WLAN/ Re: stds-802-16: IEEE 802 SEC and IEEE-SA Standards Board Actions
Roger,
Congrats on getting the PAR approved for 802.16.4. My question to you is, what steps are you taking to
address interference issues in the 5.25-5.35GHz band with respect to fellow 802.11a folks who are building
and shipping wireless LANs?
James C.
"Roger B. Marks" wrote:
> On Thursday night, March 15, the IEEE 802 SEC acted on several 802.16 motions:
>
> A) Our four PAR changes were approved by a motion:
> 1. To approve revised PAR 802.16, as represented in IEEE 802.16-01/10.
> 2. To approve PAR 802.16a, as represented in IEEE 802.16-01/10, as a
> revision of PAR 802.16.3.
> 3. To approve PAR 802.16b, as represented in IEEE 802.16-01/10, as a
> revision of PAR 802.16.1b.
> 4. To approve revised PAR 802.16.2, as represented in IEEE 802.16-01/10.
>
> B) Our Press Release was approved by the motion "To approve, in
> principle, IEEE 802.16-01/13 as a press release."
>
> C) Our liaison letters were approved by motions:
> 1. To approve IEEE 802.16l-01/09 as a communication from the LMSC to
> an external standards body under Procedure 3 of the Operating Rules.
> 2. To approve, in principle, IEEE 802.16l-01/10 (DRAFT) as a Working
> Group position statement to a government body.
>
> D) Our Study Group was approved by a motion:
> To affirm IEEE 802.16's decision to create a Working Group Study
> Group on Coexistence of Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems,
> chartering it to draft a PAR for an amendment to 802.16.2.
>
> I withdrew my request for conditional approval of IEEE
> P802.16/D2-2001 (the TG1 draft) for Sponsor Ballot because we clearly
> had not met the requirements. However, I discussed the ballot
> progress with the SEC and let them know that we expect to be ready
> for Sponsor Ballot before the next SEC meeting and plan to request
> approval by email vote.
>
> On March 16, NesCom (the New Standards Committee of the IEEE-SA
> Standards Board) approved our four PAR changes. This decision was
> scheduled for affirmation by the Standards Board on March 17; I am
> going to presume that this action is now final.
>
> Roger
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