802.16 Session #103 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #103 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #103 was held on 17-19 May 2016 in Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA in conjunction with an IEEE 802 Wireless Interim Session. The attendance list is posted.

GRIDMAN Task Group and Narrowband Activity

At Session #102, the P802.16s Project Authorization Request (PAR) and Criteria for Standards Development statement (CSD), which address fixed and mobile wireless access in channel bandwidth up to 1.25 MHz, were endorsed by the IEEE 802 Executive Committee. The PAR is on the 29 June agenda for review by the relevant IEEE-SA committee (NesCom) for recommendation. Final IEEE-SA action on the request is anticipated on 30 June.

With the PAR making the expected progress, the GRIDMAN Task Group (TG) met to further progress the background material. The TG report summarizes the activity and progress. The TG decided to develop a System Requirements Document (SRD) and created an initial draft. It developed a Call for Contributions toward Session #104 but deferred release of that Call for Contributions pending aproval of the PAR. The TG scheduled a teleconference for 30 June, at which time the PAR status will be known, to plan the Session #104 agenda and help bring new participants up to date.

Update: The P802.16s project was authorized on 2016-06-30.

Revision of IEEE Std 802.16

The WG considered the submission of a PAR for the revision of IEEE Std 802.16. In principle, such a revision should be completed prior to the completion of the next amendment, such as P802.16s. However, the possibility exists of requesting an extention of the revision requirement until after the next amendment. The WG decided to defer the revision PAR pending further review and consideration of the detailed expectations for an extension request.

Future Meetings

A GRIDMAN TG Teleconference will take place on 30 June 2016
Session #104 will take place on 26-28 July 2016 in San Diego, CA USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
Session #105 is anticipated in September. The dates and location are not final.
The Upcoming Sessions and Teleconferences list includes future session and teleconference information.

Working Group Minutes
See the draft Working Group Session #103 Minutes (when posted).

Documents
Draft standards are available with a working group password or by purchase from IEEE-SA. Most IEEE 802.16 standards are available for free download via the Get IEEE 802® program. See the 802.16 publication list for details of published standards and drafts.

About IEEE 802.16
The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards has developed and is responsible for maintaining the WirelessMAN® standards of IEEE 802.16 and 802.16.1 for wireless metropolitan area networks. The IEEE 802.16 Working Group is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, the premier transnational forum for wired and wireless network standardization. A list of IEEE 802.16 standards and drafts is available on-line, as is an archive of previous Session Reports. The IEEE 802.16 Interactive Calendar includes sessions and deadlines.

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This report 26 May 2016 release; 6 July 2016 update) is by:

Roger Marks (r.b.marks@ieee.org), EthAirNet Associates
Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards

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