IEEE-SA Standards Board Extension Request
Revised 23 June 2004

1.  Date of Request: 19-Jan-06

2.  Assigned Project Number: P 802.20

3.  Project Title: Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Standard Air Interface for Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility - Physical and Media Access Control Layer Specification
a. Name of Working Group (WG): IEEE 802.20 Working Group on Mobile Broadband Wireless Access   
b. Name of Working Group Chair: Jerry Upton
c. Name of Sponsoring Society and Committee: Computer Society Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
d. Name of Sponsoring Committee Chair: Paul Nikolich

4.  Contact Information (Contact should be the person who will answer any questions concerning this extension request):
a. Name: Jerry Upton
b. Telephone: 1-847-772-4800
c. FAX: 1-847-692-9473
d. EMAIL: jerry.upton@ieee.org

5. Statement of why an extension is required. This should include a description of what the working group has accomplished and what remains to be accomplished, along with the reasons why the work was unable to be completed in the allotted timeframe 
The Working Group has progressed its work through a Technology Confirmation Vote for a single Time Division Duplex and Frequency Division Duplex proposal and has started a Working Group Letter Ballot  on an 800 plus page draft specification. The group needs to progress through Working Group and Sponsor Ballots for successful completion of the standard. During the past three years the group has completed and approved a significant ampount of  pre-technology selection work. These documents developed and approved are the following: Channel Models, System Requirements for the Standard, Evaluation Criteria and Technology Selection Process Documents. The group agreed early on that taking the time for the appropriate pre-technology selection preparation would hopefully avoid a lengthly technology selection process and a potential deadlock on selection.  The initial selection process was completed in two meeting sessions. However, the time required to obtain consensus and closure on the aforementioned documents was longer than anticipated. Though the group is committed to finish its Working Group Letter Ballot as fast as possible, more than one recirculation ballot is anticipated for a draft of this size. The number of potential recirculations for Sponsor Ballot could be large. Therefore, the group does anticipate requiring more time beyond the end of 2006 to complete its work.   

6. History
a. What date was the PAR first approved? 11-Dec-02
b. What date did you begin writing the first draft? 19-Jan-06
c. How many people are actively working on the project? 100
d. How many times a year does the working group meet:	
1.	In person? 6
2.	Via teleconference? 0
e. How many times a year is a draft circulated to the working group via electronic means? N/A

7. Document Progress
a. What percentage of the Draft is stable? 0%
b. How many significant work revisions has the Draft been through? 0

8. Project Plan 
(Item #8a is only for projects that have been balloted.  If your draft has not yet gone to ballot, please go to Item #8b)

a. Balloting History - Provide history of all IEEE Sponsor ballots under this project::
1st Ballot Close date (or scheduled close):      
1st Ballot Draft Number:      
1st Ballot results (% affirmative, %negative, %abstain):      

2nd Ballot Close date (or scheduled close):      
2nd Ballot Draft Number:      
2nd Ballot results (% affirmative, %negative, %abstain):      

(Add additional entries for ballots as needed):      

When do you estimate that the final IEEE Sponsor ballot will be completed?      
When do you expect to submit the proposed standard to RevCom?      

b. For projects that have not yet begun Sponsor ballot, please answer the following:
When will IEEE sponsor balloting begin? 1-Nov-06
When do you estimate that the final IEEE Sponsor ballot will be completed? 1-Nov-07
When do you expect to submit the proposed standard to RevCom? December 2007

9. Future Adoptions
•	If this is a new document, will it be adopted (in part or in whole) by another national, regional or international organization?  If yes, which organization?      
•	If this is a revision of an existing document, has this document been adopted by the IEC, ISO, ETSI, SCC, etc?    If yes, which organization?      

10. Additional Extensions
a. Is this the first request for an extension?  (If yes, please do not go any further.  You have completed the form.)
b. If not, when was the previous extension approved?      

After completion of this form, please e-mail this to the NesCom Administrator at 
nescom-admin@ieee.org.  Confirmation of submittal will be sent on receipt of this request.