
Central Maine Power “Q&A” about Smart Meter interference issues:  

14. CSMAC Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Council
Draft discussions on unlicensed spectrum
November 10th minutes on NTIA website
Should all unlicensed access require database control?

15. Ofcom Chief on the Future of Spectrum
January 2012
Ofcom Chief on the Future of Spectrum
Speech delivered to the ECTA Regulatory Conference, November 29, 2011: “SPECTRUM IN AN AGE OF INNOVATION”
Important points
The “command and control” approach to spectrum allocation, granting licenses for government or commercial use in perpetuity, is no longer valid; it does not address public needs or address technology advances
Ofcom taking a new approach in 800 and 2600 MHz bands to avoid the current issue of large commercial interests blocking allocations for “strategic” reasons, with litigation and lobbying
Government alone cannot grant guarantees against interference from adjacent bands; stakeholders can work these issues out
Although international harmonization of spectrum is a long term goal, that process should begin now
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

16. New Broadcast TV Standard: ATSC-3
January 2012
New Broadcast TV Standard: ATSC-3
NGBT – “Next Generation Broadcast TV”
Not constrained by a requirement to be backward compatible with ATSC or ATSC-2
Initial direction:
Increased transmission efficiencies through coding and modulation schemes including high-order QAM and OFDM/OFDMA, and MIMO and MISO antenna technologies
Reconsidering PHY layer looking at increased efficiency
Integration with other delivery technologies
Aimed at “keeping broadcasting viable”
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

17. January 2012
References
EN v1.8.0
EN v1.7.1
Direct Air to Ground Data Connectivity for A/C Use of License Exempt Spectrum
JOBS_ACT_SUBCOMMITTEE_PRINT
spectrum_management_improvements_report_10nov2011
SPECTRUM-POLICY-SPEECH
Perspectives on the value of shared spectrum access: executive summary (SCF)
ATSC3
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion