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[STDS-802-16] Comments on the two PARs submitted



Dear Arnie,
 
Here are my comments on the 2 PARs proposed by the 802.20 WG.
 
Comments on the Draft PAR and Five Criteria for Standard for Conformance to
IEEE 802.20 Systems – Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement (PICS) Pro-forma
http://ieee802.org/20/WG_Docs/802.20-08-03.pdf
 
Comment 1:
 
In section 5.2, the proposed PAR states, "5.2 Scope of Proposed Standard: This standard represents the Protocol Implementation Conformance
Statement(PICS) Proforma, per ISO/IEC Standard 9646-7 (1995) and ITU-T X.296, for the conformance specification of base stations and subscriber
stations based upon the air interface specified in IEEE P802.20."
 
However the term 'subscriber station' is undefined in the IEEE 802.20 Air Interface Draft 4.0m. So I would suggest appropriate replacement of the term 'subscriber station' with the term 'Access Terminal (AT) or User Terminal (UT)'.
 
Also the term 'base station' while defined, is also referred to as 'Access Node' quite frequently in the draft standard. Hence I would suggest modification to substitute the term 'base stations' with 'base stations and Access Nodes (AN)'.
 
 
Comment 2:
 
In section 5.4, the proposed PAR states, "5.4 Purpose of Proposed Standard: This document describes the capabilities and options within the air
interface specified in IEEE P802.20. It is to be completed by the supplier of a product claiming to implement the protocol. It indicates which capabilities
and options have been implemented. It allows a user of the product to evaluate its conformance and to determine whether the product meets the user's
requirements."
 
As the draft 802.20 standard supports multiple conformant protocol modes considering the 2 PHYs and 2 MACs for the wide band and 625k MC modes, I would suggest modification of the phrase "implement the protocol" to "implement one or more of the protocol modes".
 
Comment 3:
In section 7.1, the proposed PAR form requires responding to  the statement "7.1 Are there other standards or projects with a similar scope?
If yes, please explain:
and answer the following: Sponsor Organization:
Project/Standard Number:
Project/Standard Date:
Project/Standard Title:"
 
First of all this question need to be answered and it is not done presently in the proposed PAR. Also as the draft 802.20 standard draws significantly from the 3GPP and ATIS specifications, is it not possible to refer to projects for specifications for conformance that have been developed in those SDOs. I think the IEEE-SA would like to preserve its reputation of defining independent quality standards and hence, this information will be very useful for them to make sure adequate copyrights etc are followed, if specification re-use occurs during development of such a project.
 
Comment 4:
Section 7.2 and 7.3 are not answered.
 
 
Comments on the Draft PAR and 5 Criteria - Standard for Minimum Performance
Characteristics of 802.20 Terminals and Base Stations
http://ieee802.org/20/WG_Docs/802.20-08-04.pdf
 
Comment 1:
Is it not better to for this proposed PAR to be pursuing a recommended practice as opposed to a standard? The reason I say this is that actual performance characteristics in implementations widely vary and thus enables a competitive market place. Such imposition of a standard as opposed to a recommended practice, might provide disincentives for some vendors to be able to conform to such a standard and thus not be successful in the market place. So I urge reconsideration of the target of this project. Also such projects are extremely hard to do as too much details of  implementation are involved. Hence my suggestion.
 
Comment 2:
Section 5.6  states "5.6 Stakeholders for the Standard: 802.20 equipment suppliers and service providers utilizing the 802.20 standard are the principle stakeholders."
I would suggest end users as also potential stake holders, remember end users should also have a say in what service they would like to get.
 
Comment 3:
Also the term 'base station' while defined, is also referred to as 'Access Node' quite frequently in the draft standard. Hence I would suggest modification to substitute the term 'base stations' with 'base stations and Access Nodes (AN)'.
 
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thanks & best regards,
jose
 

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Jose Puthenkulam

Wireless Standards & Technology

Mobility Group

Intel Corporation

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