802.16 Session #68.5 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #68.5 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #68.5 took place on 16-19 August 2010 in in Calgary, Canada. This was a Special Interim for 802.16 Task Group m only; it is treated as an Interim Session with regard to WG membership. The session was held to conduct comment resolution following the first Sponsor Ballot recirculation of the 802.16m draft standard. The Member Host for the session was Ron Murias.

Attendance
The attendance list includes 84 individuals.

Task Group m (TGm): Advanced Air Interface
Task Group m (TGm) met and completed resolution of comments in P802.16m Sponsor Ballot Recirculation #1, considering draft P802.16m/D7. P802.16m/D8 will be prepared for recirculation prior to Session #69 in September. The existing IEEE 802.16m Work Plan from 18 March remains accurate. The TG issued a closing report, with minutes to follow.

Future Sessions

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 on 10-13 January 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan. This Interim Session is sponsored by ITRI. The Member Host is Ching-Tarng Hsieh.
IEEE 802.16's Session #72 will take place on 14-17 March 2011 in Singapore in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
The WG previously accepted a proposal to hold IEEE 802.16's Session #73 on 16-19 May 2011 in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Member Host is Ron Murias. Corporate sponsorship is welcome.
IEEE 802.16's Session #74 will take place on 18-21 July 2011 in San Francisco, California, USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #75 will take place on 19-22 September 2011. The site is to be determined no later than Session #70. Proposals are solicited. Please see the IEEE 802.16 Interim Session Guidelines.
The Future Sessions list and the WirelessMAN Interactive Calendar include all session information through 2012.

Minutes and Motions
No Working Group minutes will be provided since the WG did not formally meet.

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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This report (19 August 2010) 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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