80 FR 26561 - Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Information on Current Trends in LTE-U and LAA Technology
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 26561-26563] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11211] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [ET Docket No. 15-105; DA 15-516] Office of Engineering and Technology and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Information on Current Trends in LTE-U and LAA Technology AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this document, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) seek information on technologies and techniques they will implement to share spectrum with existing unlicensed operations and technologies such as Wi-Fi that are widely used by the public. Parties within the wireless industry are developing a version of commercial wireless LTE technology called LTE- Unlicensed (LTE-U) that is intended for operations in certain unlicensed frequency bands. LTE-U could operate in conjunction with licensed commercial wireless services using a technique called Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) whereby a channel in an operator's licensed spectrum is used as the primary channel for devices operating on an unlicensed basis. DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 11, 2015 and reply comments must be filed on or before June 26, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ET Docket No. 15-105, by any of the following methods:Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Ira Keltz, Office of Engineering and Technology, Room 7-C250, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 and Chris Helzer, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Room 6-6415, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418- 0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira Keltz, Office of Engineering and Technology, (202) 418-0616, email Ira.Keltz@fcc.gov, and Chris Helzer, (202) 418-2791, email Chris.Helzer@fcc.gov and TTY (202) 418-2989. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's document, ET Docket No. 15-105, DA 15-516, released May 5, 2015. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY- A257), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this document also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room, CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov. Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before the date indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. [[Page 26562]] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202- 418-0432 (tty). Comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Synopsis of Public Notice 1. Parties within the wireless industry are developing a version of commercial wireless LTE technology called LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) that is intended for operations in certain unlicensed frequency bands. LTE-U could operate in conjunction with licensed commercial wireless services using a technique called Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) whereby a channel in an operator's licensed spectrum is used as the primary channel for devices operating on an unlicensed basis. By this public notice, the Office of Engineering and Technology and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau seek information on these technologies and the techniques they will implement to share spectrum with existing unlicensed operations and technologies such as Wi-Fi that are widely used by the public. 2. A number of organizations have approached the Commission about the development of LTE-U and LAA in the context of the 3.5 GHz and 5 GHz proceedings, which would make spectrum available for general access and unlicensed use, respectively.\1\ Some have expressed concern that LTE-U and LAA operations may have a detrimental impact on existing and future use of unlicensed or shared spectrum. Others have asserted that LTE-U and LAA are more efficient than other currently available unlicensed technologies, that LTE-U and LAA include features to share the spectrum fairly with no detrimental impact on existing users of the spectrum, and that consumers will ultimately benefit from increased access to spectrum. We observe that the impact of LTE-U and LAA on unlicensed operations and technologies such as Wi-Fi would be quite different in each bands--the 3.5 GHz band is generally newly available spectrum while the 5 GHz bands are already heavily used by Wi-Fi and other unlicensed devices. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band, GN Docket No. 12- 354, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, adopted April 17, 2015, FCC 15-47. See also Revision of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules to Permit Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) Devices in the 5 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 13-49, First Report and Order, released April 1, 2014, see 29 FCC Rcd 4127 (2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which develops standards for commercial wireless technologies, is developing the LTE-U and LAA standards. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Working Group 802.11 (IEEE 802.11) develops standards for wireless local area networks such as Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies. Although many parties participate in both standards bodies, the organizations have a limited historical working relationship given their different backgrounds and scopes. We are aware that some companies have formed the LTE-U Forum,\2\ which is considering deployment of LTE-U/LAA using a ``pre-standard'' version of LTE-U/LAA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ The LTE-U Forum, which was formed in 2014, includes Verizon, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, and Samsung. The Forum is developing technical specifications for LTE-U to demonstrate coexistence with Wi-Fi devices in the 5 GHz bands. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The Commission has historically adopted rules that are technologically neutral and remains committed to this policy. With this principle in mind, we are opening this docket to provide an opportunity for interested parties to enable a fully participatory and transparent discussion about LTE-U and LAA technologies and how they will coexist with other technologies, including Wi-Fi. We specifically seek information on the following topics: What different variations of LTE in unlicensed spectrum (e.g., LTE-U, LAA) are under active development or on a roadmap for future development? How do they relate to one another in terms of technology, potential use, and timing of availability? What is the current state of development of the LTE-U and LAA standards and what is the anticipated schedule for completion of the LTE-U and LAA standards? What is the status of coordination between 3GPP and the IEEE 802.11 on LTE-U and LAA, and what is the process for coming to agreement on appropriate sharing characteristics to ensure co-existence with the IEEE 802.11 family of standards? What are the anticipated technical characteristics (e.g. bandwidth(s), listen-before-talk, transmission durations, etc.) of LTE- U and LAA? What tests or analyses have been performed to understand the impact of LTE-U and LAA on the existing commercial wireless and unlicensed ecosystems? Precisely how will LAA integrate licensed and unlicensed carriers, particularly with regard to controlling access to spectrum? To what extent is a standalone form of LTE-U being developed, that is, a form that can operate without a licensed primary channel? Are existing devices capable of software upgrades to implement LTE-U and LAA? What frequency bands are envisioned for deployment of LTE- U and LAA? What plans do carriers and manufacturers have for pre- standard deployment of LTE-U and LAA equipment including possible upgrades to 3GPP-based LTE-U or LAA and how would the above questions (particularly with respect to coexistence issues) be addressed relative to pre-standard versions of LTE-U and LAA? 5. In addition to information in response to these questions, we encourage parties to submit whatever additional information they feel is relevant to this matter. 6. This public notice is being issued pursuant to Sec. Sec. 0.31 and 0.131 of the Commission's rules by the Office of Engineering and Technology and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ 47 CFR 0.31, 0.131. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. For further information contact Ira Keltz in the Office of Engineering and Technology, Ira.Keltz@fcc.gov, 202-418-0616 or Chris Helzer, in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, chris.helzer@fcc.gov, 202-418-2791. 8. For more news and information about the Federal Communications Commission, please visit: www.fcc.gov. [[Page 26563]] Federal Communications Commission. Julius P. Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology. [FR Doc. 2015-11211 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Broadband Experiments Order. If are no proposed changes to the Helzer, Wireless Telecommunications
approved, recipients of the rural currently approved FCC Form 5620 Bureau, Room 6–6415, Federal
broadband experiments will be required which is also a part of this information Communications Commission, 445 12th
to submit a one-time report on collection. However, the Commission Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
November 1st after they begin receiving proposes to increase the number of • People with Disabilities: Contact the
support. This report must describe the respondents involved in the post- FCC to request reasonable
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locations if any the recipient has built submitting comments and additional
the Managing Director. information on the process, see the
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Office of Engineering and Technology SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
required to certify that they have met
and Wireless Telecommunications summary of the Commission’s
the build-out milestones adopted in the
Bureau Seeks Information on Current document, ET Docket No. 15–105, DA
Rural Broadband Experiments Order.
