If we are supporting multiple regulatory domains that have different protocol 
requirements and state change behaviors we need to define some parameterization 
of regulatory requirements - like "USE_TRACKING", which if true would generate 
a message to the DB on each change of the Masters channel/power/modulation 
settings.  This is NOT the same as an ACK.  In FCC regions, this parameter 
would be FALSE and there would be no additional messages indicating usage.

Seems like USE_TRACKING would be a simple extension to a more basic protocol 
state machine and so could be layered in later or sooner depending on the 
charter.

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rosen, Brian [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:08 PM
>To: Paul Lambert
>Cc: Joel M. Halpern; [email protected]; [email protected];
>[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-
>rqmts-03:channel reporting
>
><as individual>
>Depends on the time period allowed for the ack.
>
>The device won't start another transaction with the database before it
>decides.
>
>The db doesn't have anything except a bit of state to keep if the ack
>takes a while.  So, let it take a while.
>
>Eventually, it would decide it wasn't going to get an answer and treat
>it like an error (timeout).
>
>While we have to deal with charter issues, I don't like producing a
>protocol spec that only works with the US rules.  Tracking usage is not
>an unreasonable regulatory requirement, and not a complicated protocol
>mechanism.  It only gets complicated when the spectrum returned from any
>query depends on the usage information.  That's somewhere I don't want
>to go yet.
>
><as chair>
>Let's assume, at least for now, that this subject is out of scope.
>We'll have a discussion of what to do in Paris, and bring that back to
>the list.  Let's move forward on the document without this capability,
>and we'll pick it up later if/when we get the charter issue settled.
>That means I would like to stop discussion until Paris, and then we will
>continue it on the list.
>
>Brian
>
>
>
>On Mar 19, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Paul Lambert wrote:
>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rosen, Brian [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:17 AM
>>> To: Paul Lambert
>>> Cc: Joel M. Halpern; [email protected];
>[email protected];
>>> [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-
>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>
>>> <as individual>
>>> Remembering that so far, it appears this discussion is out of scope:
>>>
>>> While it may be the case that devices dynamically change their choice
>of
>>> what "channels" they will use between queries of the database, it's
>at
>>> least equally likely that it will get the list of available channels,
>>> choose one, and stick to it.  If they wanted to change at some point,
>it
>>> seems very feasible to query the database again, since the available
>>> spectrum may have changed.
>>>
>>> The device can't tell the database what it's going to use before it
>>> knows what is available.
>>>
>>> The "ack" sequence would be:
>>> Device to DB: What could I use at location x,y?
>>> DB to Device: You could use channels 3, 11 or 15
>>> Device to DB: Okay, I'll use channel 11
>>
>> But the "ack" in this sequence occurs right after the "you could use"
>message.  Any intelligent AP/Master might some time to evaluate each
>channel and pick one later that has the lowest utilization.  It would
>not have this knowledge in time for an "ack".  If it picked a channel
>for the ack, it would likely change soon to another channel.
>>
>> Given that the "ack" has only informative information that will change
>- there is nothing useful that can be done by the DB with this
>information.  Unless the Master provides continuous updates of channel
>utilization - there is no reason to have this information carried in an
>ack.
>>
>> We should not create extra messages to carry information that will not
>be used in any processing.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:58 PM, Paul Lambert wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> +1 to all of Joels comments
>>>>
>>>> Why would a third ack message ever be different from the original
>>> request?
>>>>
>>>> There's been no time to connect clients or make any other
>interesting
>>> choices that would change the way the spectrum would be used.  The
>ack
>>> is a useless message and any such informative information about the
>>> capabilities or plans of a device to use a range of spectrum should
>have
>>> been carried in the first message.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 8:00 AM
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Cc: Paul Lambert; [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected];
>>> [email protected];
>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected];
>[email protected]
>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-
>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>
>>>>> I am having trouble connecting the goal of the requirement, the
>>> expected
>>>>> protocol behavior, and the expected real-world operation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lets keep it simple.  A master, connected by wired internet to the
>>>>> World.  A set of slaves who want to use whitespace to talk to the
>>>>> master.  All within a small physical space.  All within the the
>time
>>>>> limit of whatever answer the master gets from the database.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Ofcom requirement is described as being important for
>>> understanding
>>>>> interference effects.  Therefore, presumably, it needs to relate to
>>>>> actual spectrum usage.
