1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Palm Springs Meeting Plan and Agenda
April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
May 2011
IEEE Regulatory AHC Palm Springs Meeting Plan and Agenda
Date:
Authors:
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2. April 2009
doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0
May 2011
Abstract
This presentation is the plan for the May 10, 2011 IEEE Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee meeting in Palm Springs.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3. Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Introduction
May 2011
Agenda
Assign a recording secretary
Administrative items
Required notices
Introduction
The regulatory summaries
Regulatory issues status
FCC open issues
Test plan for TVDBs
EN revision update
FCC 5 GHz rules changes update
Critical issues actions
document for ITU-R on TV White Spaces projects in 802
FCC specified measurement method for TVBD transmit power
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

4. Administrative Items May 2011 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) could not attend
Peter Ecclesine will act as Recording Secretary
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

5. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
May 2011
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.
Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

6. March 2010
doc.: IEEE /0265r1
May 2011
Meeting Etiquette
IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization
Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization.
Individuals are to address the “Technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter.
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Stephen McCann, RIM

7. Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
May 2011
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 standards
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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8. Regulatory Summary – North America
May 2011
Regulatory Summary – North America US
The FCC TVBD Test Plan
FCC 5 GHz rules changes update
Canada
Mexico
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9. Regulatory Summary – European Union
May 2011
Regulatory Summary – European Union
ERM TG11 - EN revision update
Document complete
Vote in ERM #30, week of June 27th
ETSI BRAN EN revisions
To revise EN v in line with TCAM (26)83
Chair expects work to be completed at the next meeting (Spring 2011); process complete in the Fall 2011
Andy Gowans supervising the EU TV band database development
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10. Regulatory Summary - Asia
May 2011
Regulatory Summary - Asia
India’s “Draft National Frequency Allocation Plan 2011”
The  sections starting page #150 specifically mentions the intention to use particular frequency ranges for IMT and WLAN [IND30, IND35, IND38,IND63,etc]
Thank you Anirudh Bhatt (Samsung) for bringing this to our attention
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11. Critical Issues Actions
May 2011
Critical Issues Actions
RR-TAG document for ITU-R on TV White Spaces projects in IEEE 802
FCC specified measurement method for TVBD transmit power
Laboratory Division Publication
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