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IEEE 802.11/15 Regulatory SCDRAFT Berlin Meeting Plan and Agenda

Date: 2015-03-10

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AbstractThis presentation is the plan for the IEEE 802.11/15

Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Berlin a IEEE 802 Plenary the week of March 9, 2015.

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Agenda[TAM2, ThAM1]

• Review and approve the agenda

• Administrative items

• Introduction

• The regulatory summaries– Challenge of LAA-LTE in 5 GHz

– 5 GHz expansion bands status – US, EU and ITU

– Globalstar in 2.4 GHz band update

– FCC Above 24 GHz NOI next steps

– New challenges?

• Actions required– The New EC Radio Equipment Directive – Planning for June 2016

– Continue pressure on 3GPP for fair sharing in 5 GHz

• Complete the work of the DSRC Coexistence TT • AOB • Adjourn

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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– Chair is Rich Kennedy (MediaTek)

– Need volunteer for Recording Secretary

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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

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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

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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

• Outputs from this group must go through 802.18

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Tuesday AM1• Regulatory issues

– Challenge of LAA-LTE in 5 GHz

– 5 GHz expansion bands status – US, EU and ITU

– Globalstar in 2.4 GHz band update

– FCC Above 24 GHz NOI next steps

– New challenges?

• Actions required– The New EC Radio Equipment Directive – Planning for June 2016

– Continue pressure on 3GPP for fair sharing in 5 GHz• AOB • Recess until Thursday

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Regulatory Summaries• Asia

• European Union– ETSI TC BRAN#82 update of EN 301 893

• Incorporate changes for RE-D compliance

• Unify LBT for Load Based Devices paragraph options

– ETSI ERM TG11#xx update of EN 300 328• Incorporate changes for RE-D compliance

• Evaluate Industrial Automation proposal for non-LBT service in 2.4 GHz

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Regulatory Summaries [2]

• North America– Globalstar NPRM update from February 5, 2015 meeting

• WFA, Bluetooth SIG, NCTA, WISPA and Globalstar– NPRM 13-22 – R&O (FCC 14-30) and petitions for

reconsideration– FCC 3.5 GHz FNPRM status– Changes to TVWS rules in NPRM FCC 14-144– NOI to open additional unlicensed spectrum above 24 GHz

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Thursday AM1

• Review and approve the agenda• DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team

– Will finish work in March• NGMN Liaison response• Complete the work started on Tuesday• Adjourn

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Actions Required

• The New EC Radio Equipment Directive – Planning for June 2016– Changes for 2.4 GHz band in EN 300 328

– Changes for 5 GHz band in EN 301 893

– Changes for WS devices in EN 301 598

• Continue pressure on 3GPP for fair sharing in 5 GHz– In ETSI BRAN

– With regulators

– Need simulations to show revised Harmonised Standard meets the requirements

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DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team

• Tiger Team has been meeting since August 2013 (17 months)

• Two proposals heard so far– Detect and Avoid (Peter E.)

– DSRC spectrum modification (Tevfik)

• DSRC community assessment of the proposal (started on September 5th teleconference

• FCC Chairman Wheeler’s letter to Senator Rubio

• Finishing the work– Tiger Team straw polls

– Regulatory SC vote

– Letter to the FCC

– Final steps depend on the outcome of the straw polls and the vote

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Teleconferences

• Bi-weekly on Thursdays, 12:30 to 13:30 ET

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References

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