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 WG has progressed its work through Confirmation Vote of a single TDD and FDD proposal and is starting a WG Ballot. The WG needs to progress through WG and Sponsor Ballot for successful completion of the standard. The WG has also completed Channel Model, System Requirement, Evaluation Criteria and Technology Selection Documents. An extension to the PAR is required as more time than expected was required to get consensus and closure on the aforementioned documents.  

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

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.