RE: stds-802-16: new 802.16 PAR for consideration in March
Roger,
I think that this is a great idea. The NIUF (ISDN) has a similar construct. They defined some "capability sets" and these are used every day to ease the purchase and installation processes.
Cheers,
Ken
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org]
>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 9:48 PM
>To: stds-802-sec@ieee.org
>Cc: stds-802-16@ieee.org
>Subject: stds-802-16: new 802.16 PAR for consideration in March
>
>
>Dear SEC:
>
>I would like to notify you that I expect 802.16 to put forth a
>version of the following PAR for approval in March:
>
>P802.16c: Amendment to IEEE Standard for Local and
>Metropolitan Area Networks - Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed
>Broadband Wireless Access Systems - Detailed System Profiles
>for 10-66 GHz <http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/C80216-02_02.pdf>
>
>
>The purpose is "To aid the deployment of interoperable systems
>by defining and naming a set of system profiles to which
>manufacturers can test compliance."
>
>I believe that this PAR falls under the category of "ordinary
>items (like Maintenance PARs)" and is therefore not subject to
>the 30 day notice rule. Nevertheless, I am notifying the SEC
>as a courtesy. We are open to comments from other Working
>Groups and would ask that they be delivered to us by 5 pm
>Tuesday of the Plenary Week, per the custom.
>
>Roger
>