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`Project
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`IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group
`<http://ieee802.org/16 >
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`TitleMinutes of 802.16 Session #8
`Date Submitted2000-08-13 (Rev. 1: added Appendix E; approved 2000-09-11)
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`Source(s)Scott Marin
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`802.16 Secretary
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`Voice: 972-424-2386
`Fax:
`972-516-2202
`E-mail: smarin@ix.netcom.com
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`Re:
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`Abstract
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`Purpose
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`Notice
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`Release
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`802.16 Session #8 (La Jolla, California, U.S.A., 10-13 July 2000)
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`This document records the minutes of 802.16 meetings held at 802.16 Session #8
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`To record progress and decisions of the Working Group.
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`This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.16. It is offered as a basis for discussion
`and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this
`document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s)
`reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein.
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`The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate text contained in this
`contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to
`copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include
`portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in
`whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges
`and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.16.
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`Patent Policy
`and Procedures The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802.16 Patent Policy and Procedures (Version 1.0)
`< http://ieee802.org/16/ipr/patents/policy.html >, including the statement “IEEE standards may
`include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, if there is technical justification
`in the opinion of the standards-developing committee and provided the IEEE receives assurance
`from the patent holder that it will license applicants under reasonable terms and conditions for the
`purpose of implementing the standard.”
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`Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information that might be relevant to the
`standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the development process and increase
`the likelihood that the draft publication will be approved for publication. Please notify the Chair
`< mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org > as early as possible, in written or electronic form, of any patents
`(granted or under application) that may cover technology that is under consideration by or has
`been approved by IEEE 802.16. The Chair will disclose this notification via the IEEE 802.16
`web site < http://ieee802.org/16/ipr/patents/letters >.
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`Minutes of 802.16 Session #8
`A Plenary Session of the IEEE 802.16
`Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
`Hyatt Regency Hotel, La Jolla, California, USA
`10 to 13 July, 2000
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`1. Monday, July 10, 2000, Opening Plenary
`The meeting was called to order by Roger Marks at 1: 06 P.M.
`Roger Marks appointed George Fishel as acting secretary in the absence of Scott Marin.
`Roger Marks conducted a review of the agenda for the week.
`Roger Marks asked for approval of the opening plenary agenda (See Appendix A). No objections
`were raised. The agenda was approved.
`Roger Marks gave a brief history of IEEE 802.16 (See Appendix A for the Chairman's
`presentation).
`Roger Marks reviewed the Rules of IEEE 802.16
`Roger Marks review the attendance rules and the sign-in book. Carl Bushue volunteered to take care
`of the sign-in book. Roger Marks announced that for Session#8 attendance at 5 of 7 intervals would
`be required to meet the 75% attendance rule.
`Roger Marks asked for a show of hands of potential members that wish to become members and
`about 20 people raised their hands. Roger Marks requested that anyone interested in membership
`give a business card to the secretary stating that they desired membership.
`Roger Marks asked for a volunteer librarian for this meeting and requested that all documents be
`placed on the flash card. Brian Petry volunteered. An attempt will be made set up an ad hoc wireless
`and 10 BASE T network for the meeting.
`Roger Marks reviewed all of the legal information that applies to our meeting
`Roger Marks asked for approval of the minutes from Session #7. The minutes from Session # 7
`were approved without objection.
`Roger Marks asked for approval of the Working Group decision at Session #7 to accept IEEE
`802.16-00/12 as the Minutes of 802.16 Session#6. Approval was without objection.
`Roger Marks gave an overview of the WirelessHUMAN study group, the new standards-for-free
`policy proposed to IEEE 802, and the method of financing standards. One proposal uses $100 from
`meeting fees to finance standards.
`Roger Marks summarized the status of 802.16.1 by stating that we have a consolidated PHY
`proposal from the May meeting and some recommendations by Jeff Foerster that must be resolved at
`this meeting. We have a consolidated MAC proposal that came out of Session #7 and # 7.5 that must
`be developed at this meeting.
`Jay Klein gave a report on the activity of the 802.16.1 PHY group.
