IEEE 802.16 Task Group a

IEEE 802.16a approved as IEEE standard on 29 January 2003 and published on 1 April 2003!

• IEEE-SA Project Authorization Request (PAR) 802.16a (approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board, 14 February 2002)
• Archives of the Task Group 3 email reflector (see also TG4 reflector archives)
• Subscribing to the 802.16 focused email reflectors
• 802.16 TGa Upload Directory (temporary file storage)

• TestiPHY (Contributed 802.16a OFDM Simulation v2) [Manual Only] (Neil Shipp, 03/01/08)
• Channel Models for Fixed Wireless Applications (updated 03/06/27)
• Functional Requirements Document (licensed bands only)

IEEE P802.16a Development Schedule

IEEE LMSC Sponsor Ballot of P802.16a
• Completed on 5 December 2002; see report

IEEE 802.16 Working Group Letter Ballot #7 (complete)
• Results of Working Group Confirmation Ballot #7a
• Announcement of Working Group Confirmation Ballot #7a
• P802.16/D5 (password-protected)
  
• Results of Working Group Letter Ballot #7
• Announcement of Working Group Letter Ballot #7

IEEE 802.16 Working Group Letter Ballot #5 (Complete)
• Results
• Motion and Voting Form

IEEE 802.16 Working Group Letter Ballot #4 (Complete)
• Outcome of Working Group Letter Ballot #4 (see also followup note)
• Results of Working Group Confirmation Ballot #4b (Final)
• Results of Working Group Recirculation Ballot #4a
• Announcement of Working Group Recirculation Ballot #4a on P802.16/D2: 8-25 February 2002
• Results of Working Group Letter Ballot #4
• Announcement of Working Group Letter Ballot #4 on P802.16/D1: 30 November-4 January 2001
• P802.16/D4 (password-protected) (for sale in IEEE Catalog)
  IEEE P802.16a, Draft 4 (02/05/27)
• P802.16/D3 (password-protected)
  IEEE P802.16a, Draft 3 (02/03/25)
• P802.16/D2 (password-protected)
  IEEE P802.16a, Draft 2 (02/02/08)
• P802.16/D1 (password-protected)
  IEEE P802.16a, Draft 1 (01/11/30)

• 802.16a-03/01 (update of 802.16.3c-01/29r4)
  Channel Models for Fixed Wireless Applications
  (V. Erceg, K.V.S. Hari, M.S. Smith, D.S. Baum, K.P. Sheikh, C. Tappenden, J.M. Costa, C. Bushue, A. Sarajedini, R. Schwartz, D. Branlund, S. Kaitz, D. Trinkwon, 03/06/27)
• 802.16a-02/18
  IEEE 802.16a Task Group Session #22 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16a-02/17
  TGa Closing Report from Session #22
• 802.16a-02/16
  IEEE 802.16a Task Group Session #21 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16a-02/15
  TGa Closing Report from Session #21
• 802.16a-02/14
  IEEE 802.16a Task Group Session #20 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16a-02/13
  Draft ETSI BRAN Liaison Letter
• 802.16a-02/12r1
  TGa Closing Report from Session #20
• 802.16a-02/11
  TGa Agenda for Session #20
• 802.16a-02/10
  IEEE 802.16a Task Group Session #19 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16a-02/09
  Proposed Liaison Letter to ETSI BRAN (see IEEE L802.16-02/15r1)
• 802.16a-02/08
  TGa Closing Report from Session #19
• 802.16a-02/07r1 (Rev. 0: 02/05/20)
  TGa Agenda for Session #19 (02/05/23)
• 802.16a-02/06r3 [Rev. 2 (approved 02/05/24); Rev. 0: 02/05/16)
  Comments on P802.16a/D3 [final version, with editor's notes] (02/05/27)
• 802.16-02/22
  Call for Contributions on Mergers and Consolidation: IEEE Project 802.16a (02/04/15)
• 802.16a-02/05
  IEEE 802.16a Task Group Session #18 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16a-02/04
  TGa Closing Report for Session #18
• 802.16a-02/03r1 [Rev. 0: 02/03/01]
  TGa Agenda for Session #18 (02/03/11)
• 802.16a-02/02r3 [Rev. 1: 02/02/01; Rev. 0: 02/01/24]
  [Approved] IEEE 802.16 Task Group a, Session #17 Minutes (02/02/01)
• 802.16a-02/01
  IEEE P802.16a Development Schedule [obsolete] (01/12/11)

