1. March 2016
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Liaison Report on for Mar 2016]
Date Submitted: [17 Mar, 2016]
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2. Elections for March 2016 to March 2018
Pending EC confirmation on Friday, the following were elected for the next 2 year term.
Chair, Rich Kennedy, HP Enterprise
Vice Chair, Jay Holcomb, Itron Inc.
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

3. Documents Reviewed/Discussed
March 2016
Documents Reviewed/Discussed
18-16/0011r00 Liaison statement
Characteristics of terrestrial IMT systems for frequency sharing/interference analysis in the frequency range between GHz and 86 GHz
18-16/0012r00 Liaison statement
ITU-R M.2012 Detailed specifications of the terrestrial radio interfaces of International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT-Advanced)
18-15/0072r08 Response to FCC results
IEEE 802 sees this extension of the 60 GHz band as a positive change to the Commission’s rules, and recommends that the Commission proceed with extending the band to cover 57 to 71 GHz under the same Part 15 general provisions that allow operation in the currently authorized 60 GHz band.
These comments were submitted to the FCC in January and to date there has been anything from the FCC.
18-16/0008r0x draft-liaison-statement-to-itu-r-wp1a_SM docx
DRAFT LIAISON STATEMENT TO WORKING PARTY 1A ON NEW REPORT ITU-R SM COPY FOR INFORMATION TO WORKING PARTIES 5A, 5C, 7C AND 7D Technology trends of active services in the band above 275 GHz
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

4. FCC Documents Approved
March 2016
FCC Documents Approved
No documents were approved.
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5. ITU-R Documents Approved
March 2016
ITU-R Documents Approved
18-16/0008r04 draft-liaison-statement-to-itu-r-wp1a_SM docx
DRAFT LIAISON STATEMENT TO WORKING PARTY 1A ON NEW REPORT ITU-R SM COPY FOR INFORMATION TO WORKING PARTIES 5A, 5C, 7C AND 7D Technology trends of active services in the band above 275 GHz
This document is a Liasion submitted by d, to the ITU-R
The document will be submitted to ITU-R WP1A (Copy to WP5A, WP5C, WP7C and WP7D) after EC approval by Mike Lynch, ITU-R liaison from the IEEE SA.
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

6. Actions for 802.18 from 11/15 Reg. SC
March 2016
Actions for from 11/15 Reg. SC
Here are some actions that will be worked on by the RR-TAG moving forward.
How do we improve our interactions with Regulators?
FCC, CITEL, CEPT, APT, ATU, ASMG, RCC
How do we improve our interactions with ITU-R?
We cannot do this alone; we must find common ground to work with others
We need a simple, clear and concise message
Regulators want to find ways to more effectively utilize the spectrum; can we point out some of the basic errors in their data, such as outdated and inaccurate propagation models, clutter calculations, busy time, etc, and propose ways to restudy and update
Other IEEE groups may have the similar band sharing issues with inaccurate propagation and building penetration models, e.g. ITU-R Recommendations P.452, P.528, P.619
Creating a position on mmWave spectrum
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

7. Other items discussed in 802.18 from 11/15 Reg. SC
March 2016
Other items discussed in from 11/15 Reg. SC
MO&O FCC 16-24
Revision of Part 15 of the Commission’s Rules to Permit Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) Devices in the 5 GHz
NPRM FCC 16-23
Amendment of Part 15 of the Commissions Rules for Unlicensed White Space Devices
ETSI in Process
EN approved by ERM for start of ENAP
EN still resolving issues; must complete this month to make the ENAP schedule
EN (TVWS) in limbo – no rapporteur or pressure to get it done
Technical Reports on 5 GHz band sharing
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

8. Ad Hoc meeting Wednesday PM2 802.18 did have a Ad Hoc meeting.
March 2016
Ad Hoc meeting
Wednesday PM did have a Ad Hoc meeting.
The focus was outlining a high level spectrum strategy for all of IEEE 802 by
e.g. IMT-2020, 5G and future spectrum usage for 802 wireless standards.
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.

9. March 2016
Meeting Close
At the closing meeting we had an in depth presentation from Ofcom on what they are doing and what they would like to see from IEEE 802.
The RR-TAG adjourned in AM2 on Thursday.
The next face to face meeting of the RR-TAG will be at the May 2016 IEEE 802 Interim meeting at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, HI, USA
Jay Holcomb, Itron, Inc.