Re: [STDS-802-16] ***Going Mobile: IEEE 802.16e is Approved by IEEE-SA***

[david maez <dmaez@NAVINI.COM>]

Thank you and congratulations!

-Dave


-----Original Message-----
From:	Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org]
Sent:	Fri 12/9/2005 1:02 PM
To:	david maez
Cc:	stds-802-16@ieee.org
Subject:	Re: [STDS-802-16] ***Going Mobile: IEEE 802.16e is Approved by IEEE-SA***
Dave,

IEEE-SA staff are currently merging 
802.16-2004/Cor1 and 802.16e into a single 
document. It will be published as IEEE Std 
802.16e-2005.

All IEEE standards have the year of approval 
incorporated in the title. However, in the case 
of an amendment, there is no ambiguity in leaving 
out the year. So "IEEE 802.16e" is a perfectly 
good abbreviation, since there can never be any 
other IEEE 802.16e. Likewise, most people refer 
to 802.11b-1999 as 802.11b.

Note that the year IS important when referring to 
the base standard. The original IEEE 802.16 was 
IEEE 802.16-2001. When we revised it, we 
published IEEE 802.16-2004, which superceded the 
former version and all of its amendments. If we 
finish the next revision in 2009, we will have 
IEEE 802.16-2009.

A few people in the press have reported that 
802.16e will be published as "802.16-2005". THIS 
IS WORONG. There is no such standard, and there 
never will be. I've informed reporters who made 
this error, and in most cases the errors were 
promptly fixed.

Roger


At 10:30 AM -0600 05/12/09, david maez wrote:
>Roger, what will be the "published" name of the, 
>just approved, 802.16e amendment?
>
>-Dave
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@IEEE.ORG]
>Sent:	Fri 12/9/2005 10:19 AM
>To:	STDS-802-16@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
>Cc:
>Subject:	Re: [STDS-802-16] ***Going 
>Mobile: IEEE 802.16e is Approved by IEEE-SA***
>There is no such plan, currently.
>
>To formally merge a base document and its
>amendments into a new standard requires a
>"revision" project. We have no plans to undertake
>such a project.
>
>It is possible to informally "consolidate" the
>base document and its amendments into a new
>document that is not an official standard. This
>may happen with 802.16 next year.
>
>Roger
>
>
>At 10:32 AM +0100 05/12/09, Fabio Mario SCALISE wrote:
>>Roger,
>>Congratulations.
>>
>>I guess there is now a plan to merge all the documents you mention in one
>>unique document, am I correct? If yes, can you provide info on this, if
>>already available?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>fabio
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Roger B. Marks [mailto:r.b.marks@IEEE.ORG]
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:29 PM
>>To: STDS-802-16@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
>>Subject: [STDS-802-16] ***Going Mobile: IEEE 802.16e is Approved by
>>IEEE-SA***
>>
>>
>>Dear 802.16 Friends and Family,
>>
>>I have received word that IEEE Std 802.16e (Draft
>>12) was approved this morning by the IEEE-SA
>>Standards Board, following yesterday's unanimous
>>recommendation by the Board's Standards Review
>>Committee (RevCom). The operative version of IEEE
>>Std 802.16 is now IEEE Std 802.16-2004, as
>>modified by the corrigendum IEEE 802.16-2004/Cor1
>>and amended by IEEE Stds 802.16e and 802.16f. The
>>WirelessMAN standard has gone mobile!
>>
>>This action brings to a close the work of Task
>>Group e and its project that began with the
>>approval of the original 802.16e PAR in December
>>2002, following its development by the Mobile
>>WirelessMAN Study Group beginning in July 2002.
>>Throughout that time, the work was ably led by
>>the steady hand of Brian Kiernan. I salute him
>>for his heroic efforts. The 802.16e Editor, Ron
>>Murias, deserves a separate special salute.
>>Please take the opportunity to send them both
>>your appreciations.
>>
>>Looking back on the original PAR from 2002, we
>>projected completion in about 18 months. Actual
>>development took about twice that long. Though we
>>all would have preferred to stick closer to
>>schedule, the reality is that the Working Group
>>changed dramatically during those years, growing
>>from 82 Members at PAR approval to 310 now. The
>>influx of new participants, from many regions of
>>the world and with a variety of applications in
>>mind, brought in a wide range of views. I'm proud
>>of the fact that we addressed all of the
>>resulting needs, continuing to harmonize and
>>build consensus to ensure a result with broad
>>support and broad applicability. After 12
>  >official drafts, over 6000 comments (from members
>>and nonmembers alike), and over 900 contributed
>>documents (over 1600 if you count revisions), we
>>ended up with a 684 page standard with 99%
>>approval and far more than 99% of the comments
>>fully resolved. That's impressive!
>>
>>To all the 802.16 Working Group participants,
>>past and present, I send congratulations on
>>adding the IEEE seal of approval to the 802.16e
>>deliverable. I'd like you to pause and reflect on
>>what this means. IEEE standards are not
>>mandatory, and the IEEE logo is not by itself
>>going to convince anyone to adopt our standards
>>and put them to use. What WILL make a difference
>>is an IEEE logo earned the hard way, based on a
>>diligent and largely successful effort to recruit
>>the participation of the world's interested
>>parties, coupled with the dedication to building
>>a team and driving a consensus. THAT is what
>>gives 802.16 the opportunity to be a success, not
>>just here or there but, as we say in dot16,
>>"AOE": Anywhere On Earth!
>>
>>So, wherever on Earth you are, please join me in
>>raising a glass and sending out a virtual toast
>>to the 802.16 family. Konbe! Ganbei! Kampai!
>>L'Chaim! Belsalamati! Kippis! Skĺl! Santé!
>>Sláinte! Salute! Salud! Prost! Proost! Cheers!
>>
>>Roger
>>
>>Dr. Roger B. Marks  <mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org> +1 303 497 7837   
>>Chair, IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
>>          <http://WirelessMAN.org>
>>
>  >P.S. IEEE 802.16f-2005 was published on 1 Dec
>>2005. IEEE-SA staff are currently merging
>>802.16-2004/Cor1 and 802.16e into a single
>  >document, to be entitled IEEE 802.16e-2005. The
>>plan is to publish this before the year's end.
>>Unapproved drafts are available for sale through
>>the IEEE Store. However, approved drafts are
>>removed from the catalog. Therefore, if you wish
>>to buy the document, I suggest you act quickly
>>before it is deleted. For details, see:
>>	http://ieee802.org/16/pubs/P80216e.html
>
>Ro


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