Summary of GRSC-5 Meeting

1
Summary of GRSC-5 Meeting
DOCUMENT GSC13-GRSC6-13
FOR Presentation
SOURCE GRSC-6 Vice Chair, Kohei Satoh (ARIB)
AGENDA ITEM 3
CONTACT(S) satoh_at_arib.or.jp

• Kohei SATOH
• Vice-Chair, GRSC-6
• Chair GRSC-5

Submission DateJune 1, 2008
2
Review of GRSC-5 Meeting

• 41 Attendees
• 49 input documents presented and discussed
• 11 High Interest Subjects, 2 Other topics
• Proposal for new HIS for Ground-based Air Traffic
  Management equipment and new Other topics for
  Advanced wireless services
• Cooperation and contributions from attendees lead
  to 12 HIS subjects, 3 other topics, and 11
  resolutions
• Creation of new GSC Task Force under the GRSC to
  exchange information and views on candidate radio
  interface technologies for IMT-Advanced

3
Location Services

• issues discussed
• Presentation of Galileo satellite system by ETSI
• Presentation of Wireline/Wireless Location
  Services by ATIS
• main outcome
• HIS renamed "Location Services" instead of
  "Location-based Services"
• ATIS to review wider aspects (applications) for
  GSC-13
• No Resolution on this subject
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ATIS to continue as
  Prime PSO

4
RF Exposure

• issues discussed
• Presentation of ARIB activities on EMC and Human
  Health Effects
• Presentation of ETSI TC Safety activities
• main outcome
• Suggestion that new research work should include
  effects of combined use of Bluetooth headsets and
  radio terminals on the brain
• Need to enhance perception of separation between
  manufacturers standardisers, even though the
  standards are only test standards.
• Resolution GSC-11/13 re-affirmed unchanged as
  GRSC5/01
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ETSI to continue as
  Prime PSO

5
Measurement Uncertainties Calibration

• issues discussed
• Presentation of situation in ETSI
• main outcome
• Noted that work is stalled in ETSI and wish to
  relinquish Prime PSO responsibility
• No other PSO volunteered to act as Prime PSO
• After discussion it was agreed to keep the HIS
  open for another year
• Resolution GSC-11/14 re-affirmed unchanged as
  GRSC5/02
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ETSI to continue as
  Prime PSO

6
Wireless Access including RLANs Ad-hoc
Networking

• issues discussed
• Presentation of status of ITU-R Activities in
  Broadband Wireless Access
• Presentation by ARIB of Wireless LAN services in
  Japan
• Presentation of ETSI TC BRAN update
• Presentation of ETSI New Generation DECT
• Presentation of by ISACC of Broadband Services in
  Rural and Remote Areas
• Resolution GSC-11/24 updated to include lower
  bands and agreed as GRSC5/03
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ISACC to continue
  as Prime PSO

7
Intelligent Transport Systems

• issues discussed
• Presentation by ARIB of a DSRC basic application
  interface to extend application in vehicles
• Presentation of ETSI ERM TG37 activities
• Presentation of ITU-R Activities in ITS
• Presentation of ITS Task Force Progress report
• Presentation by TIA of Intelligent Transport
  Systems (ITS) Communications Efforts
• Resolution GSC-11/08 11/09 merged updated and
  re-issued as GRSC5/05 (ITS Task Force)
• Resolution GSC-11/11) updated and re-issued as
  GRSC5/06 (WSC Workshop)
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 TIA to continue as
  Prime PSO

8
Radio Microphones

• issues discussed
• Presentation by ARIB of Digital Radio Microphones
  in Japan
• Presentation of Radio Microphone Task Force
  Progress report
• main outcome
• objective of the Task Force is to update the
  relevant documentation for GSC
• Consolidated output expected to be presented at
  GSC-13
• Resolution GSC-11/23 updated and re-issued as
  GRSC5/04
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ETSI to continue as
  Prime PSO

9
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) RF
Identification (RFID)

• issues discussed
• Presentation of RFID related work in ETSI
• main outcome
• Need to try and bring Layer 1 Layer 2
  activities into Telecoms/Radio SDO world whilst
  ISO handles upper layers noted recent ISO
  decision to reject active RFID in 900 MHz band.
  ETSI requested to develop a recommendation on
  this issue.
• PSOs encouraged to assist in global harmonization
  of spectrum allocations
• PSOs requested to provide Prime PSO with updated
  frequency allocations
• Regional proposals for harmonization will be
  submitted to WRC 2007 for a future agenda item at
  WRC 2011
• Resolution GSC-11/03 revised and agreed as
  GRSC5/10, named changed to "Network Aspects of
  Identification Systems" (issued an Opening
  Plenary resolution)
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ETSI to continue as
  Prime PSO

