09 - 12 March 2015doc.: 18-15/0019r00

IEEE 802.18

Radio Regulatory-TAG

Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group Minutes
Date: 09 – 12March, 2015
Name / Affiliation / Address / Phone / email
Author(s):
Jay Holcomb, Secretary, RR-TAG / Itron / Liberty Lake, WA / 509-891-3281 /
Officer presiding:
Michael Lynch,
Chair, RR-TAG / MJ Lynch & Assoc. / Allen, Tx / 972-814-4901 /

Abstract

Minutes of the IEEE 802 RR-TAG Plenary meeting in Berlin, Germany,09 – 12March, 2015

These are the minutes of IEEE 802.18 meeting in Berlin, Germany,09 – 12 March, 2015.

Monday, 09 March, 2015

  1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 13:30.
  2. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
  1. The current agenda is document 18-15/0013r01
  2. The Chair reminded members, as they learned today at the other opening Plenaries about the cell phone courtesy policy, anti-trust provisions of IEEE 802, the Patent questions and Policy, inappropriate topics per the IEEE requirements, and Letters of Assurance (LOA), as shown in the agenda document.
  1. Motion: To approve the RR-TAG agenda for the March 2015 Meeting, 18-15/0013r01.

Move by: Rich Kennedy

Second by: Peter Ecclesine

Discussion: None

Vote: 4 Yes0 No0 Abstain

Motion: Passed

  1. Reviewed the Atlanta, GA January minutes 18-15/0011r00
  2. The following motion was made:

Motion: To approve the minutes for the January 2015 Interim held at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, GA, USA, 11 – 15January 2015; 18-15/0011r00.

Move by: Rich Kennedy

Second by: Peter Ecclesine

Discussion: None

Vote: 4 Yes0 No0 Abstain

Motion: Passed

  1. Old Business:
  2. None.
  1. New Business:
  2. Review of the recent FCC rules update (do the changes help?).
  3. There are 250 pages, members to review and report what may hurt 802.
  1. Review the FAA’s drone rules. Does it impact 802? Consensus is still no.
  1. Discussed the DSRC report from 802.11 to the FCC that we should have on Thursday to review and vote on.
  1. The Chair recessed the meeting to independent study until Tuesday.

Tuesday, 10 March, 2015

  1. The Chair called the meeting to order
  2. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
  1. Reviewed PARs for this Plenary:
  2. All looked fine from the regulatory view, nothing needed to be reported back.
  1. The Chair recessed the meeting to independent study until Wednesday.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2015

  1. The Chair called the meeting to order.
  2. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
  1. Reviewed DSRC report presented by Peter E.
  2. The following motion was made:

Motion: Moved to establish at 09:00 on 3/12/15 and time limit of 1 hour for vote on the DSRC Report

Move by: Peter Ecclesine

Second by: Adrian Stephens

Discussion: None

Vote: 6 Yes0 No1 Abstain

Motion: Passed

  1. Some discussion on the ballot(s) of the DSRC report and here is the original motion presented to 802.18:

Moved: Believing that the report in document 11-15/0347r0 represents the work of the DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team forward it to the EC for its approval and submittal to the FCC.

Move by: Apurva Mody

Second by: Tim Jefferies

Discussion: see next

Vote: no vote then

Motion: n/a

  1. Moved: To amend the motion, with adding text after Tiger Team:
  2. Believing that the report in document 11-15/0347r0 represents the work of the DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team with the removal of Section 11and add to the front matter that there was no consensus, forward it to the EC for its approval and submittal to the FCC.

Move by: Apurva Mody

Second by: Tim Jefferies

Discussion: none

Vote: 7 Yes1 No1 Abstain

Motion: Passed

  1. The amended motion:

Moved: Believing that the report in document 11-15/0347r0 represents the work of the DSRC Coexistence Tiger Team with the removal of Section 11 and add to the front matter that there was no consensus, forward it to the EC for its approval and submittal to the FCC.

Moved by: Rich Kennedy

Seconded by: Peter Ecclesine

Discussion? none

Vote: 8 Yes1 No2 Abstain

Motion:Passed

  1. The Chair recessed the meeting to independent study until Thursday

Thursday, 12 March, 2015

  1. The Final Motion

Moved: Approve document 18-15/0016r0 and forward it to the EC for its approval and submittal to the FCC.

Moved by: Rich Kennedy

Seconded by: Peter Ecclesine

Discussion? none

Vote: 3 Yes0 No0 Abstain

Motion:Passed

  1. With no further input or needs from the other WGs and TAGs, the Chair adjourned the meeting Thursday 12 March, 2015.
  1. The next IEEE RR TAG 802.18 face to face meeting will be the Interim from 10 – 14 May, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC Canada.

attendees:

Adrian StephensIntel Corporation

Andrew MylesCisco Systems, Inc.

Andy ScottNCTA

Apurva ModyBAE Systems

George CalcevHuawei R&D USA

James LansfordCRS plc.

John KenneyToyota InfoTechnology Center

Jon RosdahlCSR plc.

Michael LynchMJ Lynch & Associates LLC

Peter EcclesineCisco Systems, Inc.

Rich KennedyMediaTek Inc.

Stephen ShellhammerQualcomm Incorporated

Tim JeffriesHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd

Vijay AuluckIntel Corp.

RR-TAG minutes March 2015page 1 of 4Michael Lynch (MJLynch Assoc.) / Jay Holcomb (Itron)