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Very good news. Thanks, Roger, for sharing with us (all hard working
16e-ers) timely, a good Christmas gift to the group! Yes, great appreciations shall go to both Brian Kiernan and Ron Murias!
They both deserve memorable gifts in addition to what Roger may prepare. There is
a plan. Roger, please let us know when you are going to present your official
gifts. I would like to request an additional 5min slot to present ours
(unofficial one J). Oh, of cause, congratulations to all of you! Great job done! Wish you
all have a very Merry Christmas! Lei -----Original Message----- Dear 802.16 Friends and Family, I have received word that IEEE Std 802.16e (Draft 12) was approved this morning by the IEEE-SA Standards Board, following yesterday's unanimous recommendation by the Board's Standards Review Committee (RevCom). The operative version of IEEE Std 802.16 is now IEEE Std 802.16-2004, as modified by the corrigendum IEEE 802.16-2004/Cor1 and amended by IEEE Stds 802.16e and 802.16f. The WirelessMAN standard has gone mobile! This action brings to a close the work of Task Group e and its project that began with the approval of the original 802.16e PAR in December 2002, following its development by the WirelessMAN Study Group beginning in July 2002. Throughout that time, the work was ably led by the steady hand of Brian Kiernan. I salute him for his heroic efforts. The 802.16e Editor, Ron Murias, deserves a separate special salute. Please take the opportunity to send them both your appreciations. Looking back on the original PAR from 2002, we projected completion in about 18 months. Actual development took about twice that long. Though we all would have preferred to stick closer to schedule, the reality is that the Working Group changed dramatically during those years, growing from 82 Members at PAR approval to 310 now. The influx of new participants, from many regions of the world and with a variety of applications in mind, brought in a wide range of views. I'm proud of the fact that we addressed all of the resulting needs, continuing to harmonize and build consensus to ensure a result with broad support and broad applicability. After 12 official drafts, over 6000 comments (from members and nonmembers alike), and over 900 contributed documents (over 1600 if you count revisions), we ended up with a 684 page standard with 99% approval and far more than 99% of the comments fully resolved. That's impressive! To all the 802.16 Working Group participants, past and present, I send congratulations on adding the IEEE seal of approval to the 802.16e deliverable. I'd like you to pause and reflect on what this means. IEEE standards are not mandatory, and the IEEE logo is not by itself going to convince anyone to adopt our standards and put them to use. What WILL make a difference is an IEEE logo earned the hard way, based on a diligent and largely successful effort to recruit the participation of the world's interested parties, coupled with the dedication to building a team and driving a consensus. THAT is what gives 802.16 the opportunity to be a success, not just here or there but, as we say in dot16, "AOE": Anywhere On Earth! So, wherever on Earth you are, please join me in raising a glass and sending out a virtual toast to the 802.16 family. Konbe! Ganbei! Kampai! L'Chaim! Belsalamati! Kippis! Skĺl! Santé! Sláinte! Salute! Salud! Prost! Proost! Cheers! Roger Dr. Roger B. Marks <mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org> +1 303 497
7837 Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access <http://WirelessMAN.org> P.S. IEEE 802.16f-2005 was published on 1 Dec 2005. IEEE-SA staff are currently merging 802.16-2004/Cor1 and 802.16e into a single document, to be entitled IEEE 802.16e-2005. The plan is to publish this before the year's end. Unapproved drafts are available for sale through the IEEE Store. However, approved drafts are removed from the catalog. Therefore, if you wish to buy the document, I suggest you act quickly before it is deleted. For details, see: http://ieee802.org/16/pubs/P80216e.html |