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IEEE 802.11 TV White Spaces Study Group Draft Meeting Plan and Agenda

IEEE 802.11 TV White Spaces Study Group Draft Meeting Plan and Agenda. Date: 2009-11-17. Authors:. Abstract.

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IEEE 802.11 TV White Spaces Study Group Draft Meeting Plan and Agenda

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  1. IEEE 802.11TV White Spaces Study GroupDraft Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2009-11-17 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  2. Abstract This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the Atlanta Plenary meeting of the IEEE 802.11 TVWS SG taking place Tuesday, November 17th (PM2) and Wednesday, November 18th (AM1). Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  3. Agenda • Call for a recording secretary • Introduction • Administrative items including the election of a chair • Review and approve the minutes from the teleconference • 11-09-1133-00-tvws-november-6th-teleconference-minutes • Review the received comments on the 802.11 TVWS PAR and 5C • 11-09-0934-05-tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c • Joint session with 802.19 [time permitting] • Plan for the IEEE 802 Wireless Interim in Los Angeles [January 18th through 22nd] Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  4. Introduction • WELCOME to the first face-to-face meeting of the IEEE 802.11 TV White Spaces Study Group! • “The function of a Study Group (SG) is to complete a defined task with specific output and in a specific time frame. Once this task is complete, the function of the SG is complete and its charter expires.” • “The normal function of a SG is to draft a complete PAR and five criteria (see subclause 10.2) and to gain approval for them from the 802.11™ WG,. The decision of whether to utilize the 802.11™ WG or to establish a new WG or TAG to carry out work items recommended by a SG is made by the 802 EC with advice from the 802.11™ WG.” • The IEEE 802.11 TVWS SG was approved by the EC (14/0/0) with this motion: “Because of its suitability as a primary candidate for a TVWS technology, and in the expectation that the FCC and Ofcom will clarify their requirements for the database in the interim, the 802.11WG should begin a Study Group to develop PAR and 5 Criteria documents for approval by the EC at the Atlanta Plenary in November 2009“ • This is our task Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  5. Administrative Items • Please be familiar with the documents at the following links: • IEEE Patent Policy - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt • Patent FAQ - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf • LoA Form - http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf • 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 •  Study Group rules • Chair and secretary • Pro-Tem Chair: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) • Webex Facilitator: Peter Ecclesine (Cisco) • Recording Secretary: • Recording your attendance • Send email to: rikennedy@rim.com and petere@cisco.com Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  6. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants: • “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents • “Personal awareness” means that the participant “is personally aware that the holder may have a potential Essential Patent Claim,” even if the participant is not personally aware of the specific patents orpatent claims • “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of such potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) • The above does not apply if the patentclaim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2 • Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged • No duty to perform a patent search Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  7. Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/index.html This slide set is available at http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  8. Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: • Either speak up now or • Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or • Cause an LOA to be submitted Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  9. 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

  10. Goals For This Group • Draft PAR and 5 Criteria by September • Final PAR and 5C on the ExCom calendar by October 15th • Study Group to complete all required edits and prepare for ExCom review and approval in November • Hold teleconferences as required to be ready for November approval by ExCom Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  11. Review any PAR and 5 Criteria Comments[11-09-0934-01-tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c] • Schedule • Approve, but only for four-year validity. Schedule shows completion in over 5 years (12/2013 is really 2014). Accelerate schedule to complete balloting no later than Sept, 2013 with submittal to RevCom in early October, 2013 for consideration at the December 2013 meeting. [Ted Olsen] Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  12. Schedule • Complete SG work in Atlanta • Begin Task Group (P802.11af) in January [Los Angeles] Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  13. References • 11-09-0749-03-0000-802.11-in-the-tvws • 47 CFR Part 15 (http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/rules/part15/PART15_07-10-08.pdf ) • IEEE Std 802.11-2007 IEEE Standard for Information Technology— Telecommunications and information exchange between systems— Local and metropolitan area networks— Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications • FCC 08-260 Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order (http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-01-260A1.pdf) • 11-09-0934-00-tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c • 11-09-0919-01-tvws-aug-4th-teleconferenc-plan • 11-09-0922-01-tvws-aug-4th-teleconference-minutes • 11-09-0946-01-tvws-sept-1st-teleconferenc-plan • 11-09-0963-00-tvws-september-1st-teleconference-minutes • 11-09-0965-00-tvws-sept-15th-teleconferenc-plan • 11-09-0974-00-tvws-september-15th-teleconference-minutes • 11-09-0998-03-tvws-waikoloa-meeting-plan-and-agenda-sept-2009 • 11-09-01048-00-tvws-September-meeting-notes • 11-09-1133-00-tvws-november-6th-teleconference-minutes Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  14. Backup FCC 08-260 Highlights Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  15. Second R&O Introduction “In this Second Report and Order, we adopt rules to allow unlicensed radio transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum at locations where that spectrum is not being used by licensed services (this unused TV spectrum is often termed “white spaces”). This action will make a significant amount of spectrum available for new and innovative products and services, including broadband data and other services for businesses and consumers. The actions we take here are a conservative first step that includes many safeguards to prevent harmful interference to incumbent communications services. Moreover, the Commission will closely oversee the development and introduction of these devices to the market and will take whatever actions may be necessary to avoid, and if necessary correct, any interference that may occur. Further, we will consider in the future any changes to the rules that may be appropriate to provide greater flexibility for development of this technology and better protect against harmful interference to incumbent communications services.” Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  16. Introduction (cont’d) • The rules we are adopting provide for the following capabilities and safeguards: • Enable both fixed and personal/portable devices • Devices, except p/p in client mode, require geolocation capability and Internet access of a database of protected radio services and locations and channels that may be used by the TVBDs at each location. The TVBDs must first access the database before operating. • The database will be established and administered by a third party, or parties • Fixed devices may operate on any channel between 2 and 51, except 3, 4 and 37…at up to 4 Watts EIRP • Fixed and p/p devices must also sense TV broadcasting and wireless microphone signals • Wireless microphones will be protected in a variety of ways • channels from 2 – 20 will be restricted to fixed devices • in 13 major markets where certain channels between 14 and 20 are for land mobile, 2 channels in 21 and 51 will be free of TVBDs; available for wireless microphones • Devices must adhere to rules to further mitigate and remedy interference • Equipment certification by the FCC Laboratory • Sensing-only devices subject to a “much more rigorous set of tests” Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

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