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Dear 802.16 Participants, I have received some indications of interest in the 802.16 maintenance process, and some confusion about how it works, and how it will work in the particular case of newly-initated maintenance activity in the Working Group. This announcement serves to clarify. (1) At Session #72, the 802.16 WG developed two draft PARs: * IEEE 802.16-11/0010: Draft PAR for the Revision of IEEE Std 802.16 * IEEE 802.16-11/0011: Draft PAR for IEEE P802.16M The first PAR would revise IEEE 802.16 (as it now stands, following the amendment of 802.16-2009 by 802.16j, 802.16h, and 802.16m). However, that PAR specifies that the WirelessMAN-Advanced air interface would be removed from IEEE Std 802.16. The WirelessMAN-Advanced air interface would be developed into a standalone IEEE Std 802.16M using the second PAR. More information regarding the two PARs, and development timeline information, is available in contribution IEEE C802.16-11/0001: (2) As I previously reported, the 802 EC agreed to forward those two PARs to NesCom. subject to the discretion of NesCom and the IEEE-SA Standards Board regarding the project numbering. (Some EC members objected to the project number "802.16M".) (3) The two PARs are scheduled for the approval agenda at the NesCom meeting of 6 May. If recommended by NesCom, the two PARs would then proceed to a ballot of the IEEE-SA Standards Board (SASB), which could fully approve the PARs and authorize the work. The current NesCom plan is for the authorization to become effective on 16 May, which is the first day of Session #73. Therefore, it is my expectation that work on the two PARs will take place at Session #73. (4) Regardless of PAR status, the IEEE 802.16 Working Group Maintenance Process: has been in place for many years. It applies to the current circumstances. Under that process, I will soon issue a "Call for Change Requests" regarding IEEE Std 802.16. This will be an opportunity to submit maintenance requests of the type to be considered in the new projects. (5) In addition, the Maintenance Task Group will welcome contributions at Session #73 regarding issues concerning the development of the two new projects. For example, the TG needs to develop project work plans. It should plan how it will efficiently progress its work during the period in which no base drafts under the projects are yet available. [Note that I expect such base drafts to be developed by a professional editor from the published standards.] Roger Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access <http://WirelessMAN.org> |