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This presentation outlines the agenda for the IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Atlanta, focusing on administrative tasks, discussions, and coordination with related groups.
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IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory SCAtlanta DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2016-1-19 Authors: Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Abstract This presentation is the plan for the IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Atlanta IEEE 802 Wireless Interim the week of January 18, 2016. Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Agenda [TAM2, ThAM1] • Administrative items and approve the minutes from Dallas • Introduction • Search for new Chair • Discussion items • TBD • IEE 802 EC Regulatory • Actions required • TBD • AOB and Adjourn Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Administrative Items • Required notices • IEEE Code of Ethics • http://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html • IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Affiliation FAQ • http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliation.html • Antitrust and Competition Policy • http://standards.ieee.org/resources/antitrust-guidelines.pdf • Letter of Assurance Form • http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/loa.pdf • IEEE-SA Patent Committee FAQ & Patent slides • http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/faq.pdf and http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt • Chair and Secretary request • Chair is Rich Kennedy (MediaTek) Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
SC Operating Rules • Anybody can vote, present, and make motions • Participation in SC during 802.11 and 802.15 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards voting rights in the respective working group • 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 and 802.15 standards • Each meeting will focus on the most critical issue at the time • Critical Issue Focus • Direct impact on IEEE 802.11 and 802.15 current and future standards • Response/Input deadlines • Coordination with IEEE 802.18 (RR-TAG) • Coordination with the Wi-Fi Alliance Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Approve the Dallas Minutes • Motion: To approve the minutes from the IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory SC meeting at the Dallas Wireless Interim in document 11-15/0990r0 • Posted: • Moved by: • Seconded by: • Discussion? • Vote: Unanimous consent Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Tuesday AM2 • Review and approve the agenda • Administrative items • Introduction • The regulatory summaries • TBD • Actions required • TBD • Recess until Thursday Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Thursday AM1 • Review and approve the agenda • Complete the work begun on Tuesday • Proposed 802 EC Regulatory SC – Dallas failure • AOB • Adjourn Rich Kennedy, MediaTek
Teleconferences • Weekly on Thursdays, 12:30 to 13:30 ET Rich Kennedy, MediaTek