802.16 Session #61 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #61 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #61 was held on 4-7 May 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. This was an Interim Session of the Working Group. The Member Hosts were Fadel Digham, Ahmed Shalash, and Mohamed Khairy, with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) as the organizational Host and Cairo University as co-host.

Attendance
The attendance list includes 210 individuals.

New Standards Approved

IEEE Std 802.16-2009, a new revision of IEEE Std 802.16, was approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board on 13 May 2009. Approval was based on the draft P802.16Rev2/D9a. The new standard has superseded the pre-existing version of IEEE Std 802.16 (namely, IEEE Std 802.16-2004 as amended by IEEE 802.16e, IEEE 802.16f, and IEEE 802.16g). Following professional editing, IEEE Std 802.16-2009 was published on 29 May. It should be available for sale in the IEEE catalog and will enter the Get IEEE 802^TM program in early December 2009.
IEEE Std 802.16j (Multihop Relay Specification) was approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board on 13 May 2009 as an amendment to IEEE Std 802.16-2009. Following professional editing, IEEE 802.16j was published on 12 June. It should be available for sale in the IEEE catalog and will enter the Get IEEE 802^TM program in mid- December 2009.

Task Group m (TGm): Advanced Air Interface
Task Group m (TGm) continued with its work in the development of the P802.16m project to amend the IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN-OFDMA specification so that, while offering continuing support for legacy equipment, it will meet the requirements of IMT-Advanced next generation mobile networks. Following comment resolution, new versions of the System Description Document (SDD) (802.16m-08/003r9) and P802.16m Amendment Working Document (AWD) (802.16m-09/0010r2) were authorized. Drafting Groups were established or extended on Extended Multi-Carrier, Interference Mitigation, Security, and Convergence Sublayer. A Call for Contributions on the AWD was drafted. Revisions to the workplan were agreed. The TG issued a closing report and minutes.

Maintenance Task Group
The Maintenance Task Group participated in the final pre-publication editorial review of IEEE Std 802.16-2009. The Task Group also considered proposed change requests submitted according to the 802.16 Working Group Maintenance Process and reviewed a liaison statement from the WiMAX Forum. A closing report and minutes were issued.

Relay Task Group
The Relay Task Group organized the final pre-publication editorial review of IEEE Std 802.16j. A closing report and minutes were issued.

License-Exempt Task Group
The License-Exempt Task Group considered comments received during IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot on the P802.16h/D9 draft. Completion of comment resolution is anticipated at Session #62. A closing report was issued.

Working Group Ad Hoc Committee on Network Robustness and Reliability
The Working Group Ad Hoc Committee on Network Robustness and Reliability prepared an opening report and met briefly. The group was authorized to continue its work through Session #62.

Liaison Activities
The WG's ITU-R Liaison Group met actively throughout the session. The group drafted a number of documents and issued a meeting report L802.16-08/0057r1. As a result of this activity, the following actions arose:

The ITU-R Liaison Group agreed on a structure for the IMT-Advanced contribution and updated its drafts of the contribution template content. It issued a Call for Comments and Contributions for further input toward the IMT-Advanced Submission, including a solicitation for input regarding simulation results relevant to proposal evaluation.
Two contributions (L802.16-09/0048 and L802.16-09/0049) developed within the ITU-R Liaison Group were submitted to ITU-R WP 5D by IEEE regarding IEEE's proposal to update Recommendation ITU-R M.1457 with new content based on IEEE Std 802.16-2009. In addition, IEEE submitted three other contributions (L802.16-09/0027, L802.16-09/0031, and L802.16-09/0033) previously developed within the WG.
The WG issued a Liaison Statement (L802.16-09/0053) to the WiMAX Forum regarding ITU-R activities in response to a statement received (L802.16-09/0045).
The WG issued a Liaison Statement (L802.16-09/0054) to ARIB's IMT-Advanced Subcommittee regarding preparations for the IMT-Advanced proposal in response to a statement received (L802.16-09/0044).
The WG issued a Liaison Statement (L802.16-09/0055) to TTA regarding preparations for the IMT-Advanced proposal in response to a statement received (L802.16-09/0046).

Future Sessions

IEEE 802.16's Session #62 will take place on 13-16 July 2009 in San Francisco, California, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #63 will take place on 31 August - 3 September in Jeju, Korea. This will be an Interim Session of the Working Group. The session is hosted by Hokyu Choi, with Samsung as Corporate Host.
IEEE 802.16's Session #63.5 will take place on 21-24 September 2009 in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. The session will be co-located with sessions of other IEEE 802 wireless-oriented WGs and TAGs.
IEEE 802.16's Session #64 will take place on 16-19 Nov 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #65 will take place on 11-14 Jan 2010 in La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA. The IEEE 802 LMSC serves as Host. Additional sponsors are welcome to participate; contact Roger Marks with suggestions.
IEEE 802.16's Session #66 will take place on 15-18 March 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #67 is scheduled for mid-May 2009 (probably 10-13 May). The site is to be determined during Session #62. Proposals are solicited. Please see the IEEE 802.16 Interim Session Guidelines. Please indicate your interest to the WG Chair in advance.

Minutes and Motions
The draft Working Group Session #61 minutes are available as IEEE 802.16-09/0035.

Documents
The Session #61 Document Guide includes references to all session 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 enhancing the WirelessMAN® Standard for wireless metropolitan area networks. IEEE 802.16 is a unit of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee, the premier transnational forum for wired and wireless networking 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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With the approval of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group, this report (30 May 2009 release, 19 June update) was drafted and edited by:

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

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