1. VHT SG July 2008 Report Date: 2008-07-14 Authors: July 2008 April 2007
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VHT SG July 2008 Report
Date:
Authors:
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

2. Patent Policy Following 5 slides July 2008 April 2007
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Patent Policy
Following 5 slides
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

3. Instructions for the WG Chair
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Instructions for the WG Chair
The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the chair or a designee:
Show slides #1 through #4 of this presentation
Advise the WG attendees 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 identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is strongly encouraged;
There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development.
Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:
That the foregoing information was provided and that slides 1 through 4 (and this slide 0, if applicable) were shown;
That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) of which the participant is personally aware and that may be essential for the use of that standard
Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom.
The WG Chair shall ensure that a request is made to any identified holders of potential essential patent claim(s) to complete and submit a Letter of Assurance.
It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual and in FAQs 12 and 12a on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by incorporation or by reference.
Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees with a PAR approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board.
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

4. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
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Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform
All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants:
“Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents
“Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents or patent claims
“Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents)
The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group
Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2
Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged
No duty to perform a patent search
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

5. Patent Related Links Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
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Patent Related Links
All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development.
Patent Policy is stated in these sources:
IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws
IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual
Material about the patent policy is available at
If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at or visit
This slide set is available at
Slide #2
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

6. Call for Potentially Essential Patents
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Call for Potentially Essential Patents
If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance:
Either speak up now or
Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or
Cause an LOA to be submitted
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

7. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
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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.
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

8. Agenda Items for the Week
July 2008
Agenda Items for the Week
Review of initial PAR feedback
Prepare official response to feedback
c, individuals
EC/other WG feedback due to by Tuesday 5 PM
Official WG response due to EC by Wednesday 5 PM
Review EC presentation
Review PAR tutorials
Selection of Task Group letters
Update PARs based on feedback
SG/WG motion on PARs
SG/WG motion on response to feedback
SG/WG motion on SG extension
Joint meeting with c
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9. Tentative Agenda for the Week
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Tentative Agenda for the Week
Monday July 14th, 8:00 – 11:00
Patent policy, etc.
Set agenda
Review from May
Discussion of timeline
Call for submissions
Review of initial PAR feedback
Review EC presentation
Review PAR tutorials
Task group letters
Presentations
Monday July 14th, 19:30 – 21:30
Joint meeting with c on 60 GHz PAR
Tuesday July 15th, 16:00 – 18:00
Reaffirm agenda
Review of additional PAR feedback
Update PARs based on feedback
Wednesday July 16th, 8:00 – 10:00
Reaffirm agenda
Review of additional PAR feedback
Update PARs based on feedback
Prepare official response to feedback & motion
PAR motion
Presentations
Thursday July 17th, 8:00 – 10:00
Update PARs based on WG feedback, if necessary
Thursday July 17th, 10:30 – 12:30
PAR motion, if necessary
SG extension motion
12:00
Review time line
Goals for September
Conference calls
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

10. Review from May July 2008 April 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0570r0
<6 GHz PAR & 5C’s development
Presentations
11-08/0499r0, VHTL6 Throughput Metric Thoughts, Darwin Engwer
11-08/0535r0, PHY and MAC Throughput Analysis with 80 MHz for VHT below 6 GHz, Minyoung Park
PAR & 5C’s proposal discussion lead by Marc de Courville
11-08/464r4, Below 6GHz 11vht PAR scope and purpose discussion
11-08/609r3, Proposal for PAR and 5 Criteria for Very High Throughput (VHT) SG for below 6 GHz operation
60 GHz PAR & 5C’s development
11-08/591r0, Background Information on Amendment and Standard, Eldad Perahia
11-08/632r0, VHT 60 GHz Channel Model Recommendation, Vinko Erceg
PAR & 5C’s proposal discussion lead by Gal Basson
11-08/223r5, Proposal for PAR and 5 Criteria for Very High Throughput (VHT) SG for 60 GHz
Proposal process
08/579r0, Towards an Improved Proposal Development Process for VHT, Rolf De Vegt
Motion for VHT60 and VHTL6 PARs approved by SG and WG
Goals for July
Presentations related to “call for submissions”
Should be prepared for presentation in the first VHT time slot
Update PAR’s & 5C’s based on feedback
Complete work on PAR & 5 C’s and re-submit motion to WG
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

