IEEE 802.19 Wireless Coexistence TAG

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IEEE 802.19Wireless Coexistence TAG
July 2004 Opening Report

• Steve Shellhammer
• shellhammer_at_ieee.org

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TAG Letter Ballot

• The 802.19 Coexistence TAG held a letter ballot
  to submit proposed 802 PP changes
  (802.19/04-0010r4) to the Executive Committee.
• The letter ballot was approved unanimously
• Yes 10
• No 0
• Abstain 0

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Discussions on Proposed 802 PP Changes

• Held a discussion on Sunday night at 802 PP
  Meeting.
• Collecting comments from EC members one-on-one
• Will be presenting to the following WGs
• 802.11 Wednesday 1030 AM 1230 PM
• 802.15 Wednesday 1030 AM 1230 PM
• 802.16 Thursday 700 1000 PM

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Plans for the Week

• Discuss proposed 802 PP changes for coexistence,
  at the Sunday night 802 PP meeting
• IEEE 802.19-04/0010r4
• Tutorial on Wireless Coexistence (Tuesday 630
  PM)
• Joint meeting with 802.16 Licensed Exempt Ad-Hoc
  committee (Tuesday 1030 AM)
• Joint meeting with 802.11n Task Group (Wednesday
  130 PM)
• Work on Coexistence Assurance Methodology
• Motion for SEC letter ballot on proposed changes
  to 802 PP

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IEEE SA Patent Policy

• 6. Patents
• IEEE standards may include the known use of
  patent(s), including patent applications,
  provided the IEEE receives assurance from the
  patent holder or applicant with respect to
  patents essential for compliance with both
  mandatory and optional portions of the standard.
  This assurance shall be provided without coercion
  and prior to approval of the standard (or
  reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after
  initial approval of the standard). This assurance
  shall be a letter that is in the form of either
• a)
• A general disclaimer to the effect that the
  patentee will not enforce any of its present or
  future patent(s) whose use would be required to
  implement the proposed IEEE standard against any
  person or entity using the patent(s) to comply
  with the standard or
• b)
• A statement that a license will be made available
  without compensation or under reasonable rates,
  with reasonable terms and conditions that are
  demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination
• This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from
  the date of the standard's approval to the date
  of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable
  during that period.