802.16 Session #65 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #65 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #65 was held on 11-14 January 2010 in La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA. This was an Interim Session of the Working Group. The Member Host was Lei Wang, with IEEE 802 serving as sponsor.

Attendance
The attendance list includes 216 individuals, excluding those attending primarily for the IEEE 802.16 IMT-Advanced Evaluation Group Coordination Meeting.

Task Group m (TGm): Advanced Air Interface
Task Group m (TGm) met and completed resolution of comments in Working Group Letter Ballot Recirculation #30b, in which draft P802.16m/D3 was under review. The WG decided to conclude this ballot and continue development of P802.16m/D4 under a new Working Group Letter Ballot #31 (3 February - 5 March). The TG issued a closing report and minutes.

License-Exempt Task Group
Following comment resolution in the License-Exempt Task Group, the Working Group agreed to issue a new draft P802.16h/D14 for Sponsor Ballot recirculation (26 January - 7 February). The TG issued a closing report, with minutes to follow.

Maintenance Task Group
The Maintenance Task Group addressed maintenance change requests. It also addressed comments arising the Reaffirmation Ballot of IEEE Std 802.16.2-2004; the subsequent recirculation ballot (19 January - 3 February) closed without comment. The TG issued a closing report and minutes.

GRIDMAN Study Group
The IEEE 802.16 GRIDMAN Study Group (on "Greater Reliability In Disrupted Metropolitan Area Networks") met for the first time. It drafted a Project Authorizatin Request (PAR) and submitted it for WG review. The WG accepted a modified version and agreed to forward that draft PAR to the IEEE 802 Executive Committee for consideration at the March IEEE 802 Plenary.

WG Project Planning Ad Hoc
The new WG Project Planning Ad Hoc met, reviewed contributions, and prepared a report suggesting the initiation of activities toward the development of new projects. The group developed a proposal for a Call for Interest meeting on "Future 802.16 Networks: Challenges and Possibilities". This meeting has been scheduled for the evening of 15 March at the IEEE 802 Plenary.

Liaison Activities
The ITU-R Liaison Group met through the week. Its work is summarized in the ITU-R Liaison Group Report. In particular:

The First IEEE 802.16 IMT-Advanced Evaluation Group Coordination Meeting was held successfully on 13 January. 61 individuals participated, with participation from 13 of the 14 Independent Evaluation Groups involved in IMT-Advanced evaluations. For details, see the Report. Several followup liaison statements were completed and delivered. Plans are underway for a followup meeting on 17 May in Beijing.

Future Sessions

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. Registration, hotel reservation, and visa invitation letter services are open.
IEEE 802.16's Session #67 will take place on 10-13 May 2010 in Bangalore, India. The Member Host is J Klutto Milleth of CEWiT.
IEEE 802.16's Session #68 will take place on 12-15 July 2010 in San Diego, California, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #69 will take place on 13-16 September 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia. This Interim Session is sponsored by Yota and by Intel Russia. The Member Host is Alexander Maltsev.
IEEE 802.16's Session #70 will take place on 8-11 Nov 2010 in Dallas, Texas, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #71 will take place in mid-January 2011. The site is to be determined during Session #66. Proposals are solicited. Please see the IEEE 802.16 Interim Session Guidelines During Session #71, an initial indication of interest was provided to host the session in Taipei on 10-13 January 2011. Verbal indication was indicated for a proposal to host the session in Eilat, Israel.
Note that the Future Sessions list and the WirelessMAN Interactive Calendar have been updated to include all session information through 2012.

Working Group Minutes
The Working Group Session #65 minutes, as recorded by Secretary Herbert Ruck, are available as IEEE 802.16-10/0014.

Documents
The Session #65 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.

"802.16 News" Mailing List
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With the approval of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group, this report (7 February 2010 release) 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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