Trends in LTE–U and LAA Technology 15–516, released May 5, 2015. The full
These certifications will be due for all
recipients by the end of the third year AGENCY: Federal Communications text of this document is available for
and fifth year of support. Recipients that Commission. inspection and copying during normal
have chosen to receive 30 percent of business hours in the FCC Reference
ACTION: Notice.
their support upfront will also be Center (Room CY–A257), 445 12th
required to submit a build-out milestone SUMMARY: In this document, the Office Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The
certification within 15 months of their of Engineering and Technology (OET) complete text of this document also may
first disbursement. Recipients that are and Wireless Telecommunications be purchased from the Commission’s
determined to not be in compliance Bureau (WTB) seek information on copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing,
with the terms and conditions of the technologies and techniques they will Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room, CY–
rural broadband experiments during implement to share spectrum with B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full
their support term will also be required existing unlicensed operations and text may also be downloaded at:
to submit a certification to demonstrate technologies such as Wi-Fi that are www.fcc.gov.
widely used by the public. Parties Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the
that they have come into compliance.
within the wireless industry are Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415,
All of these certifications must be
developing a version of commercial 1.419, interested parties may file
accompanied by the same types of comments on or before the date
evidence required for the November wireless LTE technology called LTE-
Unlicensed (LTE–U) that is intended for indicated on the first page of this
interim progress report. This report and document. Comments may be filed
certifications will enable the operations in certain unlicensed
frequency bands. LTE–U could operate using the Commission’s Electronic
Commission to monitor the progress of Comment Filing System (ECFS). See
the rural broadband experiments and in conjunction with licensed
commercial wireless services using a Electronic Filing of Documents in
ensure that the support is being used for Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
its intended purposes. Finally, rural technique called Licensed Assisted
Access (LAA) whereby a channel in an (1998).
broadband experiment recipients will be • Electronic Filers: Comments may be
subject to a 10-year record retention operator’s licensed spectrum is used as
filed electronically using the Internet by
requirement and must make those the primary channel for devices
accessing the ECFS: http://
documents and records available to the operating on an unlicensed basis. fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
Commission, any of its Bureaus or DATES: Comments must be filed on or • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
Offices, the Universal Service before June 11, 2015 and reply file by paper must file an original and
Administrative Company, and their comments must be filed on or before one copy of each filing. If more than one
respective auditors to aid these entities June 26, 2015. docket or rulemaking number appears in
in overseeing the recipients’ compliance ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, the caption of this proceeding, filers
with the terms and conditions of rural identified by ET Docket No. 15–105, by must submit two additional copies for
broadband experiment support. The any of the following methods: each additional docket or rulemaking
Commission also proposes to eliminate • Federal Communications
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FCC Form 5610 that is a part of this Commission’s Web site: http:// • Filings can be sent by hand or
information collection. The deadline to fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the messenger delivery, by commercial
file FCC Form 5610 with the instructions for submitting comments. overnight courier, or by first-class or
Commission was November 7, 2014. • Mail: Ira Keltz, Office of overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All
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performance of the functions of the Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and licensee shall maintain a list showing
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information on the respondents, Number of Respondents and of a political or controversial nature, the
including the use of automated Responses: 22,900 respondents and licensee is required to retain a list of the
collection techniques or other forms of 1,877,000 responses. executive officers, or board of directors,
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further reduce the information to .2011 hours. organization paying for such matter in
collection burden on small business Frequency of Response: its public file. Pursuant to the changes
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Recordkeeping requirement; Third party contained in 47 CFR 73.1212(e) and 47
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor disclosure requirement; On occasion CFR 73.3526(e)(19), this list, which
a collection of information unless it reporting requirement. could contain personally identifiable
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control number. Communications Act of 1934, as Number 3060–0214.
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time allowed by this notice, you should that may be included in the broadcast television system operator, at the time of
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