10
Software Defined Radio Cognitive Radio

• issues discussed
• Presentation of TTA CR (Cognitive Radio) PG
  Proposals
• Presentation of ITU-R Activities in Software
  Defined Radio (SDR)
• Presentation of Software Defined Radio /
  Cognitive Radio in ETSI
• Presentation by ARIB on Dynamic Spectrum Needs,
  Research, and Development in Japan
• Presentation of Software-Defined Radio (SDR) and
  Cognitive Radio Efforts PPSO update
• main outcome
• Some confusion on whether CR a subset of SDR or
  whether they should be treated separately.
• Ongoing work and a new ITU-R Report noted.
• PSOs requested to provide comments on the
  resolution for further review at GSC-13
• Resolution GSC-11/10 updated and re-issued as
  GRSC5/09
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 TIA to continue as
  Prime PSO

11
Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR)

• issues discussed
• Presentation by ISACC on Public Protection and
  Disaster Relief
• Presentation by ARIB on Introduction of a Radio
  Communications System for Disaster Prevention in
  Japan
• Presentation by ETSI on Future Wideband
  Broadband Spectrum Usage in Europe
• Resolution GSC-11/15 updated and re-issued as
  GRSC5/07
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 TIA to continue as
  Prime PSO

12
Global UWB (Ultra Wide Band)

• issues discussed
• Presentation of Standards and Applications for
  UWB Automotive Radar and UWB Sensor/Imaging
  Applications
• Resolution GSC-11/07 updated and re-issued as
  GRSC5/11
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 ETSI to continue as
  Prime PSO

13
Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast

• issues discussed
• Presentation of TIA TR-47 Terrestrial Mobile
  Multimedia Multicast (TM3) - Standards Update
• Presentation by ISACC on Advanced Wireless
  Services
• Presentation of ISDB-T Mobile TV and Multimedia
  broadcasting by CCSA
• Presentation of TTA Standardization on T-DMB
• Presentation of Multimedia Broadcast / Multicast
  Service (MBMS) in 3GPP
• Presentation by CCSA on Mobile TV in China
• main outcome
• Discussion on allocation of frequency bands in
  different regions
• Resolution GSC11/12 updated and re-issued
  GRSC5/08
• Maintained as HIS for GSC-13 TIA to continue as
  Prime PSO

14
Other Topics (1)

• Satellite Service
• issues discussed
• Presentation of ETSI TC SES
• Maintained as "Other Topic" for GSC-13
• Communications Onboard Aircraft
• issues discussed
• Presentation by ETSI of GSM Onboard Aircraft
  (GSMOBA)
• Maintained as "Other Topic" for GSC-13

15
Other Topics (2)

• Ground-based Air Traffic Management equipment
• Navigation and ground traffic control standards
• European Single Sky Mandate
• ETSI requested to prepare HIS proposal for GSC-13
• Wireless Communication Standard activities in
  CCSA
• Presentation provided for information
• Information on the ITU WRC
• Presentation by ITU-R on Radiocommunication
  Assembly (RA-07) and World Radiocommunication
  Conference (WRC-07)

16
GRSC5 Output Resolutions

• GRSC5/01 - Facilitating Liaison in Relation to
  Measurement Methodologies for Assessing Human
  Exposure to RF Energy
• GRSC5/02 - Facilitating Liaison in Relation to
  Measurement Methodologies, associated Measurement
  Uncertainty and Calibration
• GRSC5/03 - Broadband Services in Rural and
  Remote Areas
• GRSC5/04 - Radio Microphones and Cordless Audio
  Standardization
• GRSC5/05 - GSC ITS Task Force
• GRSC5/06 - Support for WSC Workshop on ICT in
  Motor Vehicles - Geneva 2008
• GRSC5/07 - Public Protection and Disaster Relief
• GRSC5/08 - Mobile Multimedia Broadcast and
  Multicast
• GRSC5/09 - Software Defined Radio
• GRSC5/10 - Network Aspects of Identification
  Systems (as an Opening Plenary resolution)

17
List of Subjects for GRSC6

• Location Services
• RF exposure
• Measurement uncertainties
• Wireless access including RLANs ad-hoc
  Networking
• Radio Microphones
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Public protection Disaster relief
• Mobile Multimedia Broadcast Multicast
• Software defined radio Cognitive radio
• Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) RF
  Identification Devices (RFID)
• Global Ultra Wide Band
• Ground-based Air Traffic Management equipment
  (new)
• Other topics
• Satellite services
• Communications onboard Aircraft
• Advance wireless services (new)