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IEEE P802.11 Wireless LANs

April 11th Teleconference Minutes

Date: 2013-04-11

Author(s): Name Affiliation Address Phone email Rich 7305 Napier Trail Research In Motion 972-207-3554 [email protected] Kennedy Austin, TX 78729 Peter Cisco Systems 170 W. Tasman Dr., San +1-408-527- [email protected] Ecclesine Jose, CA 95134 0815 om

Abstract The minutes from the April 11th 2013 IEEE 802.11 Regulatory SC teleconference.

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Chair Rich Kennedy (BlackBerry) Peter Ecclesine (Cisco Systems) was appointed as acting Recording Secretary. Called to order at 12:36 ET

Agenda  Administrative items  Required notices  Status of FCC 13-22  Response to RSPG Opinion on Strategic Challenges facing Europe in addressing the Growing Spectrum Demand for Wireless Broadband  AOB

Proceedings: Chair is using document 11-13/413r0 as the agenda for this call.

Chair called the meeting to order at 12:36 ET. Peter Ecclesine (Cisco Systems) is appointed recording secretary

Agenda approved unanimously

Chair read administrative items (slides 4-7)

Chair gives quick FCC 13-22 status (May 28 comment period closes)

Chair introduces RSPG consultation and 13/407r1

The group discussed and editied the document and saved the result in- 11-13/407r2

• Motion: To approve document 11-13/407r2 as the 802.11 input to 802.18 for their review and submittal to ExCom for approval and transmittal to the RSPG on or before April 29th, 2013 in Geneva. • Moved by: Peter • Seconded by: Vijay • Discussion? none • Vote: 9 Y / 0 N / 4A

Chair adjourned the meeting at 13:20 ET

Attendees: Vijay Auluck (Intel) Michael Green (Qualcomm) Joe Kwak (Interdigital) Osama Abul-Magd (Huawei) Carl Kain (self) Dongguk Lim (LGE) Peter Ecclesine (Cisco Systems) Vinko Erceg (Broadcom) John Kenney (Toyota Info-Systems) Sue Bai (Honda Research America) Scott Marin (NSN) Joe Levy (Interdigital) Rich Kennedy (Blackberry)

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References: - NPRM FCC 12-118 - 802.11 REG SC response for 12-118 Reply Comments - Sorted list of comment received on NPRM FCC 12-118 o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0203-00-0reg-fcc-12-118- received-comments-sorted.docx - NPRM FCC 12-148 - RR-TAG response for 12-148 (edited 1/24/13) o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/13/18-13-0004-11-0000-draft-802- comments-fcc-3550-3650-nprm.doc - NTIA letter to FCC re 13-22 o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/13/18-13-0021-00-0000-ntia-letter-to-fcc- on-5-ghz-nprm.pdf - NPRM FCC 13-22 o http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-13-22A1.pdf - RSPG13-511 Rev 1 o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/13/18-13-0042-00-0000-eu-rspg- consultation.zip - IEEE 802.11 response to RSPG consultation o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/13/11-13-0407-02-0reg-5-ghz-rspg- comments.doc - IEEE 802.18 response to consultation o https://mentor.ieee.org/802.18/dcn/13/18-13-0047-06-0000-draft-response- to-eu-rspg-consultation.doc

