stds-802-16-mac: TG4 straw man - please read and comment ASAP!
All,
Please read the TG4 straw man (MAC) through and send out your thoughts on
it. There are several issues that I would like to see "framed" prior to
Session #12. They are:
ARQ
1. Do we want options for the algorithm? The SJ meeting felt that this was a
good idea.
2. In order to avoid a possible ARQ interoperability issue in the standard,
do we need to require implementation of either of the two proposed ARQ
algorithms?
3. It has been suggested that ARQ could be made mandatory for the TG4 MAC.
Thoughts?
4. Do we want to use MSDUs or MPDUs or byte counts for the TG4 MAC's unit of
retransmission? Do we want to support options with/without a
default(required mode)?
5. Any thoughts concerning the straw man are welcome.
Concerning the option negotiation mechanism, it was not included in the
straw man to reduce the amount of reading required. It has not seen any
unfavorable argument yet and will be submitted as a comment. Thoughts?
I strongly encourage you all to comment now so that we can frame arguments
for Session #12 and be ready to vote on alternatives. Comments will be
addressed during the upcoming session. Let's make the most of the session by
getting started now!
Cheers,
Ken Peirce