stds-802-16: regulatory and coexistence issues at Session #14
I've added new details on some 802 meetings to the Session #14 agenda:
http://ieee802.org/16/meetings/mtg14/agenda.html
In particular, the two major topics are regulatory and coexistence
issues that mainly affect TG4:
(1) The 802.11 schedule includes a detailed agenda for three two-hour
meetings of the "IEEE 802.11 RADIO REGULATORY ADHOC MEETING", chaired
by Vic Hayes, 802's Regulatory Ombudsman. This activity is related to
a conference call of last week. The group's main plans for July seem
to involve drafting a response to the FCC's NPRM 99-231. However,
other agenda topics include "PAR rules amendment" and "Establish
permanent group".
This is, officially, an 802.11 activity; despite some inquiries, I
don't really know what it is and what plans Vic has for making it an
802 entity. However, the topics are relevant to 802.16, and a number
of our members participated in the conference call. We will have a
voice in any position paper that comes out of 802, so we need to be
involved.
All three of the meetings are scheduled for the Marriott Downtown;
you can get there by the shuttle. Vic has indicated that he needs
even more time than this, and he can't find extra meeting space
there. I asked him to let us know what he needs to see if we can
accommodate him. I suspect that TG4 may be able to offer its meeting
room some of the time; many of the TG4 people might like to attend.
If you want to attend these meetings, I will make sure you still get
802.16 participation credit so you won't endanger your membership.
(2) The 802 agenda shows a meeting of the 802 Coexistence Study Group
from 6:30-9:30 pm on Thursday. That group expires at the end of the
session, unless renewed. The group seems to be heading toward
creating a proposal for a standing 802 Technical Advisory Group on
Coexistence. More info when I get it.
Roger