- Review the design of all components of the LHC equipped with RF fingers, evaluate the compatibility with ultimate (and HL-LHC) bunch populations (i.e. up to 2E11 p/b for the 25 ns beam and 3.3E11 p/b for the 50 ns beam) and (rms) bunch lengths (i.e. 7.5 cm but also ~ 4 cm which could be an option) regarding impedance and HOM screening and provide a list of maximum bunch currents, acceptable bunch lengths etc.

- Evaluate all associated mitigation solutions like ferrite absorbers and their collateral effects, in particular the induced heating and resulting outgassing.

- Make proposals of design changes and/or mitigation measures for each configuration depending on its criticality for beam operation.

- Approve functional specifications for all equipments by the end of the year (2012).