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1 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Orlando Meeting Minutes
April 2009 doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0 March 2013 IEEE Regulatory SC Orlando Meeting Minutes Date: Authors: Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

2 April 2009 doc.: IEEE /xxxxr0 March 2013 Abstract This document is the meeting minutes for the March 2013 IEEE Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Orlando IEEE 802 Plenary. Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

3 Agenda Assign a recording secretary Administrative items Introduction
March 2013 Agenda Assign a recording secretary Tuesday: Peter Thursday: Al Administrative items Required notices Introduction The regulatory summaries Action items and issues Regulatory comment process plan The FCC NPRMs Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

4 Administrative Items Required notices Chair and Secretary
March 2013 Administrative Items Required notices Affiliation FAQ - Anti-Trust FAQ - Ethics - IEEE Working Group Policies and Procedures - Chair and Secretary Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) Al Petrick will act as Recording Secretary (Thursday) Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

5 SC Operating Rules Anybody can vote, present, and make motions
May 2012 doc.: IEEE /0675r0 March 2013 SC Operating Rules Anybody can vote, present, and make motions Participation in SC during WG Plenary or Interim counts towards voting rights All motions must pass by a 75% majority Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry Clint Chaplin, Chair (Samsung)

6 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
March 2013 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, BlackBerry

7 Introduction Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Purpose
March 2013 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 Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

8 Regulatory Summary – North America
March 2013 Regulatory Summary – North America US NPRM FCC TV Band Auctions; TVWS channel allocation NPRM FCC to 3650 MHz February 20th NPRM on 5350 to 5470, 5850 to 5925 and TDWR Canada RSS-210 for TVWS Mexico Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

9 Progress on Unlicensed Spectrum Changes
March 2013 Progress on Unlicensed Spectrum Changes NPRM FCC (205 pages) Comment period closes January 25th (Monday) Reply comment period closes March 14th NPRM FCC (65 pages) Comment period closes February 20th Reply comment period closes March 22nd Unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band NPRM will be published February 20th Opening 5350 to 5470 MHz and 5850 to 5925 MHz Resolving the TDWR interference mitigation issue Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

10 Resolution of the TDWR Issue
March 2013 Resolution of the TDWR Issue Under review by the FCC for ~3 years The industry is currently under temporary rules that block devices from operating in this band Most of the interference has been by devices operating illegally Not approved for transmitting in this band Operating at higher than approved transmit power Using antennas not approved with the devices …but not all Legacy equipment approved prior to DFS rules Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

11 FCC TV TVWS Decisions Commissioners’ meeting September 28th 2012
March 2013 FCC TV TVWS Decisions Commissioners’ meeting September 28th 2012 Plan approved by a 5 – 0 vote of commissioners NPRM FCC released October 2nd TV band auctions Repacking the TV bands Allotting spectrum for TVWS Reverse auction to “buy back” broadcasters’ spectrum Auction of recovered spectrum for wireless broadband Within 2-weeks of reverse auction Comment deadline: was December 21st; delayed until January 21st Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

12 Regulatory Summary – European Union
March 2013 Regulatory Summary – European Union ETSI ERM TG11 EN v1.9.0 BRAN EN Operation in the TV Bands White Spaces Now at v0.0.13 Meeting week of February 22nd to complete test methodologies Ofcom Consultation on the TVWS closed January 10th Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

13 Regulatory Summary - Asia
March 2013 Regulatory Summary - Asia Japan Regulatory update: Sam Oyama China In the process of opening the 5 GHz band for unlicensed access Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

14 March 2013 NPRM FCC Response Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

15 March 2013 Motion #1 Motion: Approve the text in 11-13/0156r2 as the primary IEEE input to for the Reply Comment response to NPRM FCC Moved by: Ron Seconded by: Joe Discussion? Result: 23 Y 0 N 2 A Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

16 March 2013 NPRM FCC Response Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

17 March 2013 Motion #2 Motion: Approve document 11-13/0162r0 as the IEEE input to for the NPRM FCC response. Moved by: Vinko Seconded by: Jens Discussion? Result: 21 Y 0 N 1 A Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

18 Teleconferences Weekly on Thursdays, 12:30 to 14:00 ET March 2013
Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry

19 References March 2013 NPRM FCC 12-118 NPRM FCC 12-148
Chairman Genachowski’s statement on the 5 GHz bands Early draft of EN (v0.0.13) Spectrum Allocation for Wireless LAN and ITS in Japan Rich Kennedy, BlackBerry


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