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(Direct Fax N°. +41 22 730 57 85)
Circular Letter *
8/LCCE/97
9/LCCE/60
1 June 2001
To Administrations of Members of the ITU and other members of the Radiocommunication Sector participating in the work of the Radiocommunication Study Groups 8 and 9
Subject : Third meeting of the Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 8A and 9B on wireless access issues
Introduction
The meeting of the Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 8A and 9B on wireless access issues
(JRG 8A-9B) was foreseen in the programme of the Radiocommunication Study Groups by the meeting of Study Group Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen in June 2000 (see Administrative Circular
CA/82).
Date and place of the meeting
JRG 8A-9B will hold its third meeting, in conjunction with the Working Party 8A meeting, from
22 to 26 October 2001. The meeting will take place in the ITU Headquarters, Geneva. The meeting will open at 15:45. The plenary meetings of WP 8A and JRG 8A-9B will be coordinated so that they will not run concurrently.
Programme of the meeting
The draft meeting agenda of JRG 8A-9B is contained in Annex 1. Assigned ITU-R Questions are mentioned in Annex 2.
Working language
JRG 8A-9B will conduct its work in English.
Contributions
JRG 8A-9B will normally work by correspondence. Therefore, contributions to the work of
JRG 8A-9B are invited and should be preferably forwarded by electronic mail. The Secretariat has established an E-mail reflector ( jrg8a-9bwas@itu.int) for the JRG on the basis of the intended participation received in response to this Circular. Contributions to the JRG 8A-9B should be forwarded to the above address.
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* English only.
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Only in exceptional cases may participants submit contributions on paper, accompanied by the electronic version, with the understanding that the Secretariat will need a convenient time to disseminate these documents through the above mentioned E-mail reflector. No document dispatching will be done.
Documents relevant to JRG 8A-9B will be made available to all participants on the following
ITU Web site address:
Web site: http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/sg9/docs/jrg8a-9b/2000-03/contrib/index.html
According to the ITU-R patent policy (Annex 1 to Resolution ITU-R 1-3), contributions containing a proposal for a Recommendation should draw the attention to any known patent or to any known pending patent application relating to systems or technologies considered in the proposal.
Visa requirements
We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter and spend any time in Switzerland. The visa must be requested and obtained from the office
(embassy or consulate) representing Switzerland in your country or, if there is no such office in your country, from the one that is closest to the country of departure. If problems are encountered, the Union can, at the official request of the administration or company you represent, approach the competent Swiss authorities in order to facilitate delivery of the visa. Any such request must specify the name and functions of the individual(s) for whom the visa(s) is/are requested and be accompanied by a copy of the approved registration form approved for the ITU conference or meeting in question.
Participation
In order to make the necessary arrangements, it would be convenient that the intended participation of your representative(s) be registered as participant in the parent Working Party 8A by means of the annexed registration form (Annex 4) (to be photocopied as required). Only one registration for
Working Party 8A should be done, if this approach is followed.
Robert W. Jones
Director, Radiocommunication Bureau
Annexes
1
2
Draft agenda
Questions assigned
3 List of Principal Rapporteurs (JRG 8A-9B), Chairmen of parent Working Parties and
Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of relevant Study Groups
4 Registration form
Distribution:
– Member States and Radiocommunication Sector Members participating in the work of Working Parties 8A and 9B of Radiocommunication
Study Groups 8 and 9
– Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Radiocommunication Study Groups 8 and 9
– Secretary General of the ITU, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Director of the Telecommunication Development
Bureau
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ANNEX 1
Draft agenda for the meeting of
Joint Rapporteur Group of Working Parties 8A and 9B on wireless access issues
(Geneva, 22-26 October 2001)
2
3
1
4
5
6
7
Opening remarks by the co-Chairmen and approval of the agenda
Report of the second meeting (Doc. 8A-9B/55 dated 27 March 2001)
Report of Task Rapporteurs:
– Task FREQ
– Task CHAR
– Task RLAN
(Frequency bands for FWA systems)
(System characteristics of FWA and Vocabulary)
(Characteristics and spectrum requirements for broadband “nomadic wireless access” (NWA) systems)
Liaison from other fora
Presentation of other input documents
Programme of work
Any other business
J. M. COSTA (Canada)
JRG 8A-9B
(WP 8A)
H. MAZAR (Israel)
JRG 8A-9B
(WP 9B)
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Question ITU-R 215-1/8:
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ANNEX 2
Questions * assigned to JRG 8A-9B
Question ITU-R 212-2/8:
Question ITU-R 140-4/9:
Question ITU-R 142-2/9:
Question ITU-R 220-2/9
:
Question ITU-R 229-1/9:
“Frequency bands, technical characteristics, and operational requirements for fixed wireless access systems using mobile technology”
“Nomadic wireless access (NWA) systems including radio local area networks (RLANs) for mobile applications”
“Fixed wireless access (FWA) systems using mobilederived technologies”
“Radio local area networks (RLANs)”
“Fixed wireless access systems conveying IP packets or ATM cells”
“Frequency arrangements based on frequency blocks for systems in the fixed service”
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* See Doc. 9/1 + its Add.1, available on http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/sg9/docs/sg9/2000-
03/contrib/index.html
and Doc. 8/1 + Corr.1, available on http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/sg8/docs/sg8/2000-
03/contrib/index.html
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ANNEX 3
List of Principal Rapporteurs, Chairmen of parent Working Parties and
Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of relevant Study Groups
Principal Rapporteur (JRG 8A-9B, WP 8A)
Mr. J.M. COSTA
Nortel Networks (Canada)
PO Box C-3511
100 Constellation Crescent
OTTAWA ON K1Y 4H7
Canada
Principal Rapporteur (JRG 8A-9B, WP 9B)
Mr. H. MAZAR
Tadiran Electronic Systems Ltd.
