Transcript IEEE 802.18 - Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group

IEEE 802.18
Radio Regulatory Technical
Advisory Group
Michael Lynch
Chair, IEEE 802.18
[email protected]
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802.18 Activities
• The IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory
Group (RR-TAG) supports the wireless Working Groups
(WG) in the IEEE 802 by interfacing with national
regulatory agencies, the ITU-R and industry groups
working on regulatory issues.
• The revision of national radio regulations is a continuous
process. The RR-TAG follows that activity and works
with the relevant IEEE 802 wireless WGs to develop
appropriate inputs and comments on those revisions.
• Active participation in ongoing radio regulatory activities,
both at the national and international levels, are 802.18’s
role in IEEE 802’s wireless standards development.
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Some Typical 802.18 Activities
• Initiated the recent revision of ITU-R Recommendation
M.1450 which now lists RLAN technologies for use in the
5 GHz frequency band.
• Provided input to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
on the use of radio frequency wireless technology in
medical devices.
• Provided inputs to the U.S. FCC inquiries on defining
Broadband, the use of TV White Spaces, to the U.K.
Ofcom on the Digital Dividend.
• Inputs to ITU-R on the use of cognitive radio systems &
multi-gigabit wireless systems operating around 60 GHz.
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What 802.18 Doesn’t and Does Do
• IEEE 802.18 doesn’t create wireless standards – but
does work to create the correct regulatory environment
No radio spectrum availability
=
No wireless technology deployed
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