>>>>>
>>>>> The stated protocol behavior is that the master would reply to the
>>>>> shitespace database with an ack indicating what it expects to use,
>at
>>>>> what power level.
>>>>> The way folks are writing this, I believe the intention is "respond
>>>>> once".
>>>>>
>>>>> As I understand such master / slave behavior (and I am by no means
>a
>>>>> radio expert), the actual usage of spectrum, within the whitespace
>>> band,
>>>>> will depend upon how many slaves are active, and possibly on what
>>> they
>>>>> are doing.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the actual usage is going to depend upon the slave device
>>> population
>>>>> / behavior, then the only answer the master can correctly provide
>is
>>> "I
>>>>> will use all of the whitespace you have identified, with the
>highest
>>>>> power I might use.
>>>>>
>>>>> Such an answer is a valid answer in terms of protocol and in terms
>of
>>>>> the stated regulatory requirements.  However, it is utterly useless
>>> in
>>>>> terms of the stated goal.
>>>>> As an engineer, I am very uncomfortable designing a protocol
>>> messaging
>>>>> exchange which I know will not meet the end-users needs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Note1: If I have mischaracterized ro misunderstood what folks ahve
>>>>> explained, I apologize.
>>>>>
>>>>> Note2: If instead the intention is for the master to update the
>>> database
>>>>> every time it changes the spectrum usage pattern, then this is NOT
>an
>>>>> acknowledgment of the reply from the database.  It is a dynamic
>>> behavior
>>>>> reporting requirement.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yours,
>>>>> Joel
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/9/2012 6:36 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My reading of the UK regulatory requirements that Ofcom has made
>>>>> available is that the Acknowledgement message that must be
>>> communicated
>>>>> back to the database from the white space device is simply the
>>> frequency
>>>>> range (or ranges) and maximum eirp density that the device intends
>to
>>>>> use (a subset of what it would have been offered by the database).
>I
>>>>> don't believe there is any intent to limit modulation schemes etc.
>as
>>>>> part of this exchange. This seems a relatively straightforward
>>>>> requirement and the PAWS protocol should accommodate this if it is
>to
>>> be
>>>>> relevant for the UK regulatory environment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Paul Lambert [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>> Sent: 09 March 2012 02:15
>>>>>> To: Das, Subir; 'Siew Yoon Tan'; Zuniga, Juan Carlos;
>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected]
>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; Reza Karimi;
>>>>> Dixon,JS,Johnny,COD R; Cheeseman,CJ,Chris,COD R
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-
>usecases-
>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a question here. Is it really an acknowledgement or we
>would
>>>>>>> like to see a kind of notification message that includes channel,
>>> and
>>>>>>> other parameters?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What if it's multiple channels?  What happens if the device adapts
>>> and
>>>>> changes between modulation technique or bandwidth?  Does every
>change
>>>>> over the air need to be indicated to the GDB?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This Channel acknowledgement does not seem useful and would limit
>>> real
>>>>> world behaviors (like channel and modulation adaptation).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If viewed as a potential regulatory requirement - does this imply
>we
>>>>> need to parameterize the protocol to have different behaviors in
>>>>> different regions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Paul
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> _Subir
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of
>>>>>>> Siew Yoon Tan
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 4:06 PM
>>>>>>> To: Zuniga, Juan Carlos; [email protected];
>>>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; Reza Karimi;
>>>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected]
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-
>usecases-
>>>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regarding Ofcom's requirement to have a return channel as part of
>>> the
>>>>>>> protocol between the WSD and WSDB, I would like to confirm to
>>>>> following
>>>>>>> sequence of messaging
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Channel request
>>>>>>> Channel response
>>>>>>> Channel acknowledgement
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> which was raised in an earlier email to this list.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Our view is that it would be beneficial to define the protocol
>>>>> between
>>>>>>> WSD and WSDB that supports this requirement even though how the
>>>>>>> information could be used is still subject to discussion in the
>UK.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Siew Yoon
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of
>>>>>>> Zuniga, Juan Carlos [[email protected]]
>>>>>>> Sent: 08 March 2012 20:41
>>>>>>> To: [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected]
>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for    draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-
>>>>> usecases-
>>>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Raj,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was reusing the language used from Gerald (which I know is
>>> familiar
>>>>>>> to people working on IEEE 802 WS groups):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [GC] You got it.  This would be useless for spectrum
>regulators.