11. Review from Conference Calls
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Review from Conference Calls
Conference call on May 22
Discussion on Task Group letter codes
Conference call on July 19
Joint conference call with c
08/724r0, Response to c Questions, Eldad Perahia
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

12. July 2008
PAR Forms
In May SG & WG approve PARs and 5C’s in 08/225r3 and 08/609r3 to be sent to EC
NesCom online form was slightly different than those forms
08/715 and 08/716 contain a copy of the PARs from the NesCom form
08/806 and 08/807 added the 5C’s to the 08/715 and 08/716
We will continue editing these submissions
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13. Time Line July 2008 April 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0570r0
May 2007 (Interim)
Initial meeting
July 2007 (Plenary)
Presentations
WG approval of SG extension to Nov
Sept 2007 (Interim)
Nov 2007 (Plenary)
SG motion for extension to March
Jan 2008 (Interim)
Initial version of PAR & 5 C’s
Mar 2008 (Plenary)
Work on PAR & 5 C’s
SG/WG/EC motion for extension to July
May 2008 (Interim)
final version of PAR & 5 C’s
WG approval
June 2008
EC submission by June 17
July 2008 (Plenary)
WG re-approval (if necessary)
SG/WG/EC motion for extension to Sept
EC approval on July 18
Aug 2008
NesCom submission by Aug 8
Sept 2008 (Interim)
VHT TG’s unofficially begin
NesCom meeting on Sept 17
Nov 2008 (Plenary)
Task Group’s officially start
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

14. April 2007
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Call for Submissions
Information on following subjects will assist us in creating a PAR and 5 Criteria:
Market needs, applications, usage scenarios
Technology & feasibility
MAC efficiency evaluation and enhancements, including evaluation of 11n MAC with higher PHY rates
PHY enhancements to 11n
new MAC & PHY technology
Requirements
metrics (i.e. throughput, network capacity, spectral efficiency, range)
coexistence / interoperability
Spectrum availability & regulatory options
relationship with IMT-Advanced
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

15. April 2007
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Submissions
VHT SG PAR Feedback from Individuals, Eldad Perahia, 08/812r0
Response to c Questions on VHT60 PAR, Eldad Perahia, 08/724r1
EC report, Eldad Perahia, 08/813r0
60 GHz Tutorial, Eldad Perahia, 08/814r0
<6 GHz Tutorial, Marc De Courville
Channel Modeling for 60 GHz WLAN Systems, Alexander Maltsev, 08/0811r0
Backward Compatible or Not?, Junghoon Jee, 08/790r0
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

16. Agenda for Monday July 14th
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Agenda for Monday July 14th
Patent policy, etc.
Set agenda
Review from May
Discussion of timeline
Call for submissions
Review of initial PAR feedback
Review EC presentation
Review PAR tutorials
Task group letters
Presentations
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

17. Presentations for Monday July 14th
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Presentations for Monday July 14th
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

18. Minutes for Monday July 14th
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Minutes for Monday July 14th
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

19. Backup July 2008 April 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0570r0
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

20. July 2008
PAR Motion Template
Believing that the PAR and Five Criteria contained in the documents referenced below meet IEEE-SA guidelines,
Request that the updated PARs and Five Criterias contained in 08/806rY and 08/807rY be sent to IEEE 802 Executive Committee (EC) for EC approval to submit to NesCom.
Also request that the document <docment-reference> be sent to the IEEE 802 EC as the WG responses to comments received on the version of the PAR and 5C previously circulated.
Move:
Second:
Vote Y:, N:, Abs:
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21. SG Extension Motion Template
July 2008
SG Extension Motion Template
Request the IEEE 802 LMSC to extend the Very High Throughput Study Group.
Move:
Second:
Vote Y:, N:, Abs:
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22. Goals for September Officer elections If necessary,
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Goals for September
Officer elections
If necessary,
Update PAR’s & 5C’s based on feedback from EC or NesCom
Complete work on PAR & 5 C’s and re-submit motion to WG
Begin Task Group work
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

23. Conference call times Continue conference call times: Topics:
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Conference call times
Continue conference call times:
Weekly on Thursday’s, 11:00 Eastern Time
one hour
Topics:
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation