1. IEEE 802.18 RR-TAG August 17th Teleconference Agenda
Month Year
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
August 2017
IEEE RR-TAG August 17th Teleconference Agenda
Date:
Authors:
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2. Agenda Approve the agenda Discussion items Actions required
August 2017
Agenda
Approve the agenda
Discussion items
Actions required
Outlining a response to the FCC Mid-band NOI
AOB and Adjourn
Agenda
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3. Administrative Items Required notices Officers August 2017
Affiliation FAQ -
Anti-Trust FAQ -
Ethics -
IEEE 802 WG Policies and Procedures -
Officers
Chair is Rich Kennedy (HP Enterprise)
Vice-chair is Jay Holcomb (Itron)
Secretary: Allan Zhu (Huawei)
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4. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings
September 2016
doc.: IEEE /1124r0
August 2017
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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Dorothy Stanley (HP Enterprise)

5. Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
November 2016
doc.: ec EC
August 2017
Participation in IEEE 802 Meetings
Participation in any IEEE 802 meeting (Sponsor, Sponsor subgroup, Working Group, Working Group subgroup, etc.) is on an individual basis
Participants in the IEEE standards development individual process shall act based on their qualifications and experience. ( section 5.2.1)
IEEE 802 Working Group membership is by individual; “Working Group members shall participate in the consensus process in a manner consistent with their professional expert opinion as individuals, and not as organizational representatives”. (subclause “Establishment”, of the IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures)
Participants have an obligation to act and vote as an individual and not under the direction of any other individual or group. A Participant’s obligation to act and vote as an individual applies in all cases, regardless of any external commitments, agreements, contracts, or orders.
Participants shall not direct the actions or votes of any other member of an IEEE 802 Working Group or retaliate against any other member for their actions or votes within IEEE 802 Working Group meetings, see section and the IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures, subclause “Chair”, list item x.
By participating in IEEE 802 meetings, you accept these requirements. If you do not agree to these policies then you shall not participate.
(Latest revision of IEEE 802 LMSC Working Group Policies and Procedures:
Slide 5
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6. doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 Ofcom 5725-5850 MHz band
Month Year
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
August 2017
Discussion Items
Ofcom MHz band
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7. August 2017
Ofcom MHz band
Ofcom recently opened this band for unlicensed sharing, indoors only, and with a DFS requirement
It is unclear why DFS is needed in this band
WFA is asking Ofcom for details
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8. doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 FCC Mid-band NOI
Month Year
doc.: IEEE yy/xxxxr0
August 2017
Actions [Required]
FCC Mid-band NOI
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9. The Mid-band NOI August 2017 3700 MHz to 4200 MHz 5925 MHz to 6425 MHz
CBRS extension band?
T-Mobile petition to extend PALs, etc.
5925 MHz to 6425 MHz
For unlicensed sharing
C-band uplinks
Fixed microwave links
6425 MHz to 7125 MHz
Opportunity for additional unlicensed sharing
Asks for additional licensed space
Other bands between 3.7 GHz and 24 GHz
Comment period ends October 2, 2017
Reply Comment period ends November 1, 2017
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10. The Mid-band NOI – Next Steps
August 2017
The Mid-band NOI – Next Steps
Review the highlighted NOI
fcc-mid-band-spectrum-noi.docx  
Develop an outline of Comments
Urgency – Spectrum needs studies
5925 MHz to 6425 MHz band
6425 MHz to 7125 MHz band
3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz band
Data integrity and security
FSS and FS database updates – accurate data needed
DFS
Low elevation angle limits on FSS
Other
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11. General Comments
Urgency: We are specifically avoiding Federal spectrum sharing at this time due to the urgency of the need for additional unlicensed spectrum
Sharing with Federal users will take more time than with non-Federal
Two separate spectrum needs studies show serious impairment of expected Wi-Fi connections within the next three years without a spectrum add, affecting consumers and businesses that rely on Wi-Fi
Data integrity: In order to guarantee protection for incumbents, it is essential that the FCC ULS database be scrubbed to ensure all entries are correct and current
Higher Ground may be a source for this
Licensees should indicate intent to continue use, and timeline for any phase out
Data integrity: The FCC should also check that the number and location of FSS ground stations is correct and current
Global harmonization: The FCC should support efforts to globalize these rules

12. 5925 MHz to 6425 MHz band
Part : This band should be considered as a U-NII band, with limits equal to the U-NII-1 band (U-NII-5)
Part : It is understood that indoor deployments protect incumbents with transmit power control and Building Entry Loss
Database control of access not necessary, but should be employed if higher power is used
Part : Fixed outdoor devices will use geo-location database access to ensure protection of incumbents
Based on Enablement mechanisms developed for P802.11y and P802.11af
Enabling STAs capability based on FCCID and currency of ULS data
Registered Location Secure Server option for Enterprise/Campus networks
With enablement, FCC was very supportive of this method as it aids enforcement

13. 6425 MHz to 7125 MHz band
Part : Licensees with mobile applications, e.g. BAS and CARS, require special mitigation methods, so the band should be approached as three separate U-NII bands
U-NII-6 (6425 MHz to 6525 MHz sharing with BAS and CARS)
U-NII-7 (6525 MHz to 6875 MHz, same as U-NII-5)
U-NII-8 (6875 MHz to 7125 MHz sharing with BAS and CARS)
NPRM timing: Due to its equivalency with U-NII-5, U-NII-7 should be considered following the opening of U-NII-5, under the same rules
U-NII-6 and U-NII-8 will take more time to develop
Mobile FS protection issues need further study

14. Protecting Incumbents
Mitigation methods: Outdoor deployments will utilize IEEE enablement, using ULS data and Enabling STAs (E-STAs), which control transmissions of all Dependent STAs (D-STAs) in its network
Specialized antennas may also be used to control interference
A Registered Location Secure Server option, may provide enforcement utility
Mitigation methods: Indoor deployments will utilize transmit power control to limit interference to incumbents

15. Any Other Business Next meeting: August 24, 2017 at 2:30pm EDT
Note: will start using new call-in links and codes, see:
18-16/0038r05
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