March 2012
doc.: 18-12/0036
RR-TAG Closing Report
Date: March 16, 2012
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Michael
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Submission
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Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC
March 2012
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Overview
• This document reports on the regulatory considered during the
Waikoloa meetings of the RR-TAG.
• Specific documents/actions were approved by the RR-TAG in
response to the regulatory proceedings reviewed and inputs from
various WGs..
• The RR-TAG depends on working group interest and participation to
support the efforts to draft submissions to proceedings. As is the norm
attendance varied depending on the topic/document being considered.
• Post meeting it was suggested that 802.18 outputs be made available to
the EC 48 hours in advance. Such a process would adversely impact
those WGs with mid-week plenaries or other internal approval
processes. The suggested 5 day review creates an 802.18 document
while the so called 10 day review is actually an EC email ballot. Either
may cause issues including increased workload or missed filing dates.
Submission
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Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC
March 2012
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FCC Proceedings List
• THE FCC WTB AND THE OFFICE OFENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY SEEK COMMENT ON PROGENY’S M-LMS
FIELD TESTING REPORT (Docket No. 11-49) (18-12/21r1)
Comment Date: March 15, 2012, Comment Date: March 30, 2012 .
– The RR-TAG approved 18-12-0033-02 to say that Progeny has failed to meet the
FCC’s waiver requirements. The EC approved and the RR-TAG chair made the
necessary edits and filed it with the FCC.
• FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON CERTAIN WIRELESS SERVICE
INTERRUPTIONS. (DA No. 12-311). (Dkt No 12-52 ) FCC seeks
comment on concerns and issues related to intentional interruptions of
wireless service by government authorities for the purpose of ensuring
public safety. Comments Due: 04/30/2012. Reply Comments Due:
05/30/2012(18-11/101r0).
– The RR-TAG recognized that in this proceeding the fact that many phones have a
Wi-Fi capability that would allow them to continue to operate. It was decided to
keep silent on that fact as it could impact IEEE 802.11 technology.
Submission
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Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC
March 2012
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ITU-R Items
• The RR-TAG chair presented to the opening EC plenary data on
Question ITU-R 236/1 which is likely to have an impact on several
IEEE 802 technologies. The question is contained in doc 18-12-0025
and is being considered in ITU-R WP1A, Spectrum Engineering
Techniques, whose parent group is ITU-R SG1, Spectrum
Management.
• While the question was originally developed to deal with PLC/PLT
issues it has been expanded to include wireless as well as wired
technologies and asks:
• “What are the technical and operating features and the characteristics
of wireless technologies and devices in support of power grid
management systems?”
•
“What are the data rates, bandwidths, frequency bands and spectrum
requirements needed in support of power grid management systems?”
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ITU-R Items (2)
• “What are the interference considerations to radiocommunications
associated with the implementation of wireless and wired technologies
and devices used in support of power grid management systems?”
• “How will spectrum availability be affected by interference associated
with widespread deployment of such technologies and devices?”
• The outcome of this question will be the identification of spectrum,
technologies, bandwidths and data rates for wireless Smart Grid
management.
• The RR-TAG chair recommended to the EC that IEEE 802 make
an initial input to the June, 2012 meeting of ITU-R WP1A. While the
EC has taken initial steps to form an EC SG unless the wireless WGs
step forward at their May Interim and develop an initial input IEEE
802 will miss the 2012 opportunity. The 2013 opportunity will be to
find a way to counter what others, such as the IMT-Advanced/LTE
interests, will have input to WP1A. The choice is clear – lead, follow
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ITU-R Items (3)
or get out of the way. The latter would mean to ignore the ITU-R
wireless related Smart Grid work and trust others to look after IEEE
802’s interests. The current pace seems to suggest that IEEE 802 will
at best “follow” what develops in ITU-R WP1A rather than lead.
• On Thursday the RR-TAG reviewed, edited and approved three
documents from IEEE 802.16. There were two going to ITU-R WP5D
(IMT-Systems) and one to ITU-R WP5A (Land mobile service above
30 MHz (excluding IMT); wireless access in the fixed service; amateur
and amateur-satellite services). Their parent group is ITU-R SG5
(Terrestrial Services). IEEE 802.16 is the only WG with any
interest/connection with ITU-R WP5D. All three were approved by the
EC and will be edited if needed and submitted by the RR-TAG chair in
his additional role of IEEE SA Technical Liaison to ITU-R.
• The documents were:
Submission
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ITU-R Items (4)
• 18-12 -0028-01, “Update of WireLESSMAN-ADVANCED RADIO
INTERFACE of Recommendation ITU-R M.2012. To be sent to
WP5D.
• 18-12-0031-01, “OFDMA TDD WMAN Submission Toward Revision
11 of Recommendation ITU-R M.1457 (Meeting x+2). To be sent to
WP5D.
• 18-12-0032-02, LIAISON STATEMENT TO ITU-R WP 5A ON
“WORKING DOCUMENT TOWARDS A PRELIMINARY DRAFT
NEW REPORT ITU-R [LMS.CRS2]”. To be sent to WP5A.
Submission
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Other Items
• On Thursday PM1 IEEE 802.22 presented a document (18-12-003002) titled “THE IEEE 802 LAN/MAN STANDARDS COMMITTEE
POSITION ENDORSING WORLD-WIDE LICENSE-EXEMPT
USAGE OF THE TELEVISION BAND WHITESPACES”. It was
narrowly approved in the RR-TAG (3/2/1). During discussion at the
EC Closing Plenary the IEEE 802.22 chair withdrew the document. It
may, in some other form be presented at the July IEEE 802 Plenary.
• Editor’s note; Many of the wireless WGs have difficulty developing a
final document to bring to 802.18 prior to Thursday afternoon. In the
past those documents approved by 802.18 were sent to the EC on
Thursday after 802.18 completed the work. For various reasons that
did not happen this time. A review of my email log shows that
proposals for the EC to consider were still being submitted on Friday
morning. While 802..18 will adhere to the “24 hour” rule it may be
useful to return to the policy where the EC allowed 802.18 final
approval on all 802.16 IMT related correspondence with WP5D.
Submission
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Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC