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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC DRAFT Teleconference Plan and Agenda. Date: 2014-04-24. Authors:. Abstract. This presentation is the plan for the April 24, 2014 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee teleconference. Agenda. Assign a recording secretary Administrative items
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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCDRAFT Teleconference Plan and Agenda Date:2014-04-24 Authors: Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Abstract This presentation is the plan for the April 24, 2014 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee teleconference. Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Agenda • Assign a recording secretary • Administrative items • Call for officer candidates • FNPRM FCC 14-49 • Adding support for 802.15 • Other regulatory updates • AOB Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Administrative Items • 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 (MediaTek) • Peter will act as Recording Secretary • Please send an email to the addresses below to have your attendance recorded • rkennedy1000@gmail.com • pecclesi@cisco.com Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
SC Operating Rules • Anybody can vote, present, and make motions • Participation in SC during 802.11 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards 802.11 voting rights • 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 • 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 Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
FNPRM FCC 14-49 • FCC issued (not yet in Federal Register) FCC 14-49 • Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service (Part 96) • Three-tiered sharing approach • Licensed Access (Incumbents) • Priority Access (via PALs) • General Authorized Access • Dynamic allocation via Spectrum Access System (SAS) • Comment period – 40 days after publication • Reply Comment period – 60 days after publication Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Regulatory SC Adding 802.15 • 802.15 does not have a Regulatory Committee • In Beijing, Bruce suggested that our SC could also support 802.15 • Common spectrum/spectrum issues in 2.4 GHz • Increase our IEEE 802 profile to regulators • We should consider guidelines that • Strengthen our regulatory positions; while • Respecting our different priorities • Suggestions? • Meeting Sunday, May 11th to plan • IEEE 802.11 Chair & Regulatory SC Chair • IEEE 802.15 Chair • IEEE 802 Chair Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Other Regulatory Updates • House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican leadership announced that they will start a multi-year process of considering changes to the Communications Act • Comments due tomorrow • RF Exposure KDB – asking for extension Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
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DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team • What should be the outcome from the group? • Set of coexistence requirements for 802.11 in the 5 GHz band with ITS safety of life and property communications in the 5.9 GHz band • Form a group to provide a formal interface to other organizations in the automotive industry, NHTSA, DOT and other ITS players • What is the required milestone timeline • Dependent upon the FCC et al, progress on the rollout of the standards, technologies and laws • Outcome of experiments prior to rulemaking; proof of concepts • CAMP/DOT testing and validating • Updates [Jim] Rich Kennedy, MediaTek