References from NPRM FCC 13-22: - Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Part 2: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? c=ecfr&SID=675b93597d87fb61e8ae904ad4572d43&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47cfr2_main_0 2.tpl - Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Part 15: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? c=ecfr&SID=2cb149b218ab1a43db11e826835e0fe9&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47cfr15_main_ 02.tpl - Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Operation of Unlicensed NII Devices in the 5 GHz Frequency Range: http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Orders/1997/fcc97005.pdf - FCC Enforcement Advisory, TDWR and U-NII Devices, “Enforcement Bureau Takes Action to Prevent Interference to FAA-Operated Terminal Doppler Weather Radars Critical to Flight Safety,” (TDWR Enforcement Advisory) DA 12-459: http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/weather-radar-interference-enforcement - Presidential Memorandum: Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution (Executive Memo) (June 28, 2010): http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential- memorandum-unleashing-wirelessbroadband-revolution - FCC, Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan at Chapter 5, available at: http://www.broadband.gov - Omnibus Technical Report, Mobile Broadband: The Benefits of Additional Spectrum (Oct. 2010), pg 18, available at: http://download.broadband.gov/plan/fcc-staff-technical-paper- mobile-broadband-benefits-ofadditional-spectrum.pdf - Department of Commerce, “Evaluation of the 5350-5470 MHz and 5850-5925 MHz Bands Pursuant to Section 6406(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012,”: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_5_ghz_report_01-25-2013.pdf - KDB 644545 D01 – Guidance for IEEE 802.11ac and Pre-ac Device Emission Testing and KDB 644545 D02 Alternative Guidance for IEEE 802.11ac and Pre-ac Emissions Testing. These KDB documents are available at: www.fcc.gov/labhelp - KDB 789033 D01– UNII General Test Procedures v01r02, available at: http://www.fcc.gov/labhelp

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- An Assessment of the Viability of Accommodating Wireless Broadband in the 1755 – 1850 MHz Band : http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/ntia_1755_1850_mhz_report_march2012.pdf - NTIA, Technical Report TR 11-473. John E. Carroll et.al., Case Study: Investigation of Interference into 5 GHz Weather Radars from Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices, Part I (Technical Report Part I), p. 1, http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/2548.aspx - Memorandum from Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC, and P. Michele Ellison, Enforcement Bureau, FCC, to Manufacturers and Operators of Unlicensed 5 GHz Outdoor Network Equipment Re: Elimination of Interference to Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) (dated July 27, 2010), available at: http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/weather-radar-interference-enforcement - Technical Report Part I, p. 23, available at http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/ - NTIA Technical Report TR-12-486, Case Study: Investigation of Interference into 5 GHz Weather Radars from Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices, Part III (Technical Report III), available at: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/publications/2677.aspx - “Interim Plans to Approve UNII Devices Operating in the 5470-5725 MHz Band with Radar Detection and DFS Capabilities”, KDB Publication No. 443999 DO1. See, e.g., KDB 594280 available at: http://www.fcc.gov/labhelp - National Institute of Standards and Technology, NISTIR 6055, William C. Stone, NIST Construction Automation Program, Report No. 3, Electromagnetic Signal Attenuation in Construction Materials, available at http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/build97/PDF/b97123.pdf - Compliance Measurement Procedures for Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices Operating in the 5250-5350- MHz and 5470-5725 MHz Bands Incorporating Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS Compliance Measurement Procedures) at: http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/eameasurements.html - ETSI EN 301 893 V1.6.1, Broadband Radio Access Networks; 5 GHz high performance RLAN: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301800_301899/301893/01.06.01_60/en_301893v010601p. pdf - Zero to a Billion; 802.11ac-Enabled Device Shipments to Soar by 2015, In-Stat (February 08, 2011), available at http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/zero-to-a-billion-80211ac- enabled-device-shipments-to-soar-by-2015-says-in-stat-1391854.htm - Carrier Wi-Fi equipment market exploding to $2.1 billion by 2016, Infonetics research (May 10, 2012), available at: http://www.infonetics.com/pr/2012/Carrier-WiFi-Equipment- Market-Highlights.asp - Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission’s Rules to Allocate the 5.850-5925 GHz Band to the Mobile Service for Dedicated Short Range Communications of Intelligent Transportation Services, ET Docket No. 98-95, Report and Order: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view;jsessionid=zJy8QddC2zQpvYt2fTQdJTp1qLL3rT mmVZvxb13HPtzwtfMphskN!-856245186!973241960?id=6009850553 - U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration, DSRC: The Future of Safer Driving Fact Sheet, http://www.its.dot.gov/factsheets/dsrc_factsheet.htm -

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