802.16 Session #57 Report

IEEE 802.16 Session #57 Report

IEEE 802.16's Session #57 was held on 16-19 September 2008 in Kobe, Japan. This was an Interim Session of the Working Group. The Member Host was Mitsuo Nohara of KDDI.

Attendance
The attendance list includes 415 individuals, an all-time high for an 802.16 Interim Session.

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 WirelessMAN-OFDMA equipment, it can meet the emerging cellular layer requirements of IMT-Advanced next generation mobile networks. Following comment resolution, a new version IEEE 802.16m-08/003r5 of the draft System Description Document (SDD) was prepared. A Call for Comments and Contributions was issued for further development of the SDD draft, and Rapporteur Groups were established to address location-based services, enhanced MBS, multicarrier, security, uplink PHY control, and upper MAC. A Style Guide regarding the 802.16m Amendment was adopted, and the first Call for Contributions regarding the P802.16m Draft Amendment Content was issued.

Based on change requests, the System Requirements Document (SRD) and Evaluation Methodology Document (EMD) were revised.

The TG issued a closing report, with minutes following.

Maintenance Task Group
During IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot, the P802.16Rev2/D6a draft was given initial approval, pending comment resolution. The Maintenance Task Group completed the resolution of comments. The Working Group agreed to issue a new draft, P802.16Rev2/D7. Sponsor Ballot Recirc runs through 29 October. A closing report and minutes were issued.

Relay Task Group
During IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot, the P802.16j/D6a draft was given initial approval, pending comment resolution. The Relay Task Group completed the resolution of comments. The Working Group agreed to issue a new draft, P802.16j/D7. Sponsor Ballot Recirc runs through 7 November. A closing report was issued, and minutes followed.

License-Exempt Task Group
During IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot, the P802.16h/D7a draft was given initial approval, pending comment resolution. The License-Exempt Task Group addressed but did not complete the resolution of comments. A Call for Additional Reply Comments was issued to collect further input on the comments and proposed resolutions. A closing report was issued, with minutes following.

Liaison Activities
The WG's ITU-R Liaison Group met actively throughout the session. The group developed a Workplan for the next year, prepared a number of draft statements, and issued a meeting report (L802.16-08/062). As the result of various liaison activities, the following WG actions arose:

The WG prepared a presentation on (IEEE Project 802.16m as an IMT-Advanced Technology) for the ITU-R's IMT-Advanced Workshop of 7 October 2008 in Seoul.
The WG issued a Liaison Statement to TTA PG702 (L802.16-08/064) in respone to a statement received (L802.16-08/054).
The WG issued two documents to the IEEE 802.18 TAG for consideration at its November session: L802.16-08/060 and L802.16-08/061.
The WG issued a Liaison Statement to the WiMAX Forum (L802.16-08/059) regarding the Forum's liaison statement (L802.16-08/053) on Femtocell Requirements.
The WG issued a Liaison Statement to the WiMAX Forum (L802.16-08/055) regarding the Forum's liaison statement (L802.16-08/052) on maintenance issues in IEEE Std 802.16.
The WG notified the WiMAX Forum (L802.16-08/063) regarding its ITU-related Workplan.

Following the session, the WG received a statement from the 802.11 and 802.15 WGs on Co-located Coexistence (L802.16-08/036), as a response to an inquiry raised by the 802.16 WG in March (L802.16-08/019). As a result, the 802.19 Coexistence TAG has instituted an email reflector on the topic. Discussion has begun <http://ieee802.org/19/arc/stds-802-19colocate> and a meeting is planned for the July 802 Plenary.

Future Meetings

IEEE 802.16's Session #58 will take place on 10-13 November 2008 in Dallas, Texas USA in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
The Working Group agreed to revise the site of IEEE 802.16's Session #59. The session will take place on 12-15 Jan 2009 in San Diego, CA, USA. Lei Wang serves as Member Host, with Corporate Host NextWave Wireless Inc.
IEEE 802.16's Session #60 will take place on 9-12 March 2009 in Vancouver, BC, Canada in conjunction with the IEEE 802 Plenary Session.
IEEE 802.16's Session #61 will take place on 4-7 May in Cairo, Egypt. This will be an Interim Session of the Working Group. The session is hosted by Fadel Digham and Ahmed Shalash, with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA) as Corporate Host. The host revised the original tentative venue.
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 is planned for 31 August - 3 September 2009. The site is to be determined during Session #58. Proposals are solicited. Please see the IEEE 802.16 Interim Session Guidelines. During Session #57, Hokyu Choi of Samsung made an initial proposal to host the session in Jeju, Korea.

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.

Minutes and Motions
The Working Group Session #57 minutes are available as IEEE 802.16-08/051.

Documents
The Session #57 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 October 2008 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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