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stds-802-16: editor's error in 802.16a/D3



Naftali has pointed out an editor's error in 802.16a/D3, and Nico has 
agreed of the mistake.

The error came in the implementation of comment 1027, in which it was 
agreed to "use 8/7 for bandwidths which are a multiple of 1.75 MHz". 
Nico accidentally wrote the opposite: "licensed channel bandwidths, 
which are multiples of 1.75 MHz: 7/6; any other bandwidth and 
license-exempt: 8/7".

We can easily agree to fix this in the next round of comment 
resolution. Since the document is going out to a new set of voters in 
Sponsor Ballot, I'd like to correct this error first. However, we 
approved sending D3 to Sponsor Ballot and shouldn't tamper with it. 
So we have a bit of a dilemma.

Here is how I handled this: in D3, I added a PDF annotation that reads:

"Note: This table entry resulted from an editor's error in entering 
comments approved in the 802.16 Working Group Letter Ballot of the 
previous edition of this draft.

The table entry should read:

licensed channel bandwidths that are multiples of 1.75 MHz, and 
license-exempt: 8/7
any other bandwidth: 7/6"

In this way, the content of the draft has not been touched. However, 
the readers will be notified that the content resulted from an 
editor's implementation error, and there should be no controversy 
about correcting the error when the next draft is issued.

I have posted the revised D3 under the old document number. Since 
only this note has been added, I don't consider this to be a new 
version. I'll submit the new version to Sponsor Ballot.

I'd like to acknowledge Nico for work that is so careful that we 
rarely see this kind of problem. I'd also like to thank Naftali for 
noticing the error and for being open to fixing it without a ballot 
comment that would have confused the finalizaton of the Working Group 
Letter Ballot.

Roger