`Carl Eklund gave a report on the activity of the 802.16.1 MAC group.
`Leland Langston gave a progress report on the 802.16.2 Coexistence group.
`Brian Kiernan gave a status report for the 802.16.3 group including comment resolution on the
`functional requirements document.
`Durga Satapathy gave a report on the activity in the Wireless HUMAN Study Group.
`David Trinkwon lodged an objection to conducting the 802.16.3 and the Wireless HUMAN
`meetings in parallel. He said that at the last meeting, 40% of the members expressed interest in both
`groups. He requested this problem be resolved. Roger Marks noted that both groups have
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`assignments to carry out and expressed concern that a joint meeting will amount to a cancellation of a
`WirelessHUMAN meeting, with potential damage to the Study Group's prospects. Brian Kiernan
`proposed that he talk with Durga Satapathy and see if the issue can be resolved after the meeting so
`that people will be able to attend those parts of both meetings in which they have an interest.
`Jay Klein gave a liaison report from ETSI BRAN Session # 19.
`Barry Lewis presented a liaison report from ETSI TM-4 (see doc. IEEE 802.16l-00/15).
`José Costa gave a liaison report of the activities of ITU-R (see doc. IEEE 802.16l-00/16).
`Naftali Chayat proposed Tel Aviv, Israel as the location of the January meeting and gave a
`presentation.
`At 4:00 P.M., Roger Marks called a recess until the midweek plenary, which is scheduled for
`4:30 P.M. on Wednesday.
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`2. Wednesday, 12 July, 2000, Midweek Plenary
`Roger Marks called the meeting to order at 5:04 P.M. Roger Durand is the acting Secretary.
`Roger Marks reviewed the midweek plenary agenda (See Appendix B), which was approved without
`objection.
`Roger Marks discussed the distribution, circulation, and content of flash ROM and CD (see
`presentation in Appendix B).
`Roger Marks announced that 802.16 will proceed with the letter ballot on the air interface standard as
`an 802.16.1 task group letter ballot not as an 802.16 working group letter ballot. Furthermore,
`Roger Marks noted that all members of the working group may input content on the ballot.
`Jay Klein provided an update on the 802.16.1 task force PHY activities (See presentation in
`Appendix B).
`Carl Eklund updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.1 task force MAC activities.
`Leland Langston updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.2 coexistence activities.
`Roger Marks suggested a task group letter ballot for the 802.16.2. Leland Langston communicated
`his intent on getting this ballot out to coincide with the 802.16.1 ballot.
`Brian Kiernan updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.3 task force activities (see
`presentation in Appendix B). Some discussion was directed to the acceptability of the 802.16.1
`proposed MAC in the 802.16.3 application. Brian indicated 802.16.3 will not comment collectively
`but individuals may comment on the 802.16.1 task force letter ballot.
`Brian Kiernan commented on the press release of the IEEE ISTO creation of a Broadband Wireless
`Access group. Brian Kiernan introduced the creation of an ad hoc group, chaired by Brian Petry, to
`address the issue.
`Brian Petry explained the activities of the ad-hoc group. (See Appendix B). Roger Marks
`communicated the need to address this issue to the IEEE 802 executive committee and the importance
`to prioritize the task group's time.
`Demos Kostas updated the working group on the WirelessHUMAN study group activities. Oral
`updates included a pending call for contributions from the group and a request to extend the study
`group through the November plenary.
`Roger Marks then updated the working group on liaison issues relative to the ETSI activities. A new
`liaison letter (802.16l-00/17) from ETSI has been received and posted to the 802.16 website.
`Roger Marks then updated the working group on the remaining agenda items and noted the need to
`expedite preparation of liaison letters in time for executive committee review.
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`3. Thursday, 13 July, 2000, Closing Plenary
`Roger Marks, 802.16 Chairman, called the meeting to order at 3:30 P.M. Roger Durand is the acting
`secretary.
`The Chairman reviewed the closing meeting agenda (See Appendix C) and the agenda was approved
`without objection
`The Chairman reviewed the attendance book and commented that 81 people from the membership list
`had signed with 79 (corrected to 84) business cards in the attendance book, bringing the total
`attendance to 165.
