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March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 IEEE 802. 11 Regulatory SC Orlando Meeting Minutes Date: 2013 -03 -21 Authors: Agenda Slide 1 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Abstract This document is the meeting minutes for the March 2013 IEEE 802. 11 Regulatory Standing Committee meeting at the Orlando IEEE 802 Plenary. Agenda Slide 2 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Agenda • Assign a recording secretary – Tuesday: Peter – Thursday: Al • Administrative items – Required notices • • • Introduction The regulatory summaries Action items and issues Regulatory comment process plan The FCC NPRMs Agenda Slide 3 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Administrative Items • Required notices – Affiliation FAQ http: //standards. ieee. org/faqs/affiliation. FAQ. html – Anti-Trust FAQ - http: //standards. ieee. org/resources/antitrustguidelines. pdf – Ethics http: //www. ieee. org/portal/cms_docs/about/Co. E_poster. pdf – IEEE 802. 11 Working Group Policies and Procedures https: //mentor. ieee. org/802. 11/public-file/07/11 -07 -0360 -04 -0000802 -11 -policies-and-procedures. doc • Chair and Secretary – Chair is Rich Kennedy (Research In Motion) – Al Petrick will act as Recording Secretary (Thursday) Agenda Slide 4 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 SC Operating Rules • Anybody can vote, present, and make motions • Participation in SC during 802. 11 WG Plenary or Interim counts towards 802. 11 voting rights • All motions must pass by a 75% majority Agenda Slide 5 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings l All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. l l Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. l Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. l l Technical considerations remain primary focus Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. l Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. l 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. Agenda Slide 6 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 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 Agenda Slide 7 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Regulatory Summary – North America • US – NPRM FCC 12 -118 TV Band Auctions; TVWS channel allocation – NPRM FCC 12 -148 3550 to 3650 MHz – February 20 th NPRM on 5350 to 5470, 5850 to 5925 and TDWR • Canada – RSS-210 for TVWS • Mexico Agenda Slide 8 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Progress on Unlicensed Spectrum Changes • NPRM FCC 12 -118 (205 pages) – Comment period closes January 25 th (Monday) – Reply comment period closes March 14 th • NPRM FCC 12 -148 (65 pages) – Comment period closes February 20 th – Reply comment period closes March 22 nd • Unlicensed use of the 5 GHz band – NPRM will be published February 20 th – Opening 5350 to 5470 MHz and 5850 to 5925 MHz – Resolving the TDWR interference mitigation issue Agenda Slide 9 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Resolution of the TDWR Issue • Under review by the FCC for ~3 years • The industry is currently under temporary rules that block devices from operating in this band • Most of the interference has been by devices operating illegally – Not approved for transmitting in this band – Operating at higher than approved transmit power – Using antennas not approved with the devices • …but not all – Legacy equipment approved prior to DFS rules Agenda Slide 10 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 FCC TV TVWS Decisions • Commissioners’ meeting September 28 th 2012 – Plan approved by a 5 – 0 vote of commissioners – NPRM FCC 12 -118 released October 2 nd • TV band auctions • Repacking the TV bands • Allotting spectrum for TVWS • TV band auctions – Reverse auction to “buy back” broadcasters’ spectrum – Auction of recovered spectrum for wireless broadband • Within 2 -weeks of reverse auction • Comment deadline: was December 21 st; delayed until January 21 st Agenda Slide 11 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Regulatory Summary – European Union • ETSI – ERM TG 11 EN 300 328 v 1. 9. 0 – BRAN EN 301 598 Operation in the TV Bands White Spaces • Now at v 0. 0. 13 • Meeting week of February 22 nd to complete test methodologies • Ofcom – Consultation on the TVWS closed January 10 th Agenda Slide 12 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Regulatory Summary - Asia • Japan – Regulatory update: Sam Oyama • China – In the process of opening the 5 GHz band for unlicensed access Agenda Slide 13 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 NPRM FCC 12 -118 Response • https: //mentor. ieee. org/802. 11/dcn/13/11 -13 -0156 -010 reg-comment-on-fcc-nprm-12 -118. docx Agenda Slide 14 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Motion #1 • Motion: Approve the text in 11 -13/0156 r 2 as the primary IEEE 802. 11 input to 802. 18 for the Reply Comment response to NPRM FCC 12 -118. – – Agenda Moved by: Ron Seconded by: Joe Discussion? Result: 23 Y 0 N 2 A Slide 15 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 NPRM FCC 12 -148 Response • https: //mentor. ieee. org/802. 18/dcn/13/18 -13 -0004 -060000 -draft-802 -comments-fcc-3550 -3650 -nprm. doc Agenda Slide 16 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Motion #2 • Motion: Approve document 11 -13/0162 r 0 as the IEEE 802. 11 input to 802. 18 for the NPRM FCC 12 -148 response. – – Agenda Moved by: Vinko Seconded by: Jens Discussion? Result: 21 Y 0 N 1 A Slide 17 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 Teleconferences • Weekly on Thursdays, 12: 30 to 14: 00 ET Agenda Slide 18 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry

March 2013 doc. : IEEE 802. 11 -13/0377 r 0 References • • • NPRM FCC 12 -118 NPRM FCC 12 -148 Chairman Genachowski’s statement on the 5 GHz bands Early draft of EN 301 598 (v 0. 0. 13) Spectrum Allocation for Wireless LAN and ITS in Japan Agenda Slide 19 Rich Kennedy, Black. Berry