>>>>> One
>>>>>>>>> should realize that, from the spectrum regulator's point of
>view,
>>>>>>>>> the second and third messages could be iterated upon to
>optimize
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> spectrum use.
>>>>>>>>> Knowing
>>>>>>>>> what channels the systems in an area are using, the spectrum
>>>>>>>>> regulators and/or other entities such as those taking care of
>>>>>>>>> coexistence could use the database in near-real-time to iterate
>>> on
>>>>>>>>> the two last messages to reduce the range of channels that some
>>>>>>>>> systems may use once they know precisely what channels are
>being
>>>>>>>>> used in the area. The PAWS protocol would carry the information
>>>>> back
>>>>>>>>> and forth but would not be involved in such spectrum use
>>>>> optimization.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having said that, I have no issue sticking to the WSDB
>terminology.
>>> I
>>>>>>> like keeping things simple :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> JC
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:33 PM
>>>>>>>> To: Zuniga, Juan Carlos; [email protected];
>>>>>>>> [email protected]; [email protected]
>>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-
>>> usecases-
>>>>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi JC,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Where/why did the coexistence manager come into the picture?
>Your
>>>>>>>> comment about "communicating back to the WSDB/coexistence
>manager"
>>>>>>>> may result in further misunderstanding. If we simply stick to to
>>>>> WSDB
>>>>>>>> I think we are okay.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Raj
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/8/12 2:25 PM, "ext Zuniga, Juan Carlos"
>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So, from Gerald and Andy's comments, it seems like from the
>point
>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> view
>>>>>>>>> of (at least) two regulatory entities it is important for the
>>>>>>>>> protocol
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> allow communicating back to the WSDB/coexistence manager the
>>> actual
>>>>>>>>> channel usage after the first query is made.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is to me a very clear requirement.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The actual messages/IEs that would carry this information
>should
>>> be
>>>>>>>>> discussed as part of the solution document, and not the
>>>>> requirements.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> JC
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>> Gerald Chouinard
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 1:59 PM
>>>>>>>>>> To: 'Joel M. Halpern'; [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for
>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-
>>>>>>>>>> rqmts-03:channel reporting
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Joel, Scott,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Interesting discussion! See my comments in line below.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Gerald
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>> Joel
>>>>>>>>>> M. Halpern
>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, 08 March, 2012 13:17
>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for
>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-
>>>>>>>>>> rqmts-03:
>>>>>>>>>> channel reporting
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So why won't the device simply say "I will use all of this?"
>>>>>>>>>> [GC] This would defeat the purpose of the acknowledgement
>>> message.
>>>>>>>>>> After all, that way it needs to do less work with the
>database.
>>>>>>>>>> And
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> can change frequencies when it wants.
>>>>>>>>>> Given that the stated goal of the Ofcom requriement was to be
>>> able
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> analyze interference effects, it seems that this will not
>>> actually
>>>>>>>> lead
>>>>>>>>>> to them getting what they want, even if it does comply with
>the
>>>>>>>>>> regulations.
>>>>>>>>>> [GC] You got it.  This would be useless for spectrum
>regulators.
>>>>>>>>>> One should realize that, from the spectrum regulator's point
>of
>>>>>>>>>> view, the
>>>>>>>> second
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> third messages could be iterated upon to optimize the spectrum
>>>>> use.
>>>>>>>>>> Knowing
>>>>>>>>>> what channels the systems in an area are using, the spectrum
>>>>>>>> regulators
>>>>>>>>>> and/or other entities such as those taking care of coexistence
>>>>>>>>>> could use the database in near-real-time to iterate on the two
>>>>>>>>>> last messages to reduce the range of channels that some
>systems
>>>>>>>>>> may use once they know precisely what channels are being used
>in
>>>>> the area.
