21-04-00xx-00-0000-session2_opening_notes.ppt submission may 2004 ajay rajkumar, chair, 802.21slide...

May 2004

Ajay Rajkumar, Chair, 802.21Slide 1

21-04-00xx-00-0000-session2_opening_notes.ppt

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IEEE 802.21Session #2

Opening Session

Ajay [email protected]

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• Chair Ajay [email protected]

• Vice Chair Michael Williams [email protected]

• Secretary Vacant

Officers

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5.1.4 Operation of the Working Group• The operation of the Working Group has to be

balanced between democratic procedures that reflect the desires of the Working Group members and the Working Group Chair’s responsibility to produce a standard, recommended practice, or guideline, in a reasonable amount of time.

• Robert’s Rules of Order shall be used in combination with these operating rules to achieve this balance.

IEEE 802 Rules

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• In the debate each member has the right to speak twice on the same question on the same day (except on an appeal), but cannot make a second speech on the same question as long as any member who has not spoken on that question desires the floor.

Robert's Rules

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Registration and Media Recording

• Each Attendee must provide contact information and pay conference fee

• Conference fee has to be paid through the registration desk at the hotel or sponsor

• Failure to pay conference fee results in loss of credit for voting rights

• Photography not permitted unless approved by WG Chair• Audio taping of IEEE 802.21 meetings is NOT allowed• Media – Press and Analyst briefings

– Only the 802.11/.15/.18/.19/.21 WG Chair and WG Vice-Chairs are allowed to give verbal statements/interviews to the media on behalf of the respective IEEE 802.11/.15/.18/.19/.21 working groups

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Membership & Anti-Trust

• Individual membership– In all IEEE standards meetings, membership is by

individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization.

• Anti-Trust laws– The Anti-Trust laws forbid the discussion of prices

within our meetings.

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• Advise the WG membership that: – The IEEE’s Patent Policy is consistent with the ANSI patent policy and is described

in Clause 6 of the IEEE SA Standards Board Bylaws;– Early disclosure of patents which may be essential for the use of standards under

development is encouraged; – Disclosures made of such patents may not be exhaustive of all patents that may be

essential for the use of standards under development, and that neither the IEEE, the WG nor the WG Chairman ensure the accuracy or completeness of any disclosure or whether any disclosure is of a patent that in fact may be essential for the use of standards under development.

• Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting:

– that the foregoing advice was provided and the two slides were shown; – that an opportunity was provided for WG members to identify or disclose patents

that the WG member believes may be essential for the use of that standard;– any responses that were given, specifically the patents and patent applications that

were identified (if any) and by whom.

"At Each Meeting, the Working Group Chair shall:"

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6. Patents

IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents, and patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either

a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or

b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination

This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period.

IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards

Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board –, March 2003, May 2004

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Inappropriate Topics forIEEE WG Meetings

• Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions

• Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions or market share

• Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation

• Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object.

If you have questions,contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administratorat [email protected]

Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002

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Copyright• Under the current US copyright law — the author

of information is deemed to own the copyright from the moment of creation

• The IEEE Bylaws require copyright of all material to be held by the IEEE– Must consult with IEEE for re-use of copyright material

• The IEEE Standards accomplishes transfer of copyright ownership through the Project Authorization Request (PAR) process

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IEEE Bylaw Changes• IEEE Board of Directors approved November 2003• The rules now state that abstentions no longer count toward the total

number needed to approve or disapprove an action. What is needed is a majority of the votes cast, either approve or disapprove, to determine a decision. This change is given in IEEE Bylaw I-300.4 (1).

• The second change covers votes taken via email. Any email ballot needs to receive approval from a majority of voting members (all official members of the Working Group) to allow an action to be taken. It should be noted that unofficial actions, such as straw polls, do not need to follow this rule. This change is contained in IEEE Bylaw I-300.4 (4).

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Aims for the Session• Move towards a set of requirements• Enumerate usage scenarios• Liaison activities

– With other 802 groups– With external SDOs

• Other contributions

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