1. IEEE 802.21 Session #19 Orlando, Florida Opening Plenary
January 2007
IEEE Session #19 Orlando, Florida Opening Plenary
Vivek Gupta
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

2. WG Officers Office Officer Chair Vivek Gupta Vice Chair
January 2007
WG Officers
Office
Officer
Chair
Vivek Gupta
Vice Chair
Michael Williams
Secretary
Xiaoyu Liu
Editor
Qiaobing Xie
Liaison
David Hunter
Liaison
Peretz Feder
IETF Liaison
Yoshihiro Ohba
The WG has 85 voting members as of this meeting
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

3. IEEE 802.21 Meeting Server Details
January 2007
IEEE Meeting Server Details
External website:
Local:
Meeting website:
Meeting website:
During meetings post documents at local server
Get DCNs from Chair:
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

4. Attendance Electronic and Manual Attendance
January 2007
Attendance
Electronic and Manual Attendance
Electronic Attendance (on trial)
Enter your personal information and profile
Mark attendance during every session
Manual attendance (still mandatory for this session)
Total number of sessions: 14
11 sessions for 75% attendance to be counted towards voting membership
Room reserved for evening sessions:
7:30 – 9:30 pm or later in case we need to use it
All attendance records on the website
Please check the attendance records for any manual errors
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

5. Voting Membership 802.21 Voting Membership described in
January 2007
Voting Membership
Voting Membership described in
DCN#:
Maintenance of Voting Membership
Two Plenary sessions out of four consecutive Plenary sessions on a moving window basis
One out of the two Plenary session requirement could be substituted by an Interim session
Attendance credit policy with other 802 WG
only during Joint LMSC Plenary sessions
both during Interim and Joint LMSC Plenary sessions (would need to check with new Chair)
To get credit for attendance in the above WG meetings send to the Vice-Chair with a copy to Chair
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

6. WG Letter Ballot IEEE 802 Rules specify:
January 2007
WG Letter Ballot
IEEE 802 Rules specify:
Working Group Membership shall be lost if two consecutive, or two of any three consecutive, Working Group letter ballots are not returned or are returned with an abstention other than for 'lack of technical expertise
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

7. Miscellaneous Meeting Logistics
January 2007
Miscellaneous Meeting Logistics
Breaks
For Orlando meeting WG would break as follows:
AM Coffee break: 10:00-10:30 am
Lunch:12.00 noon until 1.00 pm
PM Coffee break: 3:00 – 3:30 pm
Wednesday Evening Social
6.00 pm pm
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

8. Registration and Media Recording
Month 2002
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January 2007
Registration and Media Recording
Each Attendee must provide contact information and pay conference fee
Conference fee has to be paid through the registration desk at the hotel or through sponsor
Failure to pay conference fee results in loss of credit for voting rights
Photography not permitted unless approved by WG Chair
Audio taping of IEEE meetings is NOT allowed
Media – Press and Analyst briefings
Only the WG Chair and WG Vice-Chair are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of the IEEE working group
Vivek Gupta, Chair, 17
John Doe, His Company

9. Membership & Anti-Trust
Month 2002
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January 2007
Membership & Anti-Trust
Individual membership
In all IEEE standards meetings, membership is by individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization.
Anti-Trust laws
The Anti-Trust laws forbid the discussion of prices within our meetings.
Vivek Gupta, Chair, 26
John Doe, His Company

10. "At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall:"
January 2007
"At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall:"
Advise the WG membership that:
The IEEE’s patent policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws;
Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under development is encouraged;
Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that, in fact, may be essential for the use of standards under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown;
That an opportunity was provided for WG members to identify or disclose patents that the WG member believes may be essential for the use of that standard;
Any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that were identified (if any) and by whom
Show to the WG the two slides that follow:
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

11. IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
Month 2002
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January 2007
IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents and patent applications provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents whose infringement is, or in the case of patent applications, potential future infringement the applicant asserts will be, unavoidable in a compliant implementation of either mandatory or optional portions of the standard [essential patents]. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent or patent application becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either:
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement either mandatory or optional portions of the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity complying with the standard; or
b) A statement that a license for such implementation will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period.
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
John Doe, His Company

12. Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Month 2002
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January 2007
Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings
Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions
Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions, or market share
Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation
Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set (last three slides) is available at
Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – March 2003 (Revised February 2006)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
John Doe, His Company

13. Month 2002
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January 2007
Copyright
Under the current US copyright law — the author of information is deemed to own the copyright from the moment of creation
The IEEE Bylaws require copyright of all material to be held by the IEEE
Must consult with IEEE for re-use of copyright material
The IEEE Standards accomplishes transfer of copyright ownership through the Project Authorization Request (PAR) process
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
John Doe, His Company

