Re: [802SEC] +++EC Email ballot (closes no later than 12FEB2007)+++ Motion to approve the statement regarding the Standards Coordinating Committee on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
Approve with our without Carl's suggested addition
At 09:36 AM 2/4/2007 -0500, Carl R Stevenson wrote:
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl R Stevenson [mailto:wk3c@wk3c.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 9:07 AM
> > To: 'Paul Nikolich'
> > Subject: RE: [802SEC] +++EC Email ballot (closes no later
> > than 12FEB2007)+++ Motion to approve the statement regarding
> > the Standards Coordinating Committee on Dynamic Spectrum
> > Access Networks
> >
> > Approve, with the following comment, perhaps the 2nd
> > paragraph should end "... To the IEEE 1900 steering
> > committee, the IEEE Standards Board, and the IEEE-SA Board of
> > Governors."
> >
> > (I think the BoG should be covered.)
> >
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-stds-802-sec@ieee.org
> > > [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Paul Nikolich
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 7:52 AM
> > > To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
> > > Subject: [802SEC] +++EC Email ballot (closes no later than
> > > 12FEB2007)+++ Motion to approve the statement regarding the
> > Standards
> > > Coordinating Committee on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
> > >
> > > Dear EC members,
> > >
> > > Motion to approve the following text be sent in a letter from Paul
> > > Nikolich to the IEEE Computer Society.
> > > Moved by Steve Shellhammer, seconded by Carl Stevenson.
> > >
> > > The decision will be made via EC email ballot and shall
> > close no later
> > > than
> > > 12FEB2007 or 24 hours after all EC members cast a vote.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --Paul
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------
> > >
> > > The IEEE 802 executive committee recommends that the
> > Computer Society
> > > not become a sponsor of the proposed standards coordinating
> > committee
> > > on dynamic spectrum access networks.
> > >
> > > In addition the IEEE 802 executive committee recommends the
> > Computer
> > > Society forward the following comments to the IEEE 1900 steering
> > > committee and the IEEE Standards Board, on behalf of IEEE 802.
> > >
> > >
> > > IEEE 802 appreciates that some future wireless standards will
> > > incorporate dynamic spectrum access technologies. In fact,
> > > IEEE 802 has a working group (802.22) developing a standard
> > > for unlicensed broadband access operation on geographically
> > > unused channels in the television bands, which incorporates
> > > dynamic spectrum access technologies. IEEE 802's only
> > > concern regarding the establishment of a standards
> > > coordination committee (SCC) on dynamic spectrum access networks
> > > (DySPAN) is any potential conflict between the SCC and
> > > activities, both present and future, within IEEE 802.
> > >
> > > The IEEE 802 organization has a long history of development
> > > of wireless networking standards. There are currently six
> > > wireless working groups and two wireless technical advisory
> > > committees (TAGs) within IEEE 802.
> > > If a SCC on DySPAN were to be established the IEEE 802
> > > leadership needs to be assured that the existence of such a
> > > SCC would not preclude IEEE
> > > 802 from initiating and running new wireless projects within
> > > IEEE 802 which may incorporate dynamic spectrum access technologies.
> > >
> > > IEEE 802 has always been the place within the IEEE for
> > > standardizing wired and wireless networking standards, and we
> > > believe that fundamental networking standards are best
> > > handled within IEEE 802. We are sure there are many
> > > additional standards developments that can be covered in the
> > > DySPAN SCC which will not conflict with the fundamental
> > > wireless networking standards being developed within IEEE 802.
> > >
> > > In summary, IEEE 802 is fine with the establishment of the
> > > SCC on DySPAN as long as the scope of work does not conflict
> > > with the work done in IEEE 802.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Nikolich [mailto:paul.nikolich@att.net]
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 3:17 PM
> > > To: Shellhammer, Steve; STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
> > > Subject: Re: [802SEC] FW: [802SEC] Standards Coordinating
> > > Committee on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
> > >
> > > Steve,
> > >
> > > I just re-read the inquiry from the CS-SAB Chair. It said:
> > > "If LMSC/802
> > >
> > > wishes to formalize their involvement, then IEEE-CS should be
> > > the 3rd Society join with this SCC with ComSoc & EMC."
