• the deployment of public Wi-Fi access points within airports, train stations, restaurants and hotels for data transfer by Personal Computers, Personal Digital Assistants etc.
• the use of new Access Network technologies for the delivery of broadband data services, such as Power Line Communications (PLC) technology
•  the use of emerging wireless Access technologies.

The adoption of each new technology changes the Electromagnetic (EM) environment within which these new and existing technologies operate. Hence it is necessary to study methodologies for predicting and mitigating EMC problems that may prevent these technologies from working successfully.

Question

Study items to be considered include, but are not limited to:

• Characterization of the Electromagnetic (EM) environment created by the operation of the new radio services (e.g. Wi-Fi);
• EMC requirements and mitigation methodology to allow deployment within non-telecommunications environment (e.g. airport, railway station, train, hospital, hotel, vehicle etc.)
• Evaluation and prediction methodology of electromagnetic interference between wireless and wireline services
• Compatibility between Wireless technologies and other telecommunications equipment
• Compatibility between Wireless technologies and non- telecommunications equipment (e.g. Hearing aids, microwave oven using 2.4 GHz).
  

Tasks

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

One or more new recommendations and/or the revision of the existing Recommendations.

Relationships

• Recommendations: K-series
• Questions: 2, 8 and 12/5
• Study Groups: ITU-T SG 15
• Standardization bodies: IEC, IEEE.