Pre-2002 Documents
• Task Group 3 (licensed-band) Documents
• Task Group 4 (licensed-exempt) Documents
• Task Group 3/4 Joint Documents

Before or During Session #23
• C802.16a-02/102v2 (Manual Only; Version 1.1: 02/12/13)
  TestiPHY 802.16a OFDM Simulation v2 (Neil Shipp, 03/01/08)
  

Before or During Session #22
• C802.16a-02/101
  Uplink OFDMA for 802.16a Physical Layer (Tal Kaitz, 02/11/14)
• C802.16a-02/100
  Number of pilots in OFDM FFT=256 mode with UL subchanelization (Naftali Chayat, 02/11/14)
• C802.16a-02/99
  Correction of omission in P802.16a/D6 (Nico van Waes, 02/11/14)
• C802.16a-02/98 (Presentation S802.16a-02/98: 02/11/14)
  Modification of training sequence for OFDM subchannelization (Panyuh Joo, PanYuh Joo, Fengming Cao, Wang Hai, CH Suh, DK Jung, HK Choi, DS Park, Ron Murias, Tal Kaitz, 02/11/14)
• C802.16a-02/97
  A note on Network Entry Using Subchannelization (Tal Kaitz, 02/11/08)
• C802.16a-02/96r1 (Rev. 0: 02/11/08)
  Simulation Results for Subchannelization (Tal Kaitz, 02/11/13)
• C802.16a-02/95
  Preamble Sequences for Subchannelization (Tal Kaitz, 02/11/08)
• C802.16a-02/94r1 (Rev. 0: 02/11/08)
  OFDM - sub-channelization improvement and system performance - selected topics (Marianna Goldhammer, 02/11/14)
• C802.16a-02/93 (Presentation S802.16a-02/93: 02/11/14)
  Modification of short/long Preamble of OFDM (Panyuh Joo, DK Jung, CH Suh, JM Ro, HK Choi, DS Park, 02/10/24)
• C802.16a-02/92r1 (Rev. 0: 02/10/15)
  Figures for the Comment Resolution (Itzik Kitroser, 02/10/28)
• C802.16a-02/91r1 (Rev. 0: 02/10/14)
  Modification of training sequence of subchannelization (Fengming Cao, Hai Wang, Panyuh Joo, DK Jung, CH Suh, HK Choi, 02/10/15)
• C802.16a-02/90r7 ( Rev. 6: 02/10/24; Rev. 5: 02/10/21; Rev. 4: 02/10/21; Rev. 3: 02/10/17; Rev. 2: 02/10/15; Rev. 1: 02/10/14; Rev. 0: 02/10/14)
  Stuff, the sequel {material referenced by comments on P802.16a/D5 recirc} (Nico van Waes, 02/10/25)
• C802.16a-02/89r1 [C802.16a-02/89: 02/10/11]
  Resolution of Comments 196 and 197 (Frame Duration Codes) (David Trinkwon, 02/10/26)
• C802.16a-02/88
  Rebuttal of Task Group Reasons for Resolution on Comment 318 (David Trinkwon, 02/10/11)

Before or During Session #21
• C802.16a-02/87
  The effect of filling Unique Words to guard interval for OFDM system (Liao Jingyi, Wang Hai, Panyuh Joo, Jungmin Ro, DS Park, 02/09/18)
• C802.16a-02/86
  BTC, CTC, and Reed-Solomon-Viterbi performance on SUI channel models (Brian Banister, 02/09/18)
• C802.16a-02/85
  Proposed Revision of Subclause 1.2.4 in P802.16a/D5 (Roger Marks, 02/09/04)
• C802.16a-02/84r1 [Rev. 0: 02/09/04]
  Stuff {material referenced by comments on P802.16a/D5} (Nico van Waes, 02/09/17)
• C802.16a-02/83 [Presentation: (S802.16a-02/83)]
  A Mixed OFDM Downlink and Single Carrier Uplink for the 2-11 GHz Licensed Bands (Moshe Ran, David Falconer, Anader Benjamin-Seeyar, 02/08/30)