`The Chairman presented and reviewed a draft liaison letter to ETSI BRAN.
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`Motion#1, David Trinkwon, 2nd Jim Mollenauer, to approve the liaison letter
`Motion#1 Approved by unanimous voice vote. The final version of the letter is doc. IEEE 802.161-
`00/19.
`Brian Kiernan updated the working group of the 802.16.3 task force activities relative to liaison
`letters. Brian reviewed a draft liaison letter to ETSI-BRAN. (See Appendix C)
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`Motion#2, David Trinkwon, without second, to accept and send the letter.
`By voice vote Motion#2 is accepted without opposition. The final version of the letter is doc.
`IEEE 802.16l-00/21.
`Leland Langston updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.2 coexistence task group
`and presented a draft liaison letter to ETSI TM4
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`Motion#3, Leland Langston, without second, to accept a liaison letter to ETSI TM4.
`By voice vote, Motion#3 is accepted without opposition. The final version of the letter is doc.
`IEEE 802.16l-00/20.
`The Chairman updated the working group on three significant motions that were approved by
`802.16.1. See Appendix C. The motions resolve to develop an 802.16.1 MAC specification based
`on doc. IEEE 802.16.1mc-00/21r1, define the 802.16.1 review process, and appoint an editorial
`team.
`Jay Klein updated the working group on the activities of 802.16.1 PHY. See presentation in
`Appendix C.
`David Trinkwon requested that the editorial team review the document for instances of the word
`"bandwidth," noted that the word "capacity" is more appropriate in most cases, and urged the
`editorial team to use the appropriate wording.
`Tom Kolze asked that a mechanism be employed to assist the reviewers of the edited documents, i.e.
`change bars in a pdf documents.
`Leland Langston updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.2 coexistence activities.
`See presentation in Appendix C. Leland Langston also presented a coexistence timeline document
`(see Appendix C). Leland Langston made recommendations to increase the leadership of the
`802.16.2 as follows CoChair Andy McGregor, ViceChair Rémi Chayer, and an Editor Vito
`Scaringi. Roger Marks requested clarification as to whether Mr. Langston and Mr. McGregor would
`be acting as equal Co-Chairs, and Mr. Langston replied that they would. Roger Marks
`acknowledged the recommendation and approved the above appointments.
`Brian Kiernan updated the working group on the activities of the 802.16.3 task force. See
`Appendix C. Brian Kiernan then presented and reviewed a 802.16.3 task group response letter to
`the ISTO organization press release, see doc. IEEE 802.16.3-00/08 This letter is directed through
`the working group to the IEEE LMSC.
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`Brian Kiernan also presented was a draft conflict-of-interest letter on this same subject drafted by Jim
`Carlo, Chairman of IEEE 802. (The subsequently revised position statement is contained in
`http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/16/802/positionBWIF.pdf ).
`Brian Kiernan redirected the group to the specific wording of four motions contained in the Task
`Group letter and asked for a working group consensus.
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`Motion#4, Brian Kiernan, for the IEEE LMSC executive committee to consider and report back to
`802.16.3 Task Group: IEEE LMSC expects the IEEE, IEEE-ISTO, IEEE-SA and any other IEEE
`organization to immediately disassociate from the BWIF industry group and publicly retract any
`association with it. This shall include an IEEE press release covering the disassociation.
`30 in favor, 2 against, Motion#4 passes.
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`Motion#5, Brian Kiernan, for the IEEE LMSC executive committee to consider: Any letter that the
`IEEE LMSC executive committee submits to other IEEE offices on the issue of the BWIF press
`release must include the content of the previous motion.
`34 in favor, 2 against, 0 abstentions, Motion#5 passes.
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`Motion#6, Brian Kiernan, for the IEEE LMSC executive committee to consider: In particular, that
`the IEEE shall accomplish disassociation from BWIF sponsorship prior to the July 26, 2000
`inaugural BWIF meeting.
