stds-802-16: SYSREQ COMMENT

[nico.Vanwaes@nokia.com]

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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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[(T)echnical / (E)ditorial]
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[Detailed Description]
Delete line 12 through 16  ("As mentioned... 2.2.2.2)

[Reason for Edit]
Repetitive, speculative and fluff
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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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[Detailed Description]
Insert "relevant" before "properties" and delete line 20 through 31,
sentence starting line 35 and line 4 through 7 on page 7.
[Reason for Edit]
The important features are bandwidth, delay and reliability.
It is useless to provide a list of features which, although true,
have no bearing on the 802.16 PHY & MAC design. 
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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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[(T)echnical / (E)ditorial]
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[Detailed Description]
Replace line 4 through 7 with
802.16 SHALL not terminate the UNI signalling, but could interpret it
to the extent necessary to allow efficient multiple access. 

[Reason for Edit]
Clarifies the  level of ATM support. 
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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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T

[Detailed Description]
Replace paragraph with:
"The 802.16 protocols MAY support bridged LAN services.

[Reason for Edit]
Whether or not LAN bridging is implemented in a device does not make 
devices incompatible and hence does not need to be a must. 
The rest is fluff.

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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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[Detailed Description]
Replace "802.16 systems SHALL generally be multiple-cell frequency
reuse systems." with
"802.16 networks are expected to employ multiple-cell frequency reuse."
[Reason for Edit]
The word SHALL implies a requirement for the MAC or PHY, which is not
true in the given context. The word "networks" is used purposely.

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[Submitter's Last Name]
van Waes

[Submitter's First Name]
Nico

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25

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5

[(T)echnical / (E)ditorial]
T

[Detailed Description]
Insert:
The MAC MUST support the following duplex schemes:  
TDD and half-duplex FDD.
To improve frequency re-use and interference resilience, the MAC 
SHOULD support smart antenna's.

[Reason for Edit]
Definition of duplex schemes.
The support of smart antenna's, although seemingly premature at this
point, may become important a few years down the road.
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