29 Hamerkava St.
P.O. Box 150
HOLON 58101
Israel (State of)
Chairman, Working Party 8A
Mr. Sabah TOWAIJ
Industry Canada
300 Slater Street
OTTAWA
Ontario K1A 0C8
Canada
Chairman, Working Party 9B
Mr. A. HASHIMOTO
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Wireless Link Development Department
Sanno-Park Tower, 39F
2-11-1, Nagata-cho
TOKYO 100-6150
Japan
Chairman, Study Group 8
Mr. C. VAN DIEPENBEEK
Radiocommunications Agency
DGTP/RDR
P.O. Box 450
9700 AL GRONINGEN
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Tel.: +1 613 7637574
Fax: +1 613 7651225
E-mail: costa@nortelnetworks.com
Tel: +972 3 5577551
Fax: +972 3 5564536
E-mail: mazar@ties.itu.int
Tel: +1 613 9904790
Fax: +1 613 9525108
E-mail:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail: towaij.sabah@ic.gc.ca
+81 3 51561760
+81 3 51560285 hashimoto@nttdocomo.co.jp
+31 505 877130
+31 505 877400 chris-van.diepenbeek@rdr.nl
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Chairman, Study Group 9
Mr. V.M. MINKIN
Radio Research and Development
Institute (NIIR)
16 Kazakova Street
103064 MOSCOW
Tel:
Fax: or
+7 095 2619307
+7 095 2610090
+7 095 2619307
E-mail: minkin@ties.itu.int minkin@niir.pvt.msu.ru
Russian Federation
Vice-Chairmen, Study Group 8
Mr. T. MIZUIKE
KDD Corporation
2-1-15 Ohara
Kamifukuoka
SAITAMA 356-8502
Japan
Mr. V. STRELETS
General State Supervisory Department for Communications in the Russian Federation
6, 2 nd
Spasonalivkovsky per.
117909 MOSCOW
Russian Federation
Mr. R.L. SWANSON
FCC
445 12 th
Street S.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554
United States of America
Tel: +81 492 787810
Fax: +81 492 787318
E-mail: ta-mizuike@kddi.com
Tel: +7 095 2389498
Fax: +7 095 2003230
E-mail: strelets@podlipki.ru
Tel.: +1 202 4180732
Fax: +1 202 4187270
E-mail: rswanson@fcc.gov
Vice-Chairmen, Study Group 9
Mr. A. HASHIMOTO
(see above)
Mr. H. MAZAR
(see above)
Ms. K. MEDLEY
NTIA – Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue N.W
Room 4606
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230
United States of America
Tel: +1 202 4821896
Fax: +1 202 5018189
E-mail: kmedley@ntia.doc.gov
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TG 6/7
17-19/9
WP 9A
1-8/10
SG 4
15-17/10
ANNEX 4
R ADIOCOMMUNICATION B UREAU
ITU-R B LOCK M EETINGS
G ENEVA S WITZERLAND , 17 S EPTEMBER – 16 N OVEMBER 2001
WP 6P
19-21/9
WP 4B
1-8/10
WP 4-9S
15-23/10
SG 8
5-7/11
WP 6E
19-28/9
WP 9B
1-9/10
JTG 4-7-8
16-22/10
WP 3K
5-9/11
I wish to participate in
WP 6S
19-28/9
WP 6M
20-26/9
WP 6D
20-28/9
WP 9D
2-10/10
WP 4A
3-12/10
WP 9C
8-10/10
WP 7E
17-19/10
WP 1A
5-13/11
WP 8A
22-30/10
WP 1B
5-13/11
WP 8D
23/10-2/11
WP 1C
5-13/11
WP 6R
24-28/9
JTG 4-7-8-9
8-12/10
SGs 4&9
24/10
TG 1/7
5-13/11
WP 6Q
26-28/9
SG 9
11-12/10
WP 8B
24/10-2/11
SG 1
14-16/11
SG 6
1-2/10
SG 7
15-16/10
JTG 1-6-8-9
1-7/11
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(family name) (first name)
Accompanied by: ...................................................................... .................................................................................................
(family name) (first name)
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Scientific or Industrial Organizations
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Regional and other International Organizations
Regional Telecommunication Organizations
Intergovernmental Organizations operating Satellite Systems
United Nations and its Specialized Agencies
Associate Members
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Name of the Company: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Street address: .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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E-mail: ........................................................................................................ In case of emergency: .............................................................................................
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Date: ........................................................................................................... Signature: .................................................................................................................
Approved (if applicable)
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