>>>>>>>>>> The PAWS protocol would carry
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> information back and forth but would not be involved in such
>>>>>>>> spectrum
>>>>>>>>>> use
>>>>>>>>>> optimization.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yours,
>>>>>>>>>> joel
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 3/8/2012 1:09 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Peter,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Answers below.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/8/12 11:39 AM, "ext Peter Saint-
>Andre"<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Scott, I have two clarifying questions:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Does the device know, when it receives the channel
>>> response,
>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>>> channel it will actually use?
>>>>>>>>>>> Scott->This is all new and I am not aware of any existing
>>>>>>>>>> implementations.
>>>>>>>>>>> I would argue that the device must decide what channel(s) it
>>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> use
>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>> it receives the channel response.
>>>>>>>>>> [GC] Agree with Scott but this is only a portion of the
>>>>>>>> considerations.
>>>>>>>>>> If a
>>>>>>>>>> device was to operate on its own, this would be true but a
>>>>>>>>>> communication device usually implies at least 2 devices to
>>>>>>>>>> communicate. Hence, the choice of the channel to be used will
>>> need
>>>>>>>>>> to be negotiated between the two devices before a choice can
>be
>>>>>>>>>> made.  The chosen channel will belong to the
>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> available channels that is common to both devices. Remember
>that
>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>> channels may be available at one device and not at the other
>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> their geolocation or other reason. Extending this concept to a
>>>>>>>>>> star network topology, the channel that will be selected by
>this
>>>>>>>>>> network will
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> belong to the set of channels that are available to all
>devices.
>>>>>>>> Each
>>>>>>>>>> device
>>>>>>>>>> will not be able to decide by itself which channel it wants to
>>>>> use.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is why in such a star topology, it makes sense that the
>>> slave
>>>>>>>>>> devices to a base station or access point be represented by
>the
>>>>>>>>>> base station acting as the master on their behalf to query the
>>>>>>>>>> database and receive the list of available channels (and/or
>>>>>>>>>> maximum EIRP per channel). It is then the responsibility of
>the
>>>>>>>>>> base station to identify the set of available channels that is
>>>>>>>>>> common for itself and all its slaves to decide on the
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> the network will use. As you can see, in this case, there is
>no
>>>>>>>>>> need for each slave to receive its list of available channels.
>>> On
>>>>>>>>>> its own, it would not know what to do with it. The only thing
>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> needs to be sent
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> master device to its slaves is the resulting operating
>channel.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I a more sophisticated operation, the master device may add
>one
>>> or
>>>>>>>>>> a few backup channels extracted from the common set of
>available
>>>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> message going to its slave so that if a change in channel
>>>>>>>> availability
>>>>>>>>>> occurs, an instantaneous switch to the next backup channel can
>>> be
>>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>>>>> without any further signaling, thus providing for a channel
>>> switch
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> transparent to the user. It is the scheme that has been
>included
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> IEEE
>>>>>>>>>> 802.22-2011 Standard. This is why I don't believe that PAWS
>>> should
>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>> involved in defining this signaling between the base station
>and
>>>>>>>>>> its slaves devices.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. If the device then uses another channel or a different
>>>>>>>> channel,
>>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>>>> it need to report that change to the database?
>>>>>>>>>>> Scott->My interpretation of section 3.18 is that the device
>can
>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>> transmit within the upper&   lower frequencies returned in
>the
>>>>>>>>>>> acknowledgment. I do not (quickly) find any reference in the
>>>>>>>>>> requirements
>>>>>>>>>>> to changing channels. Thus operationally it could be that the
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>>>>> request process must be repeated before the device can use a
>>>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>>>>> channel (frequencies).
>>>>>>>>>> [GC] If the process involves 2 messages, then, the device and
>>> its
>>>>>>>>>> associated devices could change channels at will as long as
>all
>>>>>>>>>> these channels belong to the set of available channel.
