stds-802-16-mobile: startup of IEEE 802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group
At Session #20, the Working Group, with the affirmation of the 802 Executive Committee, created a new IEEE 802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group. This group is 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."
On July 16, I asked for volunteers to Chair the new effort. Today, I am pleased to announce that Brian Kiernan <mailto:brian.kiernan@interdigital.com> has agreed to serve as Chair of the IEEE 802.16 Mobile Wireless MAN Study Group and that Shawn Taylor <mailto:shawnt@wi-lan.com> has agreed to serve as Vice Chair. I appreciate their willingness to help with this challenging assignment.
I have set up a web page for this Study Group at <http://ieee802.org/16/mobile>. Please carry out Study Group discussions 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.
Please work with Brian and Shawn to get the new Study Group moving.
Roger
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:14 PM
>To: stds-802-16@ieee.org
>Subject: stds-802-16: volunteers solicited for 802.16a enhancement efforts
>
>As noted in the Session #20 Report, 802.16 has a new Study Group on Mobile
>WirelessMAN; this group will 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.
>
>Also, the Working Group voted to open two new Ad Hoc committees:
>
>* "802.16a PICS Ad Hoc": to develop (by the end of Session #21) one or more
>PICS PARs in support of 802.16a
>
>* "802.16a Enhancements Ad Hoc": to develop (by the end of Session #21) a
>PAR for enhancements to IEEE 802.16/16a for support for nomadic operation,
>roaming, repeaters, MIB/management, and system profiles
>
>I am looking for individuals to Chair these three activities. If you are
>interested, please let me know by the end of next week (July 26).
>
>Roger