RR-TAG Liaison Report IEEE 802.18 - 802.22

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RR-TAG Liaison ReportIEEE 802.18 - 802.22
2007-11-15
Authors
Name Company Address Phone email
Peter Murray TMG, Inc. New Jersey 908-232-9054 petermurr_at_mac.com

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Radio Regulatory TAG

• Liaison - IEEE 802 Wireless WGs - National and
  International Regulatory Agencies
• Supports Wireless WGs Spectrum Requirements
• Tracks regulatory actions and provides advice to
  regulators to foster effective use of licensed
  and unlicensed spectrum

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RR-TAG Efforts

• Presentation of The Wi-Fi Alliance DFS Best
  Practices document
• Presentation on EU 5GHz Regulatory changes
• Presentation on aircraft use of wireless networks
• Review of IMT inputs
• Incorporation of these into the requirements and
  evaluation document
• Output documents will be forwarded to the EC.
• The TCAM (Telecommunications Conformity
  Assessment and Market Surveillance Committee) is
  the standing Committee assisting the Commission
  in the management of Directive 99/5/EC.

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RR-TAG Update

• Any 5GHz RLAN products sold in the EU
• After 3/31/08 must meet EN 301 893 v1.3.1 or
  1.4.1 requirements
• After 6/30/08 must be able to detect staggered
  PRF (3 PRF values) in 5600 - 5650 MHz band or
  block the band (channels 120, 124 and 128)
• After 3/31/09 must also meet EN 301 893 v1.5.1
  requirements
• Detect 0.8uS pulse width across 5250 5350 and
  5470 5725 MHz bands
• Detect staggered PRF across 5250 5350 and 5470
  5725 MHz bands
• Include a solution for weather radar noise
  calibration period (10 min CAC)
• After 3/31/10 must meet EN 301 893 v1.6.1
• All the 1.5.1 requirements
• Detect 0.5uS pulse width across 5250 5350 and
  5470 5725 MHz bands

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Documents available on the 802.18 Site

• WFA-DFS-Best Practices
• 18-07-0090-00-0000-eu-5ghz-regulatory-changes
• 18-07-0096r0_Dedicated_Aviation_Spectrum_Alternati
  ves

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Future Plans

• Review Consultations from Regulators
• Continue IMT-Advanced process
• Next meeting Taipei Taiwan, January 2008

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Questions?