Re: stds-802-16: BWIF and 802.16

["Roger B. Marks" <r.b.marks@ieee.org>]

Chet,

I just wanted to comment on this call from my perspective.

Before the Recirc #3a deadline, I personally contacted most of the 
Disapprove voters who had not yet submitted a recirc ballot, 
encouraging them to submit. You were on my list. Disapprove votes 
with constructive comments are an important element in improving the 
draft. However, without feedback from the voters, it's difficult to 
know whether we are addressing their specific technical concerns.

Most of our 17 Disapprove voters were responsive to the spirit of the 
recirculation. Eight changed their votes based on the new draft, and 
two others cast new Disapprove votes with new technical comments for 
us to work with. The remaining seven (Bruce Currivan, Keith Doucet, 
George Fishel, Srinath Hosur, David Ribner, Menashe Shahar, and Chet 
Shirali) did not participate in the recirculation.

[This is all in the voting report that I've just finished 
<http://ieee802.org/16/tg1/ballots/ballot03/vote_report_3a.html>. The 
approval ratio rose from 80% to 89.4%, well above the 75% needed to 
pass. We have new comments to resolve, but I haven't finished the 
comment report yet.]

As for our other discussions, the main point I wanted to make was 
that people not involved in 802.16 sometimes fail to understand our 
processes and documents. As a long-time member of 802.16, you are in 
a good position to help educate your colleagues that have not been so 
involved. For instance, those interested in an IP-centric MAC may not 
realize that the 802.16 MAC we are finalizing is fully supportive of 
IP and that our IP-centric 2-11 GHz projects are developing MAC 
amendments to suit their needs. You might want to encourage your 
colleagues to read the new merged TG3/TG4 MAC/PHY working document 
<http://ieee802.org/16/tg3_4/80216ab-01_01.zip>; as you know, 
nonmembers are welcome to comment in the Task Group Review.

Best regards,

Roger


At 4:54 PM -0700 01/06/15, Chet Shirali wrote:
>Guys,
>
>Roger Marks called me this morning. He was basically trying to see if we
>from Vyyo, who voted against the specs in the last ballot were changing our
>mind in the recirculation ballot. However, his main aim was to ask me to
>take the lead in bringing 802.16 and BWIF together, since vyyo has now
>joined BWIF. I told him that it would only be possible if the IP centric MAC
>was adopted in the 802.16.3 specs.
>
>I have also asked him to contact Jamal. Roger will not be coming for the
>WCA. Hence there is no chance to meet him in Boston.
>
>Those of us, who have voted against the specs in the last ballot need not
>vote in this ballot. Our votes will stand. Conrad, who had abstained, could
>vote against it, after giving binding comments.
>
>Chet
>
>Chet Shirali
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