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stds-802-16: Formation of a Study Group in 802.18 on "Unlicensed Use of UnusedTV Broadcast Spectrum"



Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:28:46 -0700
To:  <stds-802-11@ieee.org>, <stds-802-15@ieee.org>, <stds-802-16@ieee.org>,
         <stds-802-mobility@ieee.org>
From: "Stevenson, Carl R (Carl)" <carlstevenson@agere.com>

At our recent plenary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the 802.18 RR-TAG 
discussed, and approved a motion to form a Study Group (802.18-SG1) 
to address sharing of unused TV broadcast spectrum by unlicensed 
devices, to develop a PAR and 5 criteria, and in the course of its 
study to develop and provide information useful to 802.18 in 
preparing a Petition for Rulemaking for submission to the FCC on this 
subject. At its closing meeting, the IEEE 802 Executive Committee 
also approved the formation of this Study Group.

This subject (unlicensed sharing of unused TV spectrum) is something 
that the FCC has shown great interest in over the past year and we 
have previously filed comments/reply comments in a NOI and are filing 
further comments on the matter in a current NPRM proceeding where the 
FCC again took the opportunity to ask about the subject.

The ultimate intent is to be more proactive in seeking access to this 
spectrum and to make a best effort to determine how it could be put 
to its "best and highest use" considering the unique nature of the 
spectrum and the requirements for what I characterize as "cognitive 
radio light" in order to successfully and reliably share on an 
non-interference basis with the incumbent primary user, TV 
broadcasting.

The intention is to review the Study Group's progress at the March 
2004 IEEE 802 plenary and determine at that point if an extension is 
warranted.

Since this is a new group, I will serve as interim chair until we see 
if we get enough critical mass and the group will exist long enough 
to warrant formal elections of officers.

Let's get some discussion going - this is WG neutral and everyone can 
have a voice.

Based on how many people join the e-mail reflector and how discussion 
goes, I would hope to schedule a couple of evening meetings of the 
Study Group for our interim meeting in Vancouver ... evening sessions 
so as not to impede 802.18's normal work and also to make it easier 
for folks with commitments in other WGs to participate more easily.

An e-mail reflector has been established for the Study Group.

Those who would be interested in participating in the study group may 
subscribe to the e-mail reflector by sending a message to:

majordomo@majordomo.ieee.org

with a blank subject line and a single command line in the BODY of the message

subscribe stds-802-18-sg1 <your_e-mail_address>

This will be a controlled access list. After you have sent the 
original subscription request, the majordomo system will send a 
confirmation/authentication message to the address you attempted to 
subscribe (you should use a real e-mail address, not an alias, if 
possible). The confirmation/authentication message will contain 
instructions and another command for you to cut and paste into the 
body of another message to the majordomo system.

Once past this confirmation/authentication process, I will receive an 
approval request, which I will process ASAP. Then you should get a 
message welcoming you to the list.

Messages from the list will have [802-18-SG1] appended to their 
subject line for easy identification.

I hope that these instructions are clear, but if anyone has problems 
after giving it a good try, you can e-mail me and I'll help you sort 
it out.

Regards,
Carl R. Stevenson
Chair, IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group 
610-965-8799 (home office)
610-712-3217 (fax mailbox)
610-570-6168 (cellphone)
Short Message Service: 6105706168@voicestream.net carl.stevenson@ieee.org