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Plan & agenda for IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Macau. Includes administrative items, voting rules, and regulatory guidelines.
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IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory SCMacau DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2016-03-14 Authors: Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Abstract This presentation is the plan for the IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Macau IEEE 802 Plenary the week of March 13, 2016. Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Agenda [TAM2] • Administrative items and approve the minutes from Dallas • Introduction • Discussion items • TBD • IEE 802 EC Regulatory • Actions required • TBD • AOB and Adjourn Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Administrative Items • Required notices • IEEE Code of Ethics • http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html • IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Affiliation FAQ • http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliation.html • Antitrust and Competition Policy • http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf • Letter of Assurance Form • http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf • IEEE-SA Patent Committee FAQ & Patent slides • http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf and http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt • Chair and Secretary request • Chair is Rich Kennedy (MediaTek) Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
SC Operating Rules • Anybody can vote, present, and make motions • Participation in SC during 802.11 and 802.15 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards voting rights in the respective working group • All motions must pass by a 75% majority Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
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, MediaTek
Introduction • Purpose • This group was formed in April of 2010 to improve the working relationship between the technical experts and the regulatory specialists, especially when it comes to critical technical issues • Scope • The group reviewed new regulatory changes or impending changes affecting 802.11 and 802.15 standards • Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time • Critical Issue Focus • Direct impact on IEEE 802.11 and 802.15 current and future standards • Response/Input deadlines • Coordination with IEEE 802.18 (RR-TAG) • Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Approve the Atlanta Minutes • Motion: To approve the minutes from the IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory SC meeting at the Atlanta Wireless Interim in document 11-16/0144r0 • Posted: 19-Jan-2016 14:56:06 ET • Moved by: • Seconded by: • Discussion? • Vote: Unanimous consent Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Regulatory Updates Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Actions Required Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Draft IEEE 802 RR-TAG Mission Statement • Internal communication • provide a forum encouraging Working Groups to promptly contribute and discuss reports on activities and identified regulatory issues • gather additional information regarding relevant regulatory issues • notify Working Groups of relevant regulatory inquiries, activities and timelines • notification should be made as information becomes available rather than based on meeting schedule • provide expert advice to improve Working Group positions during review Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Draft IEEE 802 RR-TAG Mission Statement [2] • Represent IEEE 802 as the leader in wireless access networking development • Provide regulators with roadmap and rationale for new standards work • Develop a relationship with regulators that encourages dialogs, both formal and informal • develop common 802 positions, accommodating differences among 802 subgroups, as feasible in accordance with deadlines • draft regulatory inputs on topics involving multiple Working Groups Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Teleconferences • No more teleconferences Rich Kennedy, MediaTek