Before or During Session #20
• C802.16a-02/82
  ARQ Rewrite Based on MAC Group Comment Resolution For Letter Ballot #7 (Robert Nelson, 02/07/11)
• C802.16a-02/81
  TPC/TCC Complexity Comparison (Latency, Data Rate, Size) (Jim Simkins, 02/07/09)
• C802.16a-02/80
  Method for using Concatenated Convolutional Turbo Codes in IEEE 802.16a (Juan Alberto Torres, 02/07/04)
• C802.16a-02/79
  Method for using non squared constellation and how to decoded them with independent I and Q (Juan Alberto Torres, 02/07/04)
• C802.16a-02/78
  Follow on Standards Activities for IEEE 802.16a (Paul Struhsaker, 02/07/03)
• C802.16a-02/77
  TDD Subband Diversity (Phil Kelly, 02/07/02)
• C802.16a-02/76
  Convolutional Turbo Codes for 802.16 (Brian Edmonston, 02/07/02)
• C802.16a-02/75
  A solution/scheme for coexistence of incompatible PHY's in the licensed bands (Lingjie Li, Octavian Sarca, and Radu Selea, , 02/07/02)
• C802.16a-02/74
  A solution/scheme for coexistence with 802.11 in the LE bands (Lingjie Li, Octavian Sarca, and Radu Selea, , 02/07/02)
• C802.16a-02/73r1 (C802.16a-02/73: 02/07/09)
  Block Turbo Codes for 802.16 optional coding (Brian A. Banister, 02/07/09)
• C802.16a-02/72
  Optional FEC Enhancement for WirelessMAN-SCa (Sean Sonander, Brian Eidson, Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, 02/07/02)
• C802.16a-02/71
  Proposal for support of FDD in License-Exempt Bands (Heinz Lycklama, 02/07/01)
• C802.16a-02/70
  Establishing Maximum Fragment Size (Robert Nelson, 02/07/01)
• C802.16a-02/69
  Anonymous Initial Ranging (Robert Nelson, 02/07/01)
• C802.16a-02/68
  Periodic Ranging Enhancement (Lei Wang and Kenneth Stanwood, 02/06/26)
• C802.16a-02/67
  Editorial rewrite of P802.16a/D4 (Gordon Antonello, Itzik Kitroser, Nico van Waes, 02/06/22)

Before or During Session #19
• C802.16a-02/66
  Method for using non-squared QAM constellations (Juan Alberto Torres, 02/05/23)
• C802.16a-02/65
  Frame Duration for 802.16a (Yigal Leiba and Itzik Kitroser, 02/05/21)
• C802.16a-02/64
  Proposal to Narrow Scope of P802.16a's License-Exempt "Targeted Bands" List (Roger Marks, 02/05/17)
• C802.16a-02/63
  Changes to IEEE 802.16a/D3: Method for determining the Cyclic Prefix used by an AP (Shawn Taylor, 02/05/16)
• C802.16a-02/62 [Presentation: S802.16a-02/62]
  Ranging Code Performance for Multi-element Arrays (Matthew Bromberg, 02/05/16)
• C802.16a-02/61
  Comment contribution [license-exempt changes] (Nico van Waes, 02/05/15)
• C802.16a-02/60r1 [Rev. 0: 02/05/15]
  Adjacent Carrier Permutation for OFDMA (Phil Kelly, 02/05/21)
• C802.16a-02/59
  Convolutional Turbo Codes for 802.16 (Brian Edmonston, 02/05/15)
• C802.16a-02/58
  Rebuttal of Task Group Resolution on Comments 0034, 0035 (David Trinkwon, 02/05/15)
• C802.16a-02/57
  Individual Backoff Time Allocation for Each Ranging Code Set (Changhoi Koo, Panyuh Joo and D S Park, 02/05/15)
• C802.16a-02/56 [withdrawn]
  Propose modification of puncturing pattern of convolution code in 802.16a (Panyuh Joo & D S Park, 02/05/14)
• C802.16a-02/55
  Editorial changes to incorporate clause 8.3.2 and B.1.1.1 into 8.3.3 and 8.3.4.2 (Brian Eidson & Nico van Waes, 02/05/14)
• C802.16a-02/54
  Fragmentation and Packing Subheaders (Vladimir Yanover, 02/05/14)
• C802.16a-02/53
  Proposed Responses to Disapprove Comments in 802.16 Letter Ballot #4 (Roger Marks, 02/05/13)
• C802.16a-02/52
  Proposed Responses to Technical Binding Comments from IEEE802.16a Session #18 (Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, Remi Chayer, Paul Struhsaker, Russel McKown, Brian Eidson, Joe Hakim, Dean Chang, Arthur Wang, Malik Audeh, John Langley, 02/05/13)
• C802.16a-02/51
  Proposed frame structure for coexistence of incompatible PHYs in the licensed bands (Lingjie Li and Octavian Sarca, 02/05/12)
• C802.16a-02/50
  Proposed frame structure for coexistence with 802.11a in the LE bands (Lingjie Li and Octavian Sarca, 02/05/12)
• C802.16a-02/49
  MAC and PHY Support for AAS (Yigal Leiba, Yossi Segal, Itzik Kitroser, Zion Hadad, Moshe Levinson, Phil Kelly, Amir Sarajedini, Huanchun Ye, Randall Schwartz, Paul Struhsaker, Brian Eidson, Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, Remi Chayer, 02/05/10)
• C802.16a-02/48
  Proposed revision to Table 216 Receiver Minimum Input Level Sensitivity (dBm) in Document P802.16a/D3-2002 (Gordon Antonello and Nico Van Waes, 02/05/06)
• C802.16a-02/47
  Proposed Revision to Section B.3.2 (SC2 PHY Link Budget Analysis) (Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, Remi Chayer, Malik Audeh, John Langley, 02/05/02)
• C802.16a-02/46
  A Contribution to 802.16a: MAC Frame Sizes (Lei Wang, Shane Rogers, Brian Gieschen, Gordon Antonello, Shawn Taylor, 02/04/17)

