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[STDS-802-16] 802.20 Sponsor Ballot Pool Invitation/Solicitation



Roger,

 

I received the following notification/solicitation to participate in the 802.20 Sponsor Ballot pool via myProject in my IEEE web account on 21-Nov-2007:

 

To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Cc: "C/LM/WG802.20 Chair" <a.greenspan@ieee.org>, "C/LM Chair" <p.nikolich@ieee.org>, "C/LM Chair" <paul.nikolich@att.net>, "C Project Staff Liaison" <m.kipness@ieee.org>
Subject: Invitation to Ballot, P802.20


***** SPONSOR BALLOT INVITATION *****
You have indicated an interest in balloting IEEE Standards documents.

IMPORTANT! To participate, you must have access to myProject through an IEEE Web Account.

If you would like to participate in IEEE Standards Sponsor Ballot
P802.20
Title: Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Standard Air Interface for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility - Physical and Media Access Control Layer Specification
you must enroll as a member of the ballot group by 7-Dec-2007, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

***** IEEE STANDARD DOCUMENT INFORMATION *****
The IEEE Computer Society Society/Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Standard Air Interface for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility - Physical and Media Access Control Layer Specification invites you to participate in the New Sponsor Ballot for:
P802.20
Title: Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Standard Air Interface for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility - Physical and Media Access Control Layer Specification
Scope: Specification of physical and medium access control layers of an air interface for interoperable mobile broadband wireless access systems, operating in licensed bands below 3.5 GHz, optimized for IP-data transport, with peak data rates per user in excess of 1 Mbps. It supports various vehicular mobility classes up to 250 Km/h in a MAN environment and targets spectral efficiencies, sustained user data rates and numbers of active users that are all significantly higher than achieved by existing mobile systems. (See also Item 18)
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to enable worldwide deployment of cost effective, spectrum efficient, ubiquitous, always-on and interoperable multi-vendor mobile broadband wireless access networks. It will provide an efficient packet based air interface optimized for IP. The standard will address end user markets that include access to Internet, intranet, and enterprise applications by mobile users as well as access to infotainment services.

***** MESSAGE FROM THE WORKING GROUP CHAIR *****

Dear all potential voters,

The LMSC Executive Committee recommended per the below motion that the Standards Boards implement a sponsor balloting method consistent with the voting approach in use by the 802.20 Working Group. The SASB will issue the details on the sponsor balloting method shortly.

MOTION
The Unconflicted Executive Committee of the 802 Committee recommends to the Standards Board that the Sponsor Ballot method for 802.20 be changed to a voting approach consistent with the current 802.20 voting method. Mover: Arnie Greenspan Second: Mike Lynch
Non-conflicted 802 EC vote: 8 approve, 0 disapprove, 0 abstain

Regards,

--802.20 WG Chair


***** ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS *****

Go directly to:

https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site/open-ballot-invitations

Or, follow this process:

1. Log onto myProject; click the link for myBallot.
2. Click the link for myBallot Control Panel (if applicable); click the link for "Show/Join Open Ballot Invitations": https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site/open-ballot-invitations
3. Scroll down until you find the open ballot group of interest to you; then scroll over to the right margin and click “join” under the “Actions” column.
4. Select a classification category and click “OK” at the bottom of the screen. You will receive an on-screen confirmation that you successfully joined the group.

If you are not an IEEE SA Member, you can either enroll in a single ballot by paying a per-ballot fee or you can join the IEEE SA by choosing an option link below. Joining the IEEE SA entitles you to participate in as many sponsor ballots as you like for the year.

OPTION 1 - I am already an IEEE Member and I want to add Standards Association Membership. Go to: https://myieeemembership.ieee.org/renewal/RenewalLogin
OPTION 2 - I am not an IEEE Member but would like to enroll in both IEEE and IEEE Standards Association. Go to: https://webapps2.ieee.org/member/Member
OPTION 3 - I am not interested in becoming an IEEE Member, however I would like to enroll as a Standards Association Member only. Go to: http://standards.ieee.org/sa-mem/join.html

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OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BALLOTERS
============================================
Balloting group members are selected to vote on the acceptability of a new or revised standard, or on the reaffirmation of a published standard submitted by the Sponsor; based on interest in and commitment to reviewing and voting on a specific existing or proposed standard.

Once the document is ready to be balloted, you will receive notification via email. You will typically have 30 days to review the document and return the ballot with your vote. By agreeing to participate in this ballot you have an *obligation* to respond. Failure to return a completed ballot may disqualify you from
participating in future ballots.

 

 

While I have questions as to the perhaps too quick initiation of this Sponsor Ballot Pool solicitation given that the matter of the specific type of 802.20 Sponsor Ballot (individual, entity, or some other as yet defined method) has yet to be determined by the IEEE-SA, per the EC’s request, and this solicitation may be either premature or superfluous, my question is really on another aspect of the solicitation. Specifically, I note that the solicitation has only a 17 day duration (Nov 21 through Dec 7) for response. In the past you have always enforced a 30 day Sponsor Ballot Pool solicitation/formation period and that has caused us timing problems on some occasions, creating delays in our initiation of Sponsor Ballot. My question is: what is the rule for the minimum Sponsor Ballot Pool solicitation/formation period?

 

 

Thanks,
Phillip Barber
Chief Scientist
Wireless Advanced Research and Standards
Huawei Technologies Co., LTD.