1. VHT SG May 2008 Report Date: 2008-05-012 Authors: May 2008 April 2007
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VHT SG May 2008 Report
Date:
Authors:
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

2. Patent Policy Following 5 slides May 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
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
Slide #1
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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. Tentative Agenda for the Week
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Tentative Agenda for the Week
Monday May 12th, 10:30 – 12:30
Patent policy, etc.
Set agenda
Officer Elections
Review from March
Discussion of timeline
Call for submissions
Presentations
Tuesday May 13th, 8:00 – 10:00
Reaffirm agenda
Tuesday May 13th, 16:00 – 18:00
60 GHz amendment vs standard
Wednesday May 14th, 8:00 – 10:00
Reaffirm agenda
Presentations
PAR motions
Thursday May 15th, 8:00 – 10:00
Thursday May 15th, 10:30 – 12:30
12:30
Review time line
Goals for July
Conference calls
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

9. Officer Elections The following are currently officers of VHT SG
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Officer Elections
The following are currently officers of VHT SG
Chair: Eldad Perahia
Secretary:
Additional nominations?
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

10. Review from March May 2008 April 2007 doc.: IEEE 802.11-07/0570r0
6 GHz PAR & 5C’s development
Presentations
, On the feasibility of 1Gbps for various MAC/PHY architectures, Roberta Fracchia
, Coexistence Mechanisms at 5 GHz, Brian Hart
PAR & 5C’s proposal discussion lead by Marc de Courville
vht-below-6ghz-11vht-par-5c-s-proposal.ppt
Discussion on scope regarding metric, target data rate, and exclusion of 2.4GHz
60 GHz PAR & 5C’s development
, WLAN Overlay with 60 GHz Channels, John Barr
, Potential Benefits of Dual-radio VHT Systems, Harkirat Singh
PAR & 5C’s proposal discussion lead by Gal Basson
vht-proposal-for-60ghz-vht-par.doc & vht-proposal-for-60ghz-vht-5c.doc
Discussion on compatibility with c PHY, amendment versus new standard
, Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) VHT Study Group Usage Models, presented by Rolf de Vegt
Final report refining categories, usage models, and prioritization of usage models
Goals for May
Presentations related to “call for submissions”
Should be prepared for presentation in the first VHT time slot
Complete work on PAR & 5 C’s and 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 April 3
08/0451r0, Mapping WFA Usage Models to Operating Bands, Eldad Perahia
Conference call on April 17
08/465r0, VHT metrics by Darwin Engwer
08/464r0, <6 GHz PAR discussion by Marc De Courville
Conference call on April 24
08/464r1, <6 GHz PAR discussion by Marc De Courville
Strawpoll 1: Do you agree to not give further detail where to measure the throughput metric in the PAR/scope (i.e. leave to comparison criteria)?
Y: 11, N:0, abs: 6
Strawpoll 2: Do you agree with “A BSS peak aggregated throughput of at least 1Gbps as measured at the MAC data service access point (SAP)”?
Y: 12, N:2, abs: 5
Need to clarify “aggregated” with submission
Conference call on May 1
08/498r0, Modifications to the 60GHz PAR & 5 C’s Proposal, Eldad Perahia
Suggested modifications addressing range/coverage, new standard, coexistence, limiting usage model
Conference call on May 8
08/0525r0, Recommendation for 60GHz PAR to be an Amendment to the Standard, Mark Grodzinsky
Strawpoll: Do you agree that the 60GHz PAR should be an Amendment to the standard? Y: 8, N: 5, A: 18
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

12. Time Line May 2008 May 2007 (Interim) July 2007 (Plenary)
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Time Line
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
VHT TG’s unofficially begin
Aug 2008
NesCom submission by Aug 8
Sept 2008 (Interim)
NesCom meeting on Sept 17
Nov 2008 (Plenary)
Task Group’s officially start
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

13. 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
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

14. Submissions Rolf De Vegt Minyoung Park, 08/0535r0
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Submissions
Rolf De Vegt
Minyoung Park, 08/0535r0
Darwin Engwer, < 6 GHz metric, 08/0499r0
Yoo-seung Song
< 6 GHz PAR & 5C’s
60 GHz PAR & 5C’s
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

15. Agenda for Monday May 12th
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Agenda for Monday May 12th
Patent policy, etc.
Set agenda
Officer Elections
Review from March
Discussion of timeline
Call for submissions
Presentations
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

16. Presentations for Monday May 12th
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Presentations for Monday May 12th
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

17. Minutes for Monday May 12th
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Minutes for Monday May 12th
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Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

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

19. April 2007
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Motion Template
Move to approve PAR/5C as specified in document 08-YYYY/rY and forward it to the WG for approval.
Moved:
Seconded:
Vote:
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation

20. Goals for July Presentations related to “call for submissions”
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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

21. 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:
Update PAR’s & 5C’s based on feedback
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation
Eldad Perahia, Intel Corporation