`32 in favor, 2 against, 0 abstentions, Motion#6 passes.
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`Motion#7, Brian Kiernan, for the IEEE LMSC executive committee: That IEEE initiate a review of
`the IEEE-ISTO procedures and processes associated with standards development and take any
`action necessary to assure the integrity of the IEEE Standards process and report back to the IEEE
`LMSC.
`36 in favor, none against, 0 abstention, Motion#7 passes.
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`Motion#8, Brian Petry, 2nd Brian Kiernan, to recognize the intention and support the principal of
`Jim Carlo’s letter.
`35 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention. Motion#8 passes
`Durga Satapathy updated the working group on the activities of the WirelessHUMAN study group.
`(See doc. IEEE 802.16hp-00/09). Durga Satapathy reviewed a draft liaison letter to 802.11.
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`Motion#9, Durga Satapathy, 2nd Demos Kostas, to approve this liaison letter on behalf of the
`802.16 working group.
`19 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention. Motion#9 passes. The subsequent letter is at
`http://ieee802.org/16/arc/802-16list/msg00740.html .
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`Motion#10, Durga Satapathy, 2nd Demos Kostas, to extend the WirelessHUMAN study group
`through the November plenary.
`26 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstention, Motion#10 passes.
`Roger Marks updated the group on the next meeting in Denver from 11 through 15 September 2000.
`Naftali Chayat discussed the interim meeting in January 2001.
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`Motion#11, Naftali Chayat, 2nd Jim Mollenauer, to hold 802.16 Session #11 in Tel Aviv, Israel
`from 22 to 26 January 2001.
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`27 in favor, 0 against, 1 abstentions. Motion#11 passes.
`Without objection, Session#8 is closed.
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`4. Acknowledgements
`The 802.16 secretary would like to thank George Fishel for acting as secretary in the opening
`plenary and Roger Durand for acting as secretary for the midweek and closing plenaries. In addition,
`the 802.16 secretary would like to thank Carl Bushue for taking care of the sign-in book and Brian
`Petry for being the document librarian.
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`Respectfully,
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`Scott Marin
`802.16 Secretary
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`Appendix A, Opening Plenary Presentations
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`Opening Plenary Agenda
`The opening agenda is at http://ieee802.org/16/meetings/mtg08/opening.html .
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`I EEE 802.16 Se ssion #8: Opening Ple nary Meeting
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`IEEE and IEEE SA Membership
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`• Members are encouraged to join IEEE,
`IEEE Standards Association, and IEEE
`Computer Society
`• Such membership is not required for
`Working Group Membership, Observer
`Status, or Sponsor Ballot Pool/Group
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`Chair’s Opening Plenary Presentation
`Welcome
`• 802.16 Culture (ala IEEE 802 culture)
`• Engineering Membership
`• Seeking Technical Consensus
`• Open (even by 802 standards)
`• Procedural and Fair
`• Contribution-Driven
`• 802 is extremely successful
`–802 is following the model
`–excellent record of progress
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`Voice:
`Fax:
`E-m ail:
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`+1-303-497-3 037
`+1-303-497-7 828
`mark s@nist.gov
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`I EEE 8 02.16 Presenta tion Su bmission Te mplate (Rev. 8)
`D ocument Number:
`None
`D ate Submitted:
`2000-07-1 0
`S o urce :
`Roger Mark s
`NIST
`325 Broadway, MC 813.00
`Boulder, CO 80303
`V enue:
`Session #8, Opening Plenary
`Ba se Document:
`None
`P u rpos e:
`This presentation is to b e inserted in the Session #8 min utes.
`Noti ce:
`This document has bee n prepared to assi st IE EE 802.16. It is offered as a basi s for discussi on and is not binding on the contribu ting i ndividual(s) or
`organizati on(s). T he materi al in t his doc ument is subject to change in form and content after furt her st ud y. T he contributor(s) reserve(s) the ri ght to add,
`amend or wit hdraw material contained herein.
