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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Jacksonville DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda

IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Jacksonville DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda. Date: 2011-01-17. Authors:. Abstract. This presentation is the plan for the January 17, 2012 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Jacksonville. Agenda. Assign a recording secretary Administrative items

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IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC Jacksonville DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda

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  1. IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SCJacksonville DRAFT Meeting Plan and Agenda Date: 2011-01-17 Authors: Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  2. Abstract This presentation is the plan for the January 17, 2012 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting in Jacksonville. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  3. Agenda • Assign a recording secretary • Administrative items • Required notices • Introduction • The regulatory summaries • Critical issues actions Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  4. Administrative Items • Standing Committee rules • Introduce the ethics etc... slides in your meetings,  you should not call foressential patents • AHC,  is a "committee of the whole" of the WG - i.e. any WG member can contribute; in practice, anybody who turns up can speak • During f2f meetings,  you can hold formal votes of only the voting members of 802.11; on a telecon you can take straw polls,  but not formal votes • 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 • Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) • Peter Ecclesine will act as Recording Secretary Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  5. 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

  6. 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 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  7. Regulatory Summary – North America • US • US House of Representatives Spectrum bill • Smart meter interference • CSMAC study of unlicensed spectrum use • Canada • Mexico Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  8. US House Spectrum Bill • Part of NBP effort; to free up 300 MHz of spectrum by 2015 • Sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) • Now part of the payroll tax reduction act • Pushed back in December to end of February • Expected to pass; auctions to fund payroll tax deductions Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  9. US House Spectrum Bill [2] • Spectrum auctions to be started within three years of enactment of the bill: • 1755 to 1780 MHz • 1675 to 1710 MHz (15 MHz only) • 3550 to 3650 MHz with exclusion zones • 1915 to 1920 MHz paired with 1995 to 2000 MHz • 2155 to 2180 MHz (15 MHz only) • Reallocation of the 700 MHz Public Safety band and Public Safety guardband for commercial use. Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  10. US House Spectrum Bill [3] • Incentive auctions (“…encourage licensees to relinquish voluntarily…”) • $3B of proceeds from the auction of broadcast TV bands to be put into a TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund • Reorganization of the Broadcast TV Spectrum • Unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band • Adding 5350 - 5470 MHz for unlicensed U-NII (and 5850 - 5925 MHz) • Advanced Public Safety allocations using the 700 MHz Public Safety band and D Block • Next Generation 9 – 1 – 1 Advancement Act Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  11. FCC 5-Year Spectrum Reassignment Plan Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  12. Smart Meters and Wi-Fi • “Smart Meters blamed for Wi-Fi router traffic jam”  CNET News Green Tech – November 21, 2011 • http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57328603-54/smart-meters-blamed-for-wi-fi-router-traffic-jam/ • Notice on Office of the Pubic Advocate website – November 17, 2011 • http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=meopa_news&id=318771&v=Default • Central Maine Power “Q&A” about Smart Meter interference issues: • http://www.cmpco.com/smartmeter/#RF_Appliances Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  13. CSMAC • Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Council • Draft discussions on unlicensed spectrum • November 10th minutes on NTIA website • Should all unlicensed access require database control? Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  14. Regulatory Summary – European Union • ETSI • EN 300 328 v1.8.0 • EN 301 893 v1.7.1 • Ofcom • Ofcom Chief Executive Spectrum Policy speech • EC • Study: “Perspectives on the value of shared spectrum” Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  15. EN 300 328 v1.8.0 • ERM TG11 has completed work on the TCAM mandated sharing rules • Last minute effort by industrial group to add a “coexistence manager” failed • A person who determines when sharing can be turned off • Required consensus for adoption • Now must be approved by member states • Process could complete this year • New WI will start in May • Improve sharing mechanisms, a.k.a. adaptivity • Improve test plans Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  16. EN 301 893 v1.7.1 • While updating the specification to fix issues, adaptivity has been added based on suggestion from commenter • Similar to sharing rules added to EN 300 328 • Approval process simpler than EN 300 328 • Began as editorial changes • Should complete by end of 2012 Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  17. Ofcom Chief on the Future of Spectrum • Speech delivered to the ECTA Regulatory Conference, November 29, 2011: “SPECTRUM IN AN AGE OF INNOVATION” • Important points • The “command and control” approach to spectrum allocation, granting licenses for government or commercial use in perpetuity, is no longer valid; it does not address public needs or address technology advances • Ofcom taking a new approach in 800 and 2600 MHz bands to avoid the current issue of large commercial interests blocking allocations for “strategic” reasons, with litigation and lobbying • Government alone cannot grant guarantees against interference from adjacent bands; stakeholders can work these issues out • Although international harmonization of spectrum is a long term goal, that process should begin now Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  18. Regulatory Summary - Asia • WAPI has been withdrawn • EUHT still in approval phase • Nufront has asked IEEE 802.11 to consider adding Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  19. Critical Issues Actions • Lufthansa DA2GC • Wireless Automation – spectrum outside 2.4 GHz Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  20. Lufthansa DA2GC • Direct Air to Ground Communications • Network to span all of western Europe • FM PT48 tasked with impact study • Base stations to blanket the EU • Provides a number of service for in-flight operation Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  21. Supports Multiple Services Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  22. Test results (with 2.4 GHz and 100 mW) Deployment of base stations in order to get continuous coverage throughout Europe Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  23. Industrial Use of the 5 GHz Spectrum • Industrial controls group wants longer range wireless for industrial applications • Effort to get approval in 2.4 GHz band has failed • EN 300 328 sharing rules prohibitive • TCAM ruling ended action in TG28 • The group has now asked to use 5150 to 5250 MHz at higher power • They maintain that industrial applications do not interfere based on indoor use in industrial areas Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

  24. References • EN 300 328 v1.8.0 • EN 301 893 v1.7.1 • Direct Air to Ground Data Connectivity for A/C Use of License Exempt Spectrum • JOBS_ACT_SUBCOMMITTEE_PRINT • spectrum_management_improvements_report_10nov2011 • SPECTRUM-POLICY-SPEECH-291111 • Perspectives on the value of shared spectrum access: executive summary (SCF) Rich Kennedy, Research In Motion

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