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Report on March 04 Plenary Meeting Objectives for this Meeting Update on Significant Regulatory Issues. 802.18 RR-TAG Opening Report. Prepared and approved 2 regulatory documents for FCC filing 18-04-0011-01-0000 Comments on “Interference Temperature” NPRM Filed on the deadline date
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Report on March 04 Plenary Meeting Objectives for this Meeting Update on Significant Regulatory Issues 802.18 RR-TAG Opening Report Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems
Prepared and approved 2 regulatory documents for FCC filing 18-04-0011-01-0000 Comments on “Interference Temperature” NPRM Filed on the deadline date 18-04-0012-00-0000 Comments on “Cognitive Radio” NPRM Filed on the deadline date Held meeting of the study group on sharing of unused TV broadcast spectrum by unlicensed devices Report on March 04 Plenary Meeting Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems
Prepare regulatory documents as time permits (will prioritize at 802.18 opening meeting slot) Hold meetings of SG1 Mon., Tue., and (if necessary) Thu. Evenings Goal is to finalize PAR and 5 criteria for submission to the EC for consideration at the July plenary Planned Objectives for This Meeting Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems
FCC Broadband Wireless Access Inquiry Canadian Public Consultation on 5 GHz rules updates in light of WRC-03 results FCC NPRM on 3650-3700 MHz FCC expected to consider/adopt an NPRM on unlicensed use of unused TV spectrum at its meeting this Thursday This is the subject area of 802.18 SG1 The FCC has moved faster on this than we anticipated Hopefully the comment deadline will fall after the July plenary If not, we will work via e-mail and conference calls Significant Pending Regulatory Issues Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems
ITU-R work towards developing an ITU-R Recommendation on the protection criteria for the new 5 GHz primary allocation for RLANs IEEE presented an input contribution to JRG 8A/9B and WP8A Result: a “Working Document Towards a PDNR” that is being carried forward to the next meeting of WP8A (September 04, in Geneva) The IEEE contribution will also be carried forward to WP8A as an attachment to the Chairman’s Report Japan presented an input contribution on FWA/RLAN sharing that proposed the same value for RLAN protection criteria as the IEEE contribution (-6 dB I/N) Further work/technical studies necessary to support the development of the PDNR and must be completed in time for approval and submission to the September WP8A meeting Al Petrick has agreed to head an ad hoc group to do a study and prepare material for an input contribution. This work MUST be done BEFORE the July plenary to allow for necessary approvals in 802 and IEEE-SA. Significant Pending Regulatory Issues Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems
802.18 needs consistent participation from all wireless WGs Our charter is to provide balanced representation of the interests of all of the wireless WGs before the FCC and other regulatory bodies WG chairs who have not yet done so are encouraged to appoint liaisons to 802.18 who are able to and will actually attend 802.18 as their primary group Other members of wireless WGs who can attend 802.18 as their primary group, or at least substantially, are also encouraged to participate Remember … attendance in 802.18 meetings counts towards maintaining your voting rights in your “home WG” Please consider (active) participation in 802.18! Carl R. Stevenson, Agere Systems