>However,
>>> if
>>>>>>>>>> the third message is added, it would make sense that the
>master
>>>>>>>>>> device reports to the database any channel change that would
>>> occur
>>>>>>>>>> to the database, otherwise, the status of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> spectrum occupation would be wrong at any moment and would be
>>>>>>>> useless
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>> the purpose of any spectrum usage optimization such as
>>>>> coexistence.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/8/12 10:17 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The point from Brian is very relevant:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Channel request
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Channel response
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Channel acknowledgement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What Ofcom does with the information in the acknowledgement
>>>>>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> matter. As the regulator in UK, they write rules that must
>be
>>>>>>>>>> followed
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> order to operate a whitespace radio in the UK. I believe
>the
>>>>>>>> scope
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> WG must be focused on a working solution. If this is simple
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>>>>>>> request&   response in one regulator's domain, PAWS can
>>> support
>>>>>>>>>> this. If
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> means a channel request, response and acknowledgement in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> another regulator's domain, PAWS can support this. As a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> participating
>>>>>>>>>> member of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the work group, I believe the  scope should be basic
>working
>>>>>>>>>> solution,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> limited to a specific number of messages.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/8/12 11:11 AM, "ext Zuniga, Juan Carlos"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter, Nancy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree should design a protocol with the best of our
>>> current
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knowledge, and that should be accounting for all the known
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulations at
>>>>>>>>>> present
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. We should not limit the scope with the purpose of
>>>>>>>> designing
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> protocol 'faster'. Our goal is not only to design a WSDB
>>>>>>>> protocol.
>>>>>>>>>> Our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal is to design a WSDB protocol that is USEFUL to the
>>>>>>>> community.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The charter does state that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "...the group should also reach out to other potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "customers" for a white space database access method and
>>>>>>>> consider
>>>>>>>>>> input
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from regulatory entities that are involved in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specification
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rules for secondary use of spectrum in specific radio
>bands.
>>> "
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think that is exactly what we are doing now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding whether the types of requirements belong to #1
>or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #2,
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is more of #1 type, as the information to be exchanged
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> known
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the initial query/response.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we know it today, I see no reason why we should not
>work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first phase of the work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Juan Carlos
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:paws-
>[email protected]]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On
>>>>>>>>>> Behalf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter Saint-Andre
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 11:59 AM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: Nancy Bravin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected];
>>>>>>>> [email protected];
>>>>>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Resnick
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for draft-ietf-paws-problem-
>stmt-
>>>>>>>>>> usecases-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rqmts-03: channel reporting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nancy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You are absolutely right that different locales will have
>>>>>>>>>> different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rules and requirements. We need to understand those, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> address
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them if possible (although we don't necessarily need to
>>>>>>>> address
>>>>>>>>>> them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the same time). I see several kinds of requirements:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Some requirements might lead to features beyond the
>>>>>>>>>> query/response
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> protocol we've envisioned so far. One example might be
>>> real-
>>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reporting about the channels that a device is actually
>>> using.
>>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opinion, it would be best to handle those in the next
>phase
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> work,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because as far as I can see they are outside the scope of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>> charter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Some requirements might be handled through by defining
>>>>>>>>>> additional
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fields that can be included in the query or response. We
>>>>>>>>>> definitely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planned for that when working on the charter with the
>IESG:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   In addition, the particular
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   data exchanged between a device and a database might
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> depend
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   ranges of radio spectrum that are to be used, the
>>>>>>>> requirements
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   database operators and their governing regulations, and
>>>>>>>> other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> factors.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   Therefore, the database access method and the
>>>>>>>> query/response
>>>>>>>>>> data
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   formats that are exchanged using that method need to be
>>>>>>>>>> designed
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   extensibility rather than being tied to any specific
>>>>>>>> spectrum,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   country, or phy/mac/air interface.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's unclear to me right now if the Ofcom requirement
>fits
>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>> #1 or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #2, which is why we're having this discussion. :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/7/12 8:17 PM, Nancy Bravin wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter and all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree that it is important to revisit now, so that in
>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> future,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it will be easy to align things in their proper place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every
>>>>>>>>>> country
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> may have different regulations, spectrum, policy and
>what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> responsibility is in the domain of the system, and what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comes
>>>>>>>>>> under
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the PAWS charter is important.  Maybe some separation
>>> might
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible, and dividing and clarifying issues now will
>help
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> future.  Certainly it seems that the FCC may change some
>>>>>>>> rules,
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we know that Ofcom is not yet finished with their
>>>>>>>> regulations.
