IEEE-SA Standards Board Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form

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1. Sponsor Date
of Request
16 Feb 2000

2. Assigned Project
Number
802.16.3

3. PAR Approval
Date
30 March 2000

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[x] PAR Signature Page on File

4. Project Title, Recorder and Working Group/Sponsor for this Project

Document type and title:

Title: Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - LAN/MAN Specific Requirements - Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems in Licensed Bands from 2 to 11 GHz

Name of Working Group (WG):

IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access

Name of Official Reporter (usually the WG Chair) who must be an SA member as well as an IEEE/Affiliate Member.

Roger B. Marks

Title in WG:

Chair

IEEE/Affiliate Member #

-

Company:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Telephone:

+1-303-497-7837

Address:

325 Broadway, MC 818.00

FAX:

+1-303-497-7828

City/State/Zip:

Boulder, CO 80305

Email:

r.b.marks@ieee.org




Name of Sponsoring Society and Committee:

Computer Society, LAN/MAN Standards Committee; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

Name of Committee Sponsor Chair: 

Jim Carlo, LAN/MAN Standards Committee

 

 

IEEE/Affiliate Member #

-

Company:

Texas Instruments

Telephone:

-

Address:

9208 Heatherdale Drive

FAX:

-

City/State/Zip:

Dallas, TX 75243-6332

Email:

jcarlo@ti.com

5. Describe This Project; Answer each of four questions below:

  1. Update an existing PAR No
  2. Choose one from the following:
  3. Choose one from the following:
  4. Choose one from the following:
  5. Fill in Target Completion Date to IEEE RevCom : 2002 Mar 31

6. Scope of Proposed Project:

This standard specifies the physical layer and media access control layer of the air interface of interoperable fixed point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access systems (e.g., those supporting data rates of DS1/E1 or greater). The specification enables access to data, video, and voice services with a specified quality of service in licensed bands designated for public network access. It applies to systems operating between 2 and 11 GHz.

7. Purpose of Proposed Project:

To enable rapid worldwide deployment of innovative, cost-effective and interoperable multi-vendor broadband wireless access products. To facilitate competition in broadband access by providing wireless alternatives to wireline broadband access. To facilitate coexistence studies, encourage consistent worldwide allocation, and accelerate the commercialization of broadband wireless access spectrum. Utilization of frequencies from 2 to 11 GHz will address a market that includes residences, Small Office-Home Office (SOHO), telecommuters and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).

8. Intellectual Property

  1. Are you aware of any patents relevant to this project?
    [No] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}
  2. Are you aware of any copyrights relevant to this project?
    [No]
  3. Are you aware of any trademarks relevant to this project?
    [No]
  4. Are you aware of any registration of objects or numbers relevant to this project?
    [No]

9. Are you aware of any other standards or projects with a similar scope?

[Yes] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}

10. International Harmonization

Is this standard planned for adoption by another international organization?
[Yes]
If Yes: Which International Organization [ITU-R]
If Yes: Include coordination in question 13 below

11. Is this project intended to focus on health, safety or environmental issues?

[No]

12. Proposed Coordination/Recommended Method of Coordination

Mandatory Coordination:

SCC 10 (IEEE Dictionary)

by DR

{Circulation of DRafts}

IEEE Staff Editorial Review by

by DR

 

SCC 14 (Quantities, Units and Letter symbols)

by DR

 


Coordination requested by Sponsor:

[ITU-R, including Joint Working Group 8A/9B]

by [LI]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 

[T1P1.4]

by [CO]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 

[ETSI BRAN]

by [LI]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 

[SCC-34]

by [DR]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 


Coordination requested by Others:

{added by staff}

13.Additional Explanation Notes: {Item Number and Explanation}

As required by the LAN/MAN Standards Committee, documentation of how of the project will address the Five Criteria for Standards Development is available.