> > >
> > > Based on the responses I've seen from the EC on the draft
> > > response letter, I think it is safe to assume LMSC is not
> > > interested in becoming formally involved with the SCC.
> > > Furthermore LMSC is not a 'society', the Computer Society is,
> > > and I would not recommend CS become involved with the SCC.
> > >
> > > Regardless, I would prefer to have an EC decision via motion
> > > regarding this matter, it would include approving your draft
> > > text and making a recommendation against formally engaging
> > > with the proposed SCC. Please prepare text for a motion,
> > > obtain a second and I'll run an EC email ballot.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --Paul
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Shellhammer, Steve" <sshellha@QUALCOMM.COM>
> > > To: <STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 3:22 PM
> > > Subject: [802SEC] FW: [802SEC] Standards Coordinating
> > > Committee on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > I just wanted to send you a reminder about this. I have
> > > incorporated the suggested edits. When we first talked
> > about this you
> > > made an off-the-cuff comment about running an electronic
> > ballot about
> > > this. I don't know if that is necessary, but if you feel it is I
> > > suggest you start it right away, since the Computer Society
> > has asked
> > > for a response by February 13.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
> > > [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Shellhammer, Steve
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:20 PM
> > > To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
> > > Subject: Re: [802SEC] Standards Coordinating Committee on Dynamic
> > > Spectrum Access Networks
> > >
> > > Carl,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your comments, which I have incorporated in to
> > > revision 1 (attached).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone else have any additional comment?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If not, then Paul can send this to the Computer
> > Society. Paul,
> > > you may want to format it into a letter from you to the appropriate
> > > person in the Computer Society.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ***** IEEE 802 Executive Committee List *****
> > > [mailto:STDS-802-SEC@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Carl R. Stevenson
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:34 AM
> > > To: STDS-802-SEC@listserv.ieee.org
> > > Subject: Re: [802SEC] Standards Coordinating Committee on Dynamic
> > > Spectrum Access Networks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have attached a couple of suggested changes to Steve's
> > document with
> > > my
> > >
> > > initials appended to the filename.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My main concern is that we not get into repeating situations
> > > similar to
> > > the
> > >
> > > one we had with a project that overlaps the scope of 802.3.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Carl
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > >
> > > From: owner-stds-802-sec@ieee.org
> > [mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@ieee.org]
> > > On
> > >
> > > Behalf Of Shellhammer, Steve
> > >
> > > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 3:09 PM
> > >
> > > To: STDS-802-SEC@IEEE.ORG
> > >
> > > Subject: [802SEC] Standards Coordinating Committee on
> > Dynamic Spectrum
> > >
> > > Access Networks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > EC Members,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The IEEE 1900 standards group has proposed the
> > > formation of
> > > a
> > >
> > > Standards Coordinating Committee (SCC) on dynamic spectrum access
> > > networks
> > >
> > > (DySPAN). This is a new field of wireless networks in which an
> > > unlicensed
> > >
> > > system dynamically utilized spectrum unused by licensed wireless
> > > systems.
> > >
> > > The first example of this technology will be the unlicensed used of
> > > unused
> > >
> > > TV bands. This is what is being standardized within IEEE 802.22.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul received information on this proposal (see
> > attached)
> > > from
> > >
> > > John Walz and Kathy Land of the Computer Society. We have
> > > been asked to
> > >
> > > submit any comments we have to the computer society by February 13.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul and Carl and I exchanged a few email and Carl and I
> > > spoke
> > >
> > > about this. Paul wanted someone to craft some text for our
> > > comments on
> > > this
> > >
> > > proposed SCC. So I have drafted some initial comments, which are
> > > attached.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Please review these comments and send any edits
> > > or any other
> > >
> > > comments you have to the EC reflector. I will attempt to
> > capture the
> > >
> > > consensus of the feedback and will revise the comments accordingly.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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