stds-802-16: requested initiation of P802.16a/D6 Confirmation Ballot
In accordance with the 802.16a Ballot Resolution Committee's
conclusions, I have submitted documents to initiate the P802.16a/D6
Sponsor Confirmation Ballot.
The ballot package includes the following:
IEEE P802.16a/D6 Confirmation Ballot: Cover Letter
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/80216-02_57.pdf
IEEE P802.16a/D6 Confirmation Ballot: Comment Package
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/80216-02_58.pdf
Changes to draft
http://ieee802.org/16/tga/contrib/C80216a-02_90r7.pdf and
http://ieee802.org/16/tga/contrib/C80216a-02_92r1.pdf
New Draft (P802.16a/D6)
http://ieee802.org/16/private/drafts/tga/P80216a_D6.zip
Also, an updated version of the comment resolution database:
http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/80216-02_54r4.zip
includes some additional explanations for comments that were not
resolved to the satisfaction of the voter.
Regards,
Roger
>Dear 802.16 Participants:
>
>I have good news to report regarding the 802.16a Ballot Resolution
>Committee (BRC).
>
>Recall that, in its Session #21 Closing Plenary Meeting, the 802.16
>Working Group, by unanimous vote, appointed a Ballot Resolution
>Committee to resolve any comments arising from the recirculation of
>the 802.16a Sponsor Ballot, provided that the BRC could reach
>unanimous agreement. The BRC was faced with 32 such comments.
>
>After weeks of discussions and many hours of teleconferences, the
>BRC has today completed a set of comment resolutions:
> http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/80216-02_54r3.zip
>with the adopted changes to the draft detailed in:
> http://ieee802.org/16/tga/contrib/C80216a-02_90r7.pdf and
> http://ieee802.org/16/tga/contrib/C80216a-02_92.pdf
>
>This package was unanimously approved today by the seven voting
>members of the BRC. As a result, the Tecnical Editor (Nico van Waes)
>is developing P802.16a/D6 for a second recirculation (a Confirmation
>Ballot), to begin as soon as possible next week.
>
>The work of the BRC is documented in a committee report:
> http://ieee802.org/16/docs/02/80216-02_56r2.pdf
>It shows that the seven BRC members (Brian Eidson, Marianna
>Goldhammer, Itzik Kitroser, Bob Nelson, Randall Schwartz, Shawn
>Taylor, and Nico Van Waes), worked diligently, tirelessly, and
>cooperatively along with the two observers (Brian Kiernan and me) to
>complete the resolution process. We all owe the BRC a big-time debt
>of thanks.
>
>In preparing the confirmation ballot package, it is important for me
>to know, as soon as possible, whether any Disapprove voters will be
>satisfied with some or all of the resolutions of their comments.
>Four Disapprove voters have already converted the votes to Approve
>on the basis of the resolutions. I'll be following up with others,
>but, if you are one of them, feel free to contact me first. The BRC
>will have a bit more work to do in developing more detailed
>technical explanations for some of the decisions, but we first need
>to see which voters remain unsatisfied.
>
>Given the results of this committee, I believe that there is a good
>chance that D6 will be the final draft of 802.16a. Next week, I will
>submit D6 to RevCom for IEEE-SA approval, which could come on 11
>December. I do not believe we will need to allocate much time to
>802.16a at Session #22. I have not scheduled any time for TGa to
>meet separately in Kauai; I expect that any 802.16a issues can be
>addressed at the Working Group Opening Plenary.
>
>Thanks again to the Group of Seven, and to Brian Kiernan, for
>pulling this one out!
>
>Regards,
>
>Roger