802.16 Session #108 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #108 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #108 was held on 14-16 March 2017 in Vancouver, BC, Canada in conjunction with an IEEE 802 Plenary. The attendance list is posted.

GRIDMAN Task Group

The P802.16s project project addresses fixed and mobile wireless access in channel bandwidth up to 1.25 MHz. The GRIDMAN Task Group (TG) met to resolve comments submitted in WG Letter Ballot #40 on the first draft (P802.16s/D1) of the amendment project. Following comment resolution, P802.16s/D1 was prepared for ballot recirculation. The TG tentatively scheduled a comment resolution teleconference for 6 May 2017 at 14:00 ET. The IEEE 802 Executive Committee granted conditional approval to forward the draft for IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot following successful recirculation.

Maintenance Task Group

The WG adopted the first draft (P802.16Rev4/D1) of the P802.16Rev4 revision project and initiated its review in WG Letter Ballot #41.

Future Meetings

A GRIDMAN teleconference is tentatively scheduled for 6 April 2017, 14:00 ET.
Session #109 will take place on 31 May - 1 June 2017 in Palo Alto, CA.
Session #110 will take place on 11-13 July 2017 in Berlin, Germany in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
Session #111 will take place on 14-15 September 2017 in Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
Session #112 will take place the week of 6 November 2017 in Orlando, Florida, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
The Upcoming Sessions and Teleconferences list includes future session and teleconference information.

Working Group Minutes
See the draft Working Group Session #108 Minutes.

Documents
Draft standards are available with a working group password or by purchase from IEEE-SA. Most IEEE 802.16 standards are available for free download via the Get IEEE 802® program. See the 802.16 publication list for details of published standards and drafts.

About IEEE 802.16
The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards has developed and is responsible for maintaining the WirelessMAN® standards of IEEE 802.16 and 802.16.1 for wireless metropolitan area networks. The IEEE 802.16 Working Group is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, the premier transnational forum for wired and wireless network standardization. A list of IEEE 802.16 standards and drafts is available on-line, as is an archive of previous Session Reports. The IEEE 802.16 Interactive Calendar includes sessions and deadlines.

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This report (17 March 2017 release) is by:

Roger Marks (r.b.marks@ieee.org), EthAirNet Associates
Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards

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