Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Urgent motion to approve 802.18 doc+++Close...
Approve as corrected.
Regards,
Tony
At 16:30 22/11/2004, Jerry1upton@AOL.COM wrote:
Approve with the corrected
dates.
Jerry Upton
In a message dated 11/21/2004 12:48:40 PM Central Standard Time,
paul.nikolich@ATT.NET writes:
- Steve.
- Small correction? Off by two months? You are being too
kind. Thanks for
- picking that up--yes, EC members, I meant the opening/closing dates
to be 19
- November 2004 and 26 November 2004.
- --Paul
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: "Shellhammer, Stephen J"
<stephen.j.shellhammer@INTEL.COM>
- To: <STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org>
- Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:29 PM
- Subject: Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Urgent motion to approve
802.18
- doc+++
- > Paul,
- >
- > Just a small
correction on the letter ballot. I believe the
- > dates should be November 19 and November 26.
- >
- > Regards,
- > Steve
- >
- > -----Original Message-----
- > From: owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org
- >
[mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@listserv.ieee.org]
On Behalf Of Paul Nikolich
- > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:36 PM
- > To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
- > Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Email Ballot+++Urgent motion to approve
802.18
- > doc+++
- > Importance: High
- >
- >
- > Dear EC members,
- >
- > As agreed at the closing EC meeting, this is a 7 day email
ballot to
- > make a
- > determination on the below motion to
- > approve the attached document 18-04-0056-00-00 (TV Band NPRM
Comments)
- > as an
- > 802 Document.
- >
- > Moved: Carl Stevenson
- > Second: Jerry Upton
- >
- > The ballot opens Friday 19 September 2004 7pm edt and closes the
sooner
- > of
- > Friday 26 September 2004 7pm edt or 24hours after all EC member
have
- > cast a
- > vote (a vote consists of an explicit APPROVE, DISAPPROVE or
ABSTAIN).
- >
- > Regards,
- >
- > --Paul Nikolich
- >
- > ----- Original Message -----
- > From: "Carl R. Stevenson" <wk3c@wk3c.com>
- > To: "Paul Nikolich" <p.nikolich@ieee.org>
- > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 7:29 PM
- > Subject: Urgent motion to approve 802.18 doc
- >
- >
- >> Motion:
- >>
- >> To immediately and urgently
- >>
- >> approve the attached document 18-04-0056-00-00 (TV Band NPRM
Comments)
- >>
- >> as an 802 Document, authorizing Carl Stevenson and Michael
Lynch to
- >>
- >> make necessary non-substantive editorial cleanups and
formatting
- >>
- >> changes, and to file the document with the FCC on behalf of
IEEE 802
- >>
- >> in a timely fashion. (NOTE: the filing deadline is Nov. 30,
2004 and
- >>
- >> additionally, we need time to do the editorial cleanups and
final
- >>
- >> Formatting for filing.)
- >>
- >> Moved: Carl R. Stevenson
- >>
- >> Seconded: Jerry Upton
- >>
- >> Information for the EC:
- >>
- >> The attached document was approved *unanimously* by 802.18
with broad
- >>
- >> representation by voting members of 802.18 from both 802 as
well as
- > the
- >>
- >> licensed incumbent services which future 802 wireless
standards would,
- >>
- >> by FCC rule and the ITU Radio Regulations, be required to
protect from
- >>
- >> harmful interference as a condition for access to the
spectrum in
- >> question.
- >>
- >> There are currently *NO* 802 wireless standards operating in
the band
- > in
- >>
- >> question (the TV broadcast bands), so the recommendations in
this
- > document
- >>
- >> would impose NO additional constraints on existing 802
wireless
- > standards.
- >>
- >> Any future 802 wireless standards desiring to operate in the
band in
- >> question
- >>
- >> *will* be *required* by the FCC to afford the incumbent
licensed
- > services
- >>
- >> protection from harmful interference.
- >>
- >> (The standard to be developed by 802.22, under the scope of
its PAR,
- > is
- >>
- >> specifically intended to operate in the TV broadcast bands,
using
- >> cognitive
- >>
- >> radio techniques to protect the incumbent licensed services
from
- > harmful
- >>
- >> interference.)
- >>
- >> This document was reviewed by an ad hoc group from 802.11
(none of the
- >> other
- >>
- >> Wireless WG Chairs responded to an invitation for
review).
- >>
- >> Any future 802 wireless standard proposing to use the TV
bands under
- > the
- >> rules
- >>
- >> proposed by the FCC would, by definition, be required to
operate on a
- >> strictly
- >>
- >> non-interfering basis to the incumbent licensed
services.
- >>
- >> Additionally, the attached document is a delicately crafted,
yet fair,
- >>
- >> compromise, based on UNPRECEDENTED cooperation between
the
- > "traditional"
- >>
- >> 802 community and licensed incumbents, some of whom have
gained voting
- >>
- >> membership, and others who have met the attendance
requirements at
- > this
- >>
- >> session and will gain voting membership at the March
plenary.
- >>
- >> These folks came to OUR table to work cooperatively with us
in an
- > effort
- >>
- >> to avoid conflict over the FCC's proposal to allow
unlicensed devices
- > to
- >>
- >> operate *in spectrum for which they hold licenses and have
legal
- > rights to
- >>
- >> protection from harmful interference*.
- >>
- >> After months of cooperative work, NOT filing the comments
that were
- >> mutually
- >>
- >> Agreed between the RR-TAG and these incumbents will severely
damage
- > the
- >>
- >> cooperative working relationship that has been forged
between the
- >> incumbents
- >>
- >> and "traditional 802 participants" and will almost
certainly result in
- >> their
- >>
- >> withdrawing from their attempts to work cooperatively with
us and make
- > our
- >>
- >> prospects of gaining access to the spectrum.
- >>
- >> Finally, since IEEE 802.18 requested, and was granted, an
extension of
- >> time
- >> in the
- >>
- >> comment period, which the FCC granted - something that they
normally
- > don't
- >> do - on
- >>
- >> the basis that we had all of the incumbents at the table
working
- >> cooperatively
- >>
- >> with us to bring a broad industry consensus position to the
FCC, it
- > will
- >> virtually
- >>
- >> certainly *trash* 802's reputation with the FCC if we do not
deliver
- > this
- >> document
- >>
- >> by the Nov. 30 filing deadline established by the extension
of time
- > that
- >> was
- >> granted
- >>
- >> at our request - a relationship that we have worked hard to
cultivate
- > and
- >> has been
- >>
- >> very productive.
- >>
- >>
- >>
- >> Regards,
- >>
- >> Carl R. Stevenson (outgoing Chair, IEEE 802.18 RR-TAG)
- >>
- >> Michael Lynch, Interim Chair, IEEE 802.18 RR-TAG
- >>
- >>
- >>
- >>
- >
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Tony
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