[STDS-802-16] Update: Outcome of special meeting of WP8F on new IMT-2000 radio interface
As I mentioned on 7 September, WP 8F decided in its Seoul meeting to
provide revisions of three ITU-R recommendations to the Study Group 8
Chairman. Here is a brief update.
The Chairman of SG 8, considering the input from WP 8F, has decided
to forward the proposed revisions to the Radiocommunication Assembly
(RA) for consideration. Accordingly, RA documents 8/1006, 8/1007 and
8/1008 have been made available, encompassing the draft revisions of
M.1457, M.1580, and M.1581, respectively. The SG 8 Chairman has also
provided an addendum to his Chairman's Report, noting the progress of
the Special Meeting and attaching statements from two Member States
and from a group of sector members.
The RA will be considering the approval of these three draft
revisions when it meets on 15-19 October.
Roger
> [Message of 7 Sept:]
> As I previously mentioned:
> <http://wirelessman.org/arc/802-16list2/msg04323.html>
> <http://wirelessman.org/arc/802-16list2/msg04353.html>
>
> ITU-R Working Party 8F had a "special meeting" in Seoul last week
> to "Complete Consensus on the Addition of a New IMT-2000 Radio
> Interface." This "IMT-2000 OFDMA TDD WMAN" radio interface is based
> on IEEE Std 802.16. We were informed of the meeting:
> <http://ieee802.org/16/liaison/docs/L80216-07_046r1.pdf>.
> and we prepared a response that was submitted by IEEE:
> <http://ieee802.org/16/liaison/docs/L80216-07_049r2.pdf>.
>
> I attended the meeting and would like to provide a brief report.
>
> The meeting was large and busy: about 150 people (including many
> 802.16 WG members) and about 50 input documents. It ran for three
> days, including over lunchtimes and into the evening.
>
> The meeting had been tasked to further develop the draft revisions
> of ITU-R Rec. M.1457, M.1580, and M.1581. According to the decision
> of Study Group 8, the new versions "would be provided to the
> Chairman of Study Group 8 for forwarding directly to the
> Radiocommunication Assembly 2007" (15-19 October). Alternative
> arrangements were provided in case no further progress toward
> consensus could be achieved.
>
> According to these terms, I consider the meeting to have been
> successful. Revisions of all three documents were agreed for
> submission to the Study Group 8 Chairman. The only change to the
> normative content of the draft M.1457 revision was to add some
> additional language regarding the upper limit of MS power in the
> 2500-2690 MHz band. In addition, the "members's statements"
> attached to the earlier draft revision of M.1457 were deleted.
>
> This is good news for IEEE 802.16. I'll keep you posted regarding
> this issue at the Radiocommunication Assembly.
>
> Thanks to the 802.16 members and friends who participated in Seoul
> and supported our contributions.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Roger