>>>>>>>>>> Canada
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has their own, and other countries are working on this
>as
>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>>> Just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a thought...Sharing is a realistic goal...as is off
>>>>>>>> loading...
>>>>>>>>>> Or you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slim line and every 6 months decide what to incorporate
>in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> protocol based on new information, new ideas, new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innovation
>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulations and maybe spend more time than you could if
>>>>>>>>>> addressed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That way you leave the door open and outside of
>>> referencing
>>>>>>>> what
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> known today, by referencing regulations i.e. Ofcom, FCC,
>>>>>>>>>> Industry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Canada etc as of XX-XX-XXXX date. Out of scope not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something
>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough about to say at this point, In my opinion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My 2 cents..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely, Nancy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <hat type='AD'/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As your responsible Area Director (until March 28, when
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pete Resnick will take over from me), I have reviewed
>>> this
>>>>>>>> thread.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In my opinion (I am happy to be proven wrong), this new
>>>>>>>>>> requirement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes beyond what the charter defined as the scope of
>this
>>>>>>>>>> working
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group, which was to enable a device to discover the
>white
>>>>>>>> space
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> available to it in its current location. Reporting
>usage
>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the database is simply not mentioned in the charter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earlier in this thread, Andy Sago wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no language I can find in the charter that
>>>>>>>> explicitly
>>>>>>>>>> puts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this out of scope.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An IETF charter defines what the working group shall
>work
>>>>>>>> on.
>>>>>>>>>> Many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interesting features could be developed here. However,
>it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the job of the charter to mention explicitly that each
>of
>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interesting features is out of scope.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The charter does say:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once the device learns of the available white space
>>> (e.g.,
>>>>>>>> in a
>>>>>>>>>> TV
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> white space implementation, the list of available
>>> channels
>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> location), it can then select one of the bands from the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> list
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> begin to transmit and receive on the selected band.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This text might have assumed that no further
>>> communication
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> authorization was required in order to select one of
>the
>>>>>>>> bands
>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the list and then transmit/receive. Perhaps that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assumption
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mistaken. If so, it would be good to have a discussion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>> that,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so we can determine if we need to revisit the
>assumptions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> early on. If in fact we made some faulty or limited
>>>>>>>>>> assumptions,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then let's get that out in the open.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/7/12 9:40 AM, Rosen, Brian wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <as individual, at least for now>   I'd also suggest
>>> that
>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> charter limitation is really support for sharing of
>>>>>>>> whitespace
>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whitespace devices.  Reporting what you use is not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sharing,
>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just data gathering.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The point of excluding sharing was to eliminate the
>>>>>>>>>> complexities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of what constituted fairness, and what kinds of
>>>>>>>> communication
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might be needed between databases, where more than one
>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> supply available whitespace in a band.  This doesn't
>>> have
>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those issues, As long as it's just sending
>information,
>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a problem.  Once the database is supposed to do
>>>>>>>> anything
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with it that involves changing what spectrum it
>reports,
>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think we cross the line.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 6, 2012, at 12:28 PM,<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Indeed, the regulator has not described the process
>or
>>>>>>>>>> provided
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a flow diagram, so there may be some wrinkles, but we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provide for their intent. To answer your question,
>the
>>>>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the master will use are sent in a separate
>message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (described in P.12 ter), that occurs after the master
>>>>>>>>>> receives
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the response to its channel request, but before the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master
>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transmit. At this point, it knows what channels are
>>>>>>>>>> available,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and which one it will use. As far as the slaves are
>>>>>>>>>> concerned,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as they associate, the master will need to gather
>their
>>>>>>>>>> details
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and send further channel usage messages to the
>database
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on their behalf.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: paws-
>[email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel M.
