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IEEE 802.11 TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda

Join the first face-to-face meeting of IEEE 802.11 TGaf to discuss TV White Space and FCC comments. Familiarize yourself with IEEE policies and procedures.

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IEEE 802.11 TGaf DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda

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  1. IEEE 802.11 TGafDRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2010-01-18 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  2. Abstract This presentation is the agenda and meeting plan for the first meeting of IEEE 802.11 TGaf taking place the week of January 18, 2010 at the IEEE 802 Wireless Interim in Los Angeles, California Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  3. Introduction • WELCOME to the first face-to-face meeting of IEEE 802.11 TGaf! • On Friday, November 20, 2009 the IEEE 802.11 TGaf was approved by the EC (10/1/4) with this motion: • Believing that the PAR and Five Criteria contained in the document referenced below meet IEEE-SA guidelines, • Move to forward the 802.11 TVWS PAR information from 11-09/934r8 to NesCom. • On December 8th NesCom approved the formation of the Task Group for P802.11af • Shall we get started! Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  4. Monday PM1 Agenda • Meeting call to order • Appointment of Secretary • Administrative items including IEEE IP statement • Modify and approve the agenda • Selection of Officers • Review of TVWS SG work, EC actions • Comments for the FCC on Database Manager proposals • Planning for the week • The official term is…? • Recess 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 •  Chair and secretary • Chair Pro Tem: Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) • Recording Secretary • “The TG Secretary shall be appointed by the TG Chair and confirmed by a TG motion that is approved with a minimum 50% majority. The TG Secretary is re-affirmed every 2 years; one session after the WG Chair is elected.” • “The TG Chair is required to confirm that the function of secretary is performed for each TG meeting. TG meetings are not allowed to function without a secretary.” 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. Selection of Officers • Chair [appointed by WG chair; approved by WG vote] • Vice-chair(s) [approved by WG vote] • Secretary [appointed by the TG chair] • Technical Editor [appointed by the TG chair] Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  11. Review of TVWS SG Work, EC Actions • PAR and 5C • 11-09-0934-09-tvws-par-nescom-form-plus-5c • Final Scope: An amendment that defines modifications to both the 802.11 physical layers (PHY) and the 802.11 Medium Access Control Layer (MAC), to meet the legal requirements for channel access and coexistence in the TV White Space • Final Purpose: The purpose of this amendment is to allow 802.11 wireless networks to be used in the TV white space • Approved by the EC (10Y – 1N – 4A) • NesCom required a change in the completion date • Was December 2013 • Moved up to October 2013 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  12. Comments for the FCC • Responses due by February 4th • Regulatory AHC meeting follows this one • Must be approved by the 802.11 WG at the Wednesday mid-week plenary • Then reviewed by the 802.18 RR-TAG • What do we see as important? • Any negative comments on proposals? Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  13. Plan for the Week • Tuesday • Regulatory Review • Wednesday • Purpose, Principles & Vision/Outcome • Thursday • Get Ready for the Real Work Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  14. Tuesday AM1 Agenda • Meeting call to order • Technical Editor • Modify and approve the agenda • Regulatory amendment history • Regulatory activities re TVWS • Recess Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  15. Regulatory Amendment History • General • 802.11a [FCC Part 15.407; ETSI EN 301 893] • 802.11b/g [FCC Part 14.247; ETSI EN 300 328] • 802.11h • DFS/TPC [ETSI EN 301 893] • 802.11j • Japan 5 GHz band [ARIB STD T-71] • 802.11y • US 3650 – 3700MHz; CBP [FCC Part 90, Subpart y] • 802.11af • FCC 08-260 Second Report and Order and Memorandum and Order • Part 15.700 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  16. Regulatory Activities re TVWS • FCC • Public Notice: RFP for Database Managers (November 25, 2009) • Includes request for database particulars • Closed January 4, 2010; comments by 2/3/10; replies by 2/18/10 • Ofcom • Consultation: Geolocation for Cognitive Access • EC • SE43 developing “Technical and operational requirements for the operation of cognitive radio systems in the ‘white spaces’ of the frequency band 470-790 MHz” • Others Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  17. Wednesday AM1 Agenda • Meeting call to order • Modify and approve the agenda • Purpose, Principles and Vision/Outcome for this project • Plan for Thursday • Recess Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  18. TGaf Purpose and Principles • Purpose : the Task Group should create an amendment whose implementation in solutions is likely to receive FCC approval for operation in the TV White Spaces under the 47 CFR Part 15 subpart H rules. • Principles : • If the FCC changes the rules, the Task Group should change the amendment accordingly • The amendment should not duplicate functionality that is being standardized in other Task Groups that are likely to complete before 802.11af. • There is no need for backwards compatibility with 2.45 GHz ISM operation. The amendment should exclude some optional MAC and PHY behavior, e.g. Point Coordination Function, FH, DSSS, and ERP Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  19. Vision/Outcome • Use the OFDM PHYs with 5-, 10- and 20-MHz channel widths to specify the basis for a system that the regulators can approve for operation in the TV white spaces  bands. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  20. Thursday AM1 Agenda • Meeting call to order • Modify and approve the agenda • “Getting Things Done” • Discussion of coordination with 802.19 and 802.22 • Planning for March and teleconferences • Any other business • Adjourn Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  21. “Getting Things Done” • Refer to 11-06-0056-00-0000-CBP-and-David-Allens-methods.ppt  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  22. Coordination with 802.19 and 802.22 • TBD Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  23. Planning for March • TBD Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  24. Process of Getting toLetter Ballot and Beyond Completed Steps | Future Steps • Adoption of PAR and 5 Criteria • Technical Presentations and Discussions • Specify Any Additional Requirements, Comparison Criteria, or Other Documents • Call For Proposals • Presentation ofProposals • Select from Submitted Complete Proposalsto Produce a Draft • Refine Draft • Letter Ballot – November 2010 • Recirculation – March 2011 • Sponsor Ballot – July 2011(?) • Recirculation • Final WG/EC Approval • IEEE SB REVCOM Approval Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  25. 3 Cycles of Comments and Resolution Call for Informal Comments Comment Resolution WG Letter Ballot Comment Resolution, Recirculation Sponsor Ballot Comment Resolution, Recirculation Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  26. Any Other Business Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  27. 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 • 11-06-0056-00-0000-cbp-and-david-allens-methods Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

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

  29. 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

  30. 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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