RE: stds-802-16-tg1: delete Mode A?

["Jacobsen, Eric A" <eric.a.jacobsen@intel.com>]

This is a tough one, and I suspect that this may be why it is so quiet.
There is certainly a big advantage to simplifying the standard, but I agree
with Roger that there are some natural concerns about making such a
substantial change this late in the process.  

Personally, my concern is amplified since the current business conditions
for the operators and equipment providers in this market suggests that they
may have bigger things to worry about right now.  We may be making a big
decision without the benefit of the reasoned input of the people who would
be the most affected or interested.

On the other hand I do think that this is a good topic to debate, since
simplification of the standard from its current state would be a significant
improvement and could increase the value and usefulness of the standard.

Just another dos centavos,

Eric Jacobsen
Minister of Algorithms
Intel Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: Rod McMullin [mailto:rmcmullin@dragonwaveinc.com]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 11:19 AM
To: Roger B. Marks; stds-802-16-tg1@ieee.org
Subject: RE: stds-802-16-tg1: delete Mode A?


Hi Roger,

Why is this so quiet?

$.02:
The technical pros & cons as well as the long term socio-economic benefits
of abandoning Mode A can be debated ad nauseam. I believe one mode is better
than two...but a change this big, this LATE, presents a reasonable
apprehension of bias towards developers of burst demod technologies. Keep
Mode A. (let's look at some low impact interoperability improvements like
reducing the number of useable rolloff factors)

Regards,
Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-16-tg1@ieee.org
[mailto:owner-stds-802-16-tg1@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Roger B. Marks
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:01 PM
To: stds-802-16-tg1@ieee.org
Subject: stds-802-16-tg1: delete Mode A?


Dear TG1 Folks:

As I'm sure you know, the TG1 PHY includes two downlink modes: Mode A
(Continuous) and Mode B (Burst).

Over the past few meetings, there has been informal discussion about
the advantages of streamlining the document and encouraging
interoperability by reducing options. One issue that has been
informally discussing regards the deletion of Mode A.

This topic may arise at Session #13 next week. In preparation, I
would like to gather some input on the importance of Mode A.

I'd like to encourage you to reply to the TG1 reflector with your
preference on whether or not to keep Mode A. I also welcome your
thoughts on the topic.

Regards,

Roger