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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC DRAFT Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda. Date: 2014-01-21. Authors:. Abstract. This presentation is the plan for the IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Los Angeles IEEE 802 interim the week of January 20, 2014. Agenda [Tues AM2].
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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCDRAFT Los Angeles Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2014-01-21 Authors: Jim Lansford, CSR
Abstract This presentation is the plan for the IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Los Angeles IEEE 802 interim the week of January 20, 2014. Jim Lansford, CSR
Agenda[Tues AM2] • Assign a recording secretary • Administrative items • Required notices • Introduction • DSRC Coexistence (Tuesday meeting) • Review of draft letter to the FCC: 14/25r2 • NCTA comments (straw poll) • Vote to send draft letter to 802.11WG Jim Lansford, CSR
Straw poll • Should the draft letter be amended with the proposed changes by Andy Scott (NCTA)? • Y - 2 • N -13 • A -11 Jim Lansford, CSR
Motion • Forward 802.11REG SC document 14/25r5 to 802.11WG for approval to submit to 802.18 and subsequent forwarding to the FCC? • Moved: John Notor Second: Stephen McCann • Y - 22 • N - 0 • A - 0 Jim Lansford, CSR
Agenda[Thurs AM2] • Review and approve the agenda • 802.11REG SC officer(s) - election (or continue with pro tem) • Summary of regulatory activities since Dallas • Technical Topics: • Globalstar NPRM • NPRM 13-22 • WRC15 • EN 300 328 1.8.1/1.9.1 • Finish preparation for submittal to 802.18 review process (as needed) • AOB • Adjourn Jim Lansford, CSR
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 • Acting Chair is Jim Lansford (CSR) • Need volunteer for Recording Secretary Jim Lansford, CSR
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 Jim Lansford, CSR
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. Jim Lansford, CSR
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 Jim Lansford, CSR
DSRC Coexistence Discussion[Tue AM2] • Tiger Team has been meeting since August • Two proposals heard so far • Detect and Avoid (Cisco) • DSRC spectrum modification (Qualcomm) • Simulations in process; expect results mid-2014 • Presentation on Harmful Interference • Working on draft of letter to FCC giving status • Current version is 14/25r2 • Approval needed on Tue to send to 802.11 WG on Wed Jim Lansford, CSR
REG SC Discussion[Thur AM2] • 802.11REG SC officer(s) - election (or continue with pro tem) • Summary of regulatory activities since Dallas • Technical Topics: • Globalstar NPRM • NPRM 13-22 • WRC15 • EN 300 328 1.8.1/1.9.1 • Finish preparation for submittal to 802.18 review process (as needed) • AOB • Adjourn Jim Lansford, CSR
Teleconferences • Weekly on Thursdays, 12:30 to 14:00 ET Jim Lansford, CSR
References • NPRM FCC 13-22 • R&O/FNPRM/NOI FCC 13-39 Jim Lansford, CSR