>>>>>>>> Halpern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: 06 March 2012 17:05 To:
>[email protected]
>>>>>>> Cc:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]; Cheeseman,CJ,Chris,COD R;
>>>>>>>> Dixon,JS,Johnny,COD
>>>>>>>>>> R
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-rqmts-03:
>channel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reporting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ahh.  I think I see where the request and my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understanding divurge. If the idea here is that the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master must provide,
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the request, an indication of what channels it
>expects
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> use,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can at least understand that.  I will return to
>>>>>>>> technical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concerns in a moment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, when you say "provide channel usage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information,
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> order to evaluate interference", what that says to me
>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> providing, during operation, information as to what
>>>>>>>> channels
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are being used, and at what power levels.  That is
>what
>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be needed to analyze actual interference effects. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out of scope as I understand our scope.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do see a technical difficulty with having the
>master
>>>>>>>>>> provide,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as part of either registering or requesting spectrum
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information, what channels it intends to use.  It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn;t
>>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what channels it intends to use.  It intends to use
>>> some
>>>>>>>>>> number
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of available channels.  It will figure out which ones
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is told what is available.  How can it send that
>>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the request?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yours, Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/2012 11:48 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is a similarity here with device ID. In
>context
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> PAWS
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we are not concerned with why a device ID is
>required
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulator, we accept it is a requirement from a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulator
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> include it to the protocol. Ofcom identifies in
>3.18&
>>>>>>>> 3.19
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that channel usage information is required and thus
>we
>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to include this information. Since the master must
>>>>>>>> provide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this information prior to transmitting, PAWS will
>not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> function in the UK without this information and thus
>I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe channel usage information is integral to the
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> request&    response messaging.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind Regards, Scott
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/12 10:30 AM, "ext Joel M.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Halpern"<[email protected]>    wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would draw a distinction.  Ofcom regulations
>about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whitespace requests are very much relevant. Ofcom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulations about notification of dynamic behavior
>>>>>>>> (which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spectrum is being used) are not in scope as I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understand the earlier discussions, particularly
>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chartering discussions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yours, Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/2012 11:22 AM, [email protected]
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The ofcom requirements are very much relevant to
>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scope of the PAWS WG. The only other regulatory
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> requirements that we have today is the FCC. Ofcom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> requirements are a good addition to the set.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Raj
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/12 10:03 AM, "ext
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]"<[email protected]>     wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's no language I can find in the charter
>that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explicitly puts this out of scope. On the other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hand, the charter says that the group will
>>> "consider
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> input from regulatory entities", and this is one
>of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the requirements from Ofcom that they have just
>>>>>>> published.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The protocol will be worthless for the UK if it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> omits some requirements.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Joel M. Halpern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 06 March 2012
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 15:53
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: Sago,AJ,Andy,COD R Cc: [email protected];
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] Subject: Re: [paws] WGLC
>for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-rqmts-03:
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reporting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I understand, the information you are asking
>for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is explicitly out of scope for the working group.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yours, Joel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 3/6/2012 10:42 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comparing the draft with the Ofcom requirements
>at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.cept.org/Documents/se-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 43/4161/SE43(12)Info03_Draft-UK-r
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> egul
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> atory-requirements-for-white-space-devices-in-
>the-
>>>>>>>> UHF-
>>>>>>>>>> TV-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> band,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe the WG draft is deficient in the area of
>>> reporting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> frequencies and powers actually used by masters
>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slaves (Ofcom requirements 3.18 and 3.19.8).
>Ofcom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intends to collect this data to assesses the
>>> impact
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of aggregate interference into other services.
>It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would also provide usage information (frequency
>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use) that would inform the operation of a kill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> switch capability. I suggest this deficiency can
>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remedied with the following changes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New P requirements (probably best placed
>following
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.12):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.12bis: The protocol MUST support a channel
>usage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message from the slave device to the master
>>> device.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The channel usage message MUST include
>parameters
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as required by local regulatory requirement.
