[[PageOutline]] = GEMINI Spiral 5 Planning Meeting = == Schedule == Friday, October 5, 9:00am - 3:30pm [[BR]] Location: [[BR]] Hilton Garden Louisville-Airport [[BR]] Address: 2735 Crittenden Drive Louisville, KY 40209 United States [[BR]] Tel: +1 (502) 637-2424 [[BR]] Attendees: GENI Project Office: Harry Mussman, Jeanne Ohren [[BR]] Indiana Univ: Martin Swany, ... [[BR]] Univ of Kentucky: Jim Griffioen, [[BR]] == Description == == Summary == == Agenda == == 1) GEMINI Spiral 5 Goals == 9:00am [[BR]] == 2) Basic Test/Tutorial/Experiment Workflow == 9:15am [[BR]] == 3) GEMINI Definition for v1.1/GEC15 == 9:30am == 4) Target Aggregates for v1.1/GEC15 and Spiral 5 == 10:00am == 5) Reference Experiments for v1.1/GEC15 and Spiral 5 == 10:15am == 6) New GEMINI Modules for v1.1/GEC15 == 6) New === 2.1) Co-exist with Clearwire === 1:35pm [[BR]] Harry Mussman (GPO) and Ray Raychaudhuri (WINLAB) * Review of current licensing and leasing arrangements [[BR]] * Current GENI WiMAX sites, licenses and base stations * [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GEC13Agenda/WiMAXPlanning/030912_GENIWiMAXSites_Frequencies.xls spreadsheet] [[BR]] * Proposed leases by Clearwire, some limited to 1 year, up to $4k to renew, with "indemnification" [[BR]] * Kevin Wanuga of Drexel reports: When Drexel general counsel was negotiating with Clearwire, Clearwire was willing to drop indemnification clause, and some other difficult language, before agreement was finalized and signed; Drexel also has an experimental license. [[BR]] * Status of discussions with Clearwire [[BR]] * Harry reports: waiting to organize another call with Paul McCarthy at Clearwire. [[BR]] * Status of discussions with the FCC [[BR]] * Harry reports: GENI operates using experimental license as FCC intended; waiting for contact to review GENI documents. * Possible approach, as an alternative to an agreement that leases Clearwire spectrum to GENI sites: [[BR]] * Operate under an experimental license from the FCC [[BR]] * Agreement between Rutgers WINLAB and Clearwire, on enhanced cooperation [[BR]] * Responsive local contact, at each site [[BR]] * Centralized management DB at Rutgers WINLAB [[BR]] * Ability to quickly turn off site transmitter, if interference suspected [[BR]]