14. January 2007
IEEE SA News
Changes to the IEEE Standards Association Operations Manual and Standards Board Bylaws (Feb 2007)
Changes to the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws and IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual (July - December 2006) including affiliation declarations
Upcoming patent policy changes (see Tutorial #1)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

15. PARs for Approval at 802 LMSC EC Meeting on Friday March 16, 2007
January 2007
PARs for Approval at 802 LMSC EC Meeting on Friday March 16, 2007
802.1 P802.1Qay: Provider Backbone Bridge Traffic Engineering (PBBTE) P802.3REV: Revision of (including 802.3an, 802.3ap, 802.3aq, 802.3as, Cor1, Cor2 and Maint #9 changes) P802.1AX: Link Aggregation (extraction of Clause 43 and related material) P802.16: Revision of (including e, /Cor1, f, and Maintenance changes) P802.17c: Protected Inter-Ring Connection (see link)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

16. New Members New Member Count = 3 Month 2002 doc.: IEEE 802.11-02/xxxr0
January 2007
New Members
New Member Count = 3
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
The NII (National Information Infrastructure) and the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) are causing lawmakers and copyright owners to assess the ability of current copyright law to protect owners rights in a digital environment. While at this point the changes being talked about are not significant, they will make it clear that copyright protection is afforded to owners in the digital environment making it a requirement to honor the rights accorded to owners.
It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Vivek Gupta, Chair,
John Doe, His Company

17. Objectives for the March Meeting
January 2007
Objectives for the March Meeting
Complete LB Recirculation #1c Comment Resolution
Technical Comment Resolution
Discuss submitted contributions
Plan for draft re-circulation at end of March meeting
Discussion on future WG activities
Security Signaling
Multi-radio Paging
Interaction with other 802 groups and external SDOs
Joint sessions with (TGu)
Update from IETF
3GPP next steps discussion
Tutorial on Emergency Services on Tue, March-13 at 6:30 PM
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

18. Revised 802.21 Timeline (Jan 2007)
January 2007
Revised Timeline (Jan 2007)
IEEE ECSG formed – March 2003
IEEE WG formed – March 2004
Requirements development – September 2004
Call for Proposals – October 2004
Harmonized Single Proposal Confirmed by the WG – May 2005
Ongoing WG Comment Resolution started – July 2005
WG Comment Resolution completed – January 2006
Start of WG Letter Ballot – March 2006
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – Sept 2006 (March 2007) (July-07)
IEEE 802 Draft Standard Approved – 2nd Half 2007 ???
Ongoing Interaction with Other Standards Organization (3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, , , 802.3) - adoption of it depends on the timeline of work items within these groups
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

19. January 2007
Plan to meet Timeline
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007)
For EC Approval in July 2007
=> Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95%
LB #1:
Starts March 31, Ends April 30: Return Ratio: 81% Approval Ratio 26%
Comment Resolution for LB #1 (May, June ad hoc, Sep) =>Recirculation
LB #1a (recirculation):
Starts Oct 06, Ends Oct 23: Return Ratio: 85%, Approval Ratio: 30%
Comment Resolution for LB #1a (Ad Hoc in Oct, Nov meeting) =>Recirculation
LB #1b (recirculation):
Starts Dec 10, Ends Jan 03: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 46%
Comment Resolution for LB #1b (Jan meeting) => Recirculation
LB #1c (recirculation):
Starts Feb 04, Ends Feb 19: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 66%
Comment Resolution for LB #1c (Ad hoc in Feb, March meeting…)
LB #1d (recirculation):
Starts Mar ??, Ends Mar ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??%
Comment Resolution for LB #1d (May meeting…)
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

20. January 2007
Plan to meet Timeline
Straw Poll:
Is the WG on track to meet the revised timeline for Sponsor Ballot (July 2007) as outlined in Jan 2007 meeting
Yes No
Abstain
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

21. Future Sessions - 2007 Interim: May 13th – 18th, 2007 Montreal, Canada
January 2007
Future Sessions
Interim: May 13th – 18th, 2007 Montreal, Canada
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: July 15th – 20th,2007, San Francisco
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: Sept 16th – 21st,2007, Hawaii, Big Island
Plenary: Nov 11th – 16th,2007, Atlanta
Vivek Gupta, Chair,

22. Future Sessions - 2008 Interim: Jan , 2008 (Taipei)
January 2007
Future Sessions
Interim: Jan , 2008 (Taipei)
Meeting co-located with all 802 groups
Plenary: March 16th – 21st ,2008, ????
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: May , 2008 (Jacksonville)
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: July 13th – 18th,2008, Denver, Colorado
Interim: Sept ,2008, (Monterey)
Plenary: Nov 9th – 14th,2008, Dallas, TX
Vivek Gupta, Chair,