IEEE 802 Wireless Coexistence Study Group Tuesday Meeting

1. IEEE 802 Wireless Coexistence Study GroupTuesday Meeting Jim Lansford Chair, IEEE 802 Coexistence Study Group Jim.Lansford@mobilian.com (405) 377-6170 Tim Blaney Secretary/Editor Timb@mobilian.com (530) 478-5606 Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

2. Goals for the week • Resolve outstanding issues • Mission statement • Membership/voting • Engagement • Ratification of results • Does the SG propose a TAG or something else • Rules review • Determine if rules change will be needed • Present to ExCom on Friday • Meetings scheduled for this week: • Tuesday 8-10AM (Columbia) • Thursday 6:30-9:30PM (Salon A) • Extension of SG will be needed to resolve outstanding issues • Plan: Close on a proposal and ask for COEX formation at Nov plenary Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

3. Goals of COEX • A committee that can review and make coexistence recommendations to ExCom on current or proposed PARs within the established wireless WGs of the IEEE802 standards body • Similar in concept to the FCC OET, which makes recommendations to the commissioners about policy • The functional charter of this new group is to address the wireless coexistence issues across all wireless WGs Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

4. Functional Charter Discussion • This group is responsible for reviewing all unlicensed band proposed PARs • The group generates a “guidance” report to ExCom relative to coexistence with published wireless standards and those in the development process (not a Recommended Practice) • This “guidance” report shall be used by ExCom as a technical expert opinion for evaluating the proposed PAR • This group is responsible for generating a final review report of the Draft Standard prior to Sponsor Ballot • This report will be presented to the sponsoring WG and ExCom and a copy will be sent to the Chair of all other wireless WGs within IEEE802 This does not affect existing coexistence TGs Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

5. 802 COEX Proposed Procedures • Membership & Voting • Attendance at the 802 COEX meetings is open to registered member of 802.11, 802.15 or 802.16 • Voting at the 802 COEX meetings is limited to voting members of 802.11, 802.15 or 802.16 • Attendance at 802 COEX meetings will count towards attendance at the individual’s primary WG • Ratification of guidelines • A guideline requires a 75% approval vote by the members of the 802 COEX as outlined above • The guideline is then presented to ExCom and the appropriate wireless WG(s) Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

6. Regulatory & Coexistence Complementary Charters • Regulatory TAG • Harmonize the IEEE 802 activities with the worldwide regulatory bodies • Coexistence TAG • Harmonize the IEEE 802 activities with the internal wireless WGs relative to unlicensed bands Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

7. Next Steps • Rules change for organization and voting • See Vic Hayes presentation • Coordinate activity with the Regulatory to create a consistent message within ExCom • The Regulatory TAG is an outwardly focused activity targeted at influencing decisions of the worldwide regulatory agencies relative to IEEE 802 desired directions • The Coexistence TAG is an inwardly focused activity targeted at coordinating coexistence issues within and between the various wireless WGs in IEEE 802 • Motion to extend to November Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation

8. Motion Motion to extend the Coexistence Study Group until the November 2001 Plenary with the original goals as previously adopted • Moved: • Seconded: • Vote: Jim Lansford, Tim Blaney, Mobilian Corporation