Before or During Session #18
• C802.16a-02/45
  Comments on draft IEEE P802.16a/D2-2002 Annex B.2 (Durga P.Satapathy, 02/03/12)
• C802.16a-02/44
  Text for Resolution of Session 18 Comments #777, #897, #898, #916 (Robert Nelson, 02/03/18)
• S802.16a-02/43
  Sampling Rate Change for OFDM mode (Tal Kaitz, 02/03/14)
• C802.16a-02/42r1
  Specific Interval Usage Codes for AAS Support (Huanchun Ye, 02/03/12)
• C802.16a-02/41
  The Effect of Bandwidth on Adaptive Arrays Using the SUI Channel Models (Matthew Bromberg, 02/03/12)
• C802.16a-02/40r1 [Rev. 0]
  Replacement Text for 8.3.5.7, OFDMA2 PHY (Phil Kelly, 02/03/14)
• S802.16a-02/39
  Output of the 802.16 AAS Ad Hoc (Randall Schwartz, Phil Kelly, 02/03/12)
• S802.16a-02/38
  Assignments of Pilots for 256 FFT OFDMA mode (Jungmin Ro, PanYuh Joo, 02/03/11)
• C802.16a-02/37
  Uplink OFDMA for 802.16a Physical Layer (Tal Kaitz, Marianna Goldhammer,Naftali Chayat, Vladimir Yanover, 02/03/10)
• C802.16a-02/36r1 [Rev. 0: 02/03/07]
  Preamble subcarrier loading for OFDM mode (Naftali Chayat, Tal Kaitz, 02/03/12)
• C802.16a-02/35
  Sampling rate change for OFDM (Naftali Chayat, Tal Kaitz, 02/03/07)
• C802.16a-02/34 [Presentation S802.16a-02/34]
  Assignment of Pilots for Uplink in 802.16 OFDMA PHY (Jungmin Ro, PanYuh Joo, 02/03/05)
• C802.16a-02/33r1 [Presentation S802.16a-02/33] [Rev. 0: 02/03/05]
  Quasi-Random Ranging Code and Ranging Sub-channel Selection in OFDMA System (KiHo Chung, DaeEop Kang, JungMin Ro, 02/03/08)
• C802.16a-02/32
  Focused Contention Reservation Requests and UL-MAP for OFDM (Vladimir Yanover, 02/03/03)
• C802.16a-02/31r2 [Rev. 0: 02/02/25]
  Receiver Sensitivity contribution to IEEE P802.16a/D2-2001 (Gordon Antonello, Shane Rogers, Shawn Taylor, Shawn Lightfoot, 02/03/13)
• C802.16a-02/30r1 [Rev. 0: 02/02/25; Presentation ("Tutorial: 802.16 MAC Layer Mesh Extensions Overview"): S802.16a-02/30]
  Comment contribution (Dave Beyer, Carl Eklund, Mika Kasslin, Nico van Waes, 02/03/07)
• C802.16a-02/29
  Revision of Clause 8.3.5.2.1 to Define The Undefined (Jerry Krinock, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/28
  Proposal for one mandatory channel spacing, in license exempt bands, for 802.16a systems (Marianna Goldhammer, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/27
  Proposal for spectrum sharing, in license exempt bands, between 802.16a compliant systems (Marianna Goldhammer, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/26
  A Contribution to TGa: ARQ Feedback Payload (Lei Wang and Brian Gieschen, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/25
  Broadcast Data in 802.16 MAC (Vladimir Yanover, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/24
  Multicast Data in 802.16 MAC (Vladimir Yanover and Kenneth Stanwood, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/23
  Attachment relating to comments on document P802.16a/D2-2002 (Yigal Leiba, Yossi Segal, Itzik Kitroser, Zion Hadad, Moshe Levinson, 02/02/25)
• C802.16a-02/22
  Text and Equations To Specify The OFDM/OFDMA Signal (Jerry Krinock, 02/02/23)
• C802.16a-02/21
  Text and tables to resolve ballot #4a comments (Subbu Ponnuswamy, 02/02/21)

