stds-802-16-mobile: Re: Kickoff of IEEE 802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group andCall for Contributions
I have formatted this note as a more formal (and more formatted) PDF entitled
"IEEE 802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group: Call for Contributions":
http://ieee802.org/16/mobile/docs/80216sgm-02_08.pdf
Roger
At 12:23 PM -0400 02/08/23, Kiernan, Brian G. wrote:
>First, let me apologize to everyone for taking so long in getting this
>started.
>
>Consider the following kick-off memo to serve as a Call for Contributions to
>the Mobile Study Group. Given that most people will have to start traveling
>to Cheju on the Friday or Saturday prior to Session #21, I ask that any
>contributions be uploaded to the 802.16 mobile web site
><http://mobile.wirelessman.org> no later than 18 September.
>
>Prior to that I look forward to a lively dialog on the mobile reflector.
>
>Brian
>
>802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group: Kickoff Memo
>
>This e-mail is intended to be a kick-off to start the 802.16 Mobile Wireless
>MAN Study Group activities. Roger has set up a web page for this Study
>Group at <http://ieee802.org/16/mobile> and all Study Group discussions will
>be held on the 802.16 mobility reflector "stds-802-16-mobile" (for
>subscription information, see <http://ieee802.org/16/subscribe.html>). For
>file uploads, please use <http://mobile.wirelessman.org>. For document
>contributions, please use document numbers of the form C802.16sgm-02/XX.
>A Quick Recap:
>At Session #20, the 802.16 Working Group voted to create an 802.16 Working
>Group Study Group (WGSG) to "address enhancements to the IEEE 802.16a
>PHY/MAC to support mobile operation, including cell-to-cell and
>sector-to-sector handoff capability as well as other protocol and MIB
>support". The 802 Executive Committee subsequently reaffirmed this.
>Plan of Attack:
>I remind everyone that we are talking about modifying the current 802.16a
>air interface(s), not creating a new standard from scratch. Before even
>thinking about a PAR, we have to determine if this is technically feasible
>and, if so, at what level. I expect this will take at least two meetings,
>however, I would hope that coming out of the November meeting we would at
>least have a fair idea as to technical feasibility and the level of mobility
>that we might be able to support.
>The initial output of the Study Group is expected to be a series of studies
>and analyses that would indicate whether such a capability can be provided
>within the basic confines of the 802.16a PHY/MAC, what level of mobility
>(pedestrian, vehicular) could be supported, and the extent of the PHY/MAC
>changes required to support it. It is NOT the current intent of the Study
>Group to develop a PAR. However, if the technical studies indicate that
>802.16a enhancement for mobile operation is feasible, development of a PAR
>can be expected at some future date.
>In thinking about this, a number of technical issues come to mind. The
>following list is not intended to be all-inclusive, and I solicit inputs on
>other areas people think are pertinent, but these strike me as a minimum set
>of technical issues that we need to address.
>
>Contributions on these and any other relevant items are solicited for
>Session #21.
>
>Some Technical Issues for 802.16a Mobility:
>* Reference System Deployment Scenario
>o Multi-cell, macro and/or micro
>o Omni-directional or sectored antennas or both
>o Frequency reuse and cell-to-cell interference (both FDD and TDD)
>o Level of cell network interconnect
>o MIB support
>* Mobile Channel Models
>o Pedestrian (Indoor and Outdoor), Vehicular (target speed)
>o Doppler
>o Dispersive Multipath - Fast Fading
>o Simulations
>* Impact of the above mobile environment on current 802.16a Air Interface(s)
>parameters and performance to include:
>o Synchronization and Timing, both initial and periodic
>o Ranging
>o Power Control
>o Channel coding
>o Measurement methods and messaging for support of intra- and inter-cell
>handoff
>o Effect on Advanced Antenna Systems
>o Protocols
>* Impact on the Services to be provided:
>o QoS
>o Data Rates, BER or PER
>o Latency
>* Determination of appropriate frequency bands
>In addition to the technical issues, there are some other aspects of this
>effort that we need to keep in mind as we progress towards a possible PAR.
>The one that comes most readily to mind is: What significant advantages or
>disadvantages does a mobile enhanced 802.16a air interface provide over
>current or planned 3G mobile networks? Related to this is the question of
>liaison with other Standards Development Organizations such as T1P1, 3GPP
>and 3GPP2.
>I remind you that any document submissions must make use of the 802.16
>Document Submission Template (Rev. 8.3 or higher).
>Brian