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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan

This presentation outlines the plan for the IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee teleconference on April 8, 2010. Key topics include regulatory summaries for North America, EU, and Asia, with a focus on Net Neutrality Ruling.

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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC Draft Teleconference Plan

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  1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHCDraft Teleconference Plan Date: 2010-04-08 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  2. Abstract This presentation is the plan for the April 8, 2010 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Ad Hoc Committee teleconference. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  3. Approve the agenda • Administrative items • Introduction • Meeting with the FCC • The regulatory summaries • North America • European Union • Asia • Focus: Net Neutrality Ruling Agenda Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  4. Ad Hoc Committee rules (per Adrian) • Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call foressential 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 802.11; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes • Required notices • Affiliation FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html • Anti-Trust FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf • Ethics - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs/about/CoE_poster.pdf • IEEE 802.11 Working Group Policies and Procedures - https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/public-file/07/11-07-0360-04-0000-802-11-policies-and-procedures.doc • Chair and Secretary • Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) • Recording Secretary needed Administrative Items Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  5. 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 5.3.10 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. 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 802.11 standards • Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time • Critical Issue Focus • Direct impact on IEEE 802.11 current and future standards • Response/Input deadlines • Coordination with IEEE 802.18 (RR-TAG) • Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance • Outputs from this group must go through 802.18 Introduction Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  7. Representatives from • The Wi-Fi Alliance • The TV White Space[s] Alliance • IEEE 802.11 Regulatory AHC • Primary discussion topics • The TV White Space • SmartGrid • The National Broadband Plan • Proposed dates • May 11th at 2pm; or • May 12 at 11am Meeting with the FCC Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  8. US • FCC continues work on defining 5 GHz band restrictions • Indoor equipment approvals restarted • BIN1 radar test solidifying • 30 MHz “guard band” still under discussion • National Broadband Plan announced • Unlicensed wireless microphones become Part 15.216 devices • Appeals Court says the FCC cannot regulate the Internet (see FOCUS) • Canada • TVWS requirements published • 3650 MHz band requirements published • Mexico Regulatory Summary – North America Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  9. ERM TG11 - EN 300 328 revision • Technical requirements section “completed” • Test plans next issue to be discussed • ERM TG28 wants to expand the use of the 5GHz bands for SRDs • Ofcom • Consultation on Uses for the 600 MHz band; closes April 29th Regulatory Summary – European Union Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  10. No updates at this time Regulatory Summary - Asia Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  11. Open discussion on the ruling and the Commissioners’ comments Will it stand? What can the FCC do? What will each of the possible outcomes mean for 802.11? FOCUS: Net Neutrality Ruling Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  12. http://www.broadband.gov/download-plan/ • http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db0203/FCC-10-24A1.pdf • http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/rss196.pdf/$FILE/rss196.pdf • http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/srsp300-512.pdf/$FILE/srsp300-512.pdf • http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/rss197.pdf/$FILE/rss197.pdf • http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/vwapj/srsp303-65.pdf/$FILE/srsp303-65.pdf • http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/600mhz_geographic/ • http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-297355A1.pdf • http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-297368A1.pdf • http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-297364A1.pdf • http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-297365A1.pdf • http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-297363A1.pdf References Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

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