Before or During Session #17
• C802.16a-02/20
  Text For Implementation of Comment 561 (Jerry Krinock, 02/01/24)
• C802.16aP-02/19r1
  Concept of Ranging Code Set in BWA (KiHo Chung, JungMin Ro, DaeEop Kang, 02/01/22)
• C802.16a-02/18 [Presentation C802.16aP-02/18]
  Analysis of STFBC-OFDM for BWA in SUI channel (PanYuh Joo and DaeEop Kang, 02/01/22)
• C802.16a-02/17r1 [Rev. 0: 02/01/17]
  Low PAPR Sequences for the 802.16a Preamble (Apurva N. Mody, 02/02/18)
• C802.16a-02/16
  OFDM Frame Structure (Lei Wang and Brian Gieschen, 02/01/11)
• C802.16a-02/15
  New Text and Figure to Resolve Comment 706 (Jerry Krinock, 02/01/16)
• C802.16a-02/14
  Supplement to "Contention Schemes For OFDM Mode A_L,Revision 0" (Jerry Krinock, Manoneet Singh, Mike Paff, Arvind Lonkar, Lawrence Fung, 02/01/16)
• C802.16a-02/13
  Buncha figures (Nico van Waes, 02/01/16)
• C802.16a-02/12
  Contention Schemes For OFDM Mode A_L,Revision 0 (Jerry Krinock, Manoneet Singh, Mike Paff, Arvind Lonkar, Lawrence Fung, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/11
  LB4 Comment Support (Mika Kasslin, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/10r1 [Rev. 0, 02/01/04]
  802.16 compatible MAC fragmentation, packing and ARQ numbering (Subbu Ponnuswamy, 02/01/14)
• C802.16a-02/09
  ARQ Synchronization Messages for 802.16a (Subbu Ponnuswamy, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/08
  New ARQ ACK type for 802.16a (Subbu Ponnuswamy, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/07
  ARQ ACK Piggybacking for 802.16a (Subbu Ponnuswamy, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/06r2 [Rev. 1: 02/01/16; Rev. 0: 02/01/04]
  Proposed Revision to Section B.3 (SC PHY Link Budget Analysis) (Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, 02/01/18)
• C802.16a-02/05
  OFDM preamble Ad Hoc interim voting results for Downlink (Amir Sarajedini, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/04
  Figures accompanying ballot (Carl Eklund, 02/01/04)
• C802.16a-02/03
  Order of sub-headers (Vladimir Yanover, 02/01/03)
• C802.16a-02/02 [Presentation C802.16aP-02/02]
  802.16a PHY Nomenclature (David Trinkwon, 02/01/03)
• C802.16a-02/01
  MAP Format for Single Carrier Systems (Subir Varma, 01/12/13)
  

Brian Kiernan (Chair)
InterDigital Communications Corp.

Dean Chang (Secretary)
Aperto Networks

Nico Van Waes (Technical Editor)
Nokia Networks

John M. Liebetreu (former PHY Chair)
Intel Corporation

Ken Peirce (former MAC Chair)