1. January Opening Report
Date:
Authors:
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

2. Executive Committee Study Group
January 2009
Executive Committee Study Group
In November the FCC issued a report and order allowing unlicensed operation in unused TV channels (“White Space”)
In November the IEEE 802 executive committee formed an executive committee study group (ECSG) on the TV white space
Interest from multiple working groups
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

3. Reflector and Documents
January 2009
Reflector and Documents
An reflector was established
Documents can be found on Mentor
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

4. Conference calls for Ad-hoc committees
January 2009
Conference Calls
Conference calls
Study Group calls
Conference calls for Ad-hoc committees
Use Cases
Potential Standards
Coexistence
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

5. Meetings this Week Three two-hour meetings Agenda Topics
January 2009
Meetings this Week
Three two-hour meetings
Tuesday PM1, Wednesday PM1, Thursday PM1
Agenda Topics
Review of TV Whitespace Use Cases
Review of Coexistence status / straw polls
Review of possible common functions across IEEE 802
Tutorial Planning
Discuss impact of R&O
Straw polls on possible recommendations from ECSG
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

6. Electronic Participation
January 2009
Electronic Participation
We will be running an experiment at this study group meeting
People will be able to participate electronically
Conference call
WebEx
Straw polls on this experiment
Subsequent discussion of 802 executive committee on whether this should be used in the future
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm

7. Post January Meeting Continued Conference Calls
Tutorial on TV white space at March Plenary
Recommendations to executive committee on next steps, at March Plenary
Steve Shellhammer, Qualcomm