IEEE 802.18 Meeting Overview November 2015

November, 2015 doc.: 18-15/0060 RR-TAG Opening Report Date: November 8, 2015 Authors: Name Michael Lynch Company MJ Lynch & Associates LLC Address 108 Brentwood Court Allen, TX 75013 Phone 1.972.814.4901 email mjlynch@mjlallc.c om Notice:This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.18. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Submission Slide 1 Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC

November, 2015 doc.: 18-15/0060 Overview The attendance varies depending on the topics & documents being considered. While we plan for ~15 representing all 802 WGs the actual attendance can be considerably more (or less). Final approval of documents is normally done Thursdays during AM1 and AM2. However, for this meeting, final approval of documents destined for EC approval will be done during AM2 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Submission Slide 2 Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC

November, 2015 doc.: 18-15/0060 Some of the items to be considered at this meeting Continued work on ITU-R WP1A s Report ITU-R SM.[SMART_GRID] on the Smart Grid project . It is expected at this meeting that IEEE 802.24 will provide further input to IEEE 802 s response to ITU-R Question 236/1, dealing with technologies and spectrum used in the management of Smart Grids. This will be submitted to ITU-R WP1A plans at their next meeting. Follow up on the status of the UK Ofcom s consultation on using VHF spectrum for Wi-Fi like services in rural areas. Since the RR-TAG no longer responds directly to national regulators and their consultations this consultation was passed to another IEEE 802 group for consideration and we will be seeking the disposition of any response. Review the activities at the recently completed ITU-R RA-15 (the Radiocommunication Assembly) and any impact on activities in IEEE 802. Also to be reviewed is any potential impact from WRC-15 (the World Radiocommunication Conference) which is currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland and the agenda for WRC-19. Submission Slide 3 Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC

November, 2015 doc.: 18-15/0060 Additional RR-TAG Items for November: Further contributions to ITU-R, FCC, and to other regulatory bodies are added as needed. Many of these items appear with short notice to the TAG and with very short response times. The RR-TAG agenda, Doc. 18-15-0056-r1, can be found on the RR- TAG s Mentor web site; expect that as normal there will be further revisions of the agenda. Please check for items of interest that may not be listed in the Opening Report. Don t forget that for the most part you can maintain your voting rights in your home group when you participate in the RR-TAG (and, of course, log your attendance correctly!). You cannot gain voting rights in your home group by attending the RR-RAG. Submission Slide 4 Michael Lynch, MJ Lynch & Associates LLC