>>> These
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parameters MAY include device ID, manufacturer's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> serial number, channel usage and power level
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.12ter: The protocol MUST support a channel
>usage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message from the master device to the database.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The channel usage message MUST include
>parameters
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as required by local regulatory requirement for
>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master and its associated slaves.  These
>>> parameters
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MAY include device ID, manufacturer's serial
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> number, channel usage and power level
>information.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.12qua: The protocol MUST support a channel
>usage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message acknowledgement.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New O requirements (probably best placed
>following
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> O13):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> O.13bis:  According to local regulatory policy,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after connecting to a master device's radio
>>> network
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a slave device MAY inform the master device of
>the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actual channel usage. The slave MUST include
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parameters required by local regulatory policy,
>>> e.g.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> device ID, manufacturer's serial number, channel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> usage and power level information.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> O.13ter:  According to local regulatory policy,
>a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master device MAY inform the database of the
>>> actual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> channel usage of the master and its slaves. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master MUST include parameters required by local
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulatory policy, e.g. device ID,
>manufacturer's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> serial number, channel usage and power level
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information of the master and its slaves.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New steps could be introduced into one or more
>use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases to cover these Ofcom requirements, e.g.
>new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steps 6bis and 9bis in the hotspot use case at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.2.1:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6bis. Prior to initiating transmission, if
>>> required
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by local regulation, the master/AP informs the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> database of the channel and power level it has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chosen. This is repeated for each slave that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> associated with the master.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9bis. Prior to initiating transmission, if
>>> required
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by local regulation, the slave informs the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master/AP of the channel and power level it has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chosen, and the master/AP relays this
>information
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the
>>>>>>> database.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - end of new text -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For information, for those not accessing the url
>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the first paragraph of this email, the full
>Ofcom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> requirements leading to this new PAWS text are
>as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.18 After receiving instructions from a WSDB in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relation to the maximum permitted EIRPs over the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DTT channels, and prior to initiating
>>> transmissions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> within the UHF TV band, a master WSD must
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> communicate to the WSDB the following
>information:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.18.1 The lower and upper frequency
>boundaries^13
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the in-block emissions of the master WSD, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those of the in-block emissions of its
>associated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> slaves. A lower frequency will be specified as
>>> (470
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> + 8k +
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0.2n) MHz, with the corresponding upper
>frequency
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specified as (470 + 8k + 0.2m) MHz, where 0 3?4
>k
>>>>>>> 3?4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 39, 0 3?4 n 3?4 39, 1 3?4 m 3?4 40, and n<
>m.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.18.2 The maximum in-block EIRP spectral
>>> densities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (in dBm/(0.2 MHz)) that the master WSD, and its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> associated slaves, actually radiate between each
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reported lower frequency boundary and its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> corresponding upper frequency boundary.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Footnote 13 states:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The use of upper and lower frequency boundaries
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (defined over a 200 kHz raster) allows a WSDB to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> collect more granular information with regards
>to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the usage of the frequency resource by
>narrowband
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WSD technologies. The upper and lower
>frequencies
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of a boundary pair do not straddle a DTT channel
>>>>>>> boundary.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note that a WSD may transmit over multiple,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-contiguous, whole DTT channels or fractions
>of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DTT channels.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.19 A master WSD must be able to receive the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> following information^14 from a WSDB:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.19.8     [An acknowledgement from the WSDB, in
>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> context of 3.18, that the reported information
>on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the DTT channels and EIRP spectral densities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actually used by the master and slave WSDs were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> received successfully by the WSDB^18 ].
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Footnote 14 states:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 14 While the communication of some of this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information from a WSDB to a master WSD is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optional, master WSDs must be able to receive
>and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interpret these.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Footnote 18 states:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 18 This forms part of a handshake protocol and
>may
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be an area where industry could harmonise
>without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the need for an explicit requirement in the
>>>>>>> regulations.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:*[email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *[email protected] *Sent:* 05 March 2012
>19:46
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] *Subject:* [paws] WGLC for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> draft-ietf-paws-problem-stmt-usecases-rqmts-03
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The authors of the use cases and requirements
>>> draft
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have just posted a new version of the draft and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> indicated that there are no unresolved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comments/issues they are aware of.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Therefore, I'd like to initiate a WG Last Call
>for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comments on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-
>>> paws
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>> problem-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stmt-u
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seca
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ses-rqmts-03.txt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please review the draft and send your comments
>to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the list by March 20th, 2012.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you review the draft and have no comments,
>send
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a note to the list that the draft is good as it
>>> is,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we need these notes as much as we need the
>actual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Gabor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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