`R elease:
`The contri butor grants a free, irrevocable li cense t o the IEEE to incorporate text con tained in this con tri buti on, and any modifications t hereof, in t he creation
`of an IE EE Standards pub lication; to copyrigh t i n the IEEE ’s name any IE EE Standards publi cation even though it may i nclude po rti ons of this contribution;
`and at the IEEE’s sole discreti on t o permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the result ing IE EE Standards publi cation. T he contributor also
`acknowled ges and accepts that t his contri buti on may be made pub lic by IEEE 802.16 .
`IE EE 802.16 Patent Poli cy:
`The contri butor i s fami liar wit h the IE EE 802.16 Patent Policy and Procedures (Versi on 1.0) <htt p://i eee802.org/16/i pr/ patents/ policy.html >, includ ing the
`statemen t “IEEE st andards may i nclude t he known use of patent(s), inc luding patent applicati ons, if there is tech nical j ust ifi cation in t he opinion of the
`standards-dev eloping committ ee and provide d the IEEE receives assuranc e from the patent ho lder t hat it wi l l licen se applicants un der reaso nable terms and
`conditi ons for the purpo se of i mplementing the st andard.”
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`Earl y disclosure to t he Working Group of patent informati on that mi ght be releva nt to the st and ard is essential t o red uce the possibili ty for delays in the
`develop ment proc ess and inc rease the l ikeliho od that t he draft pub licati on will be approved for publi cation. Please noti fy the Chair
`<mailto:r. b.mark s@ieee.org > as early as possi ble, i n wri t ten or electronic form, of any patents (granted or under app licati on) tha t may cover t echnology that
`is und er consideration by or has bee n approved by IE EE 802.16. The C hair wi ll disc lose this notifi cation via t he IEEE 802.16 web si te
`<htt p://i eee802.org/16/i pr/ patents/ lett ers> .
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`IEEE 802.16
`Working Group on
`Broadband Wireless Access
`(BWA)
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`Session #8
`Opening Plenary
`10 June 2000
`1:00-4:00 pm
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`802.16 Officers
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`Sponsor Ballot Pool/Group
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`• Chair: Roger Marks
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`• Vice Chair: Lou Olsen
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`• Secretary: Scott Marin
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`–Acting Secretary: George Fishel
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`• Balloting Pool is being constructed
`• Future 802.16 draft standards will be
`balloted by a Balloting Group drawn from
`members of the 802.16 Balloting Pool.
`• To join the 802.16 Balloting Pool, use the
`form on the web.
`• Members of IEEE Standards Association
`[IEEE or CS + $10] can participate in Ballot
`Group without paying special fee
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`Session Opening
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`Schedule and Agenda
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`Rights of Members & Observers
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`• Call to Order
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`• Welcome
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`• Schedule of meetings for the week
`–Chair asks for unanimous consent to
`approve
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`• Presentation of 802.16 Opening and
`Closing Plenary Agendas
`–Chair asks for unanimous consent to
`approve
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`• To examine draft standards.
`• To participate in Working Group Letter
`Ballots.
`• To examine the votes of Working
`Group members.
`• To examine the Member and Observer
`contact databases.
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`Welcome
`• Rapid Growth
`–Attendance
`107
`• Session #4
`118
`• Session #5
`126
`• Session #6
`158 (+ETSI)
`• Session #7
`–Outside Interest: Web File Downloads
`• Jan/Feb 2000
`174299
`• Mar/Apr 2000
`244038
`• May/Jun 2000
`479076
`–New Projects
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`Rights of All
`• To subscribe to the 802.16 Email Reflector
`(stds-802-16) and thereby be notified of
`document publication, meetings, minutes, ...
`• To post to stds-802-16 in accordance with the
`reflector rules.
`• To examine documents, unless copyright
`concerns prohibit it.
`• To contribute documents in response to a
`Call for Contributions.
`• To attend and participate in 802.16 meetings,
`if registered.
`• To join the Sponsor Balloting Pool.
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`Exclusive Rights of Membership
`• To make or second a motion at any meeting
`of 802.16 or its subsidiaries.
`• To vote, if and only i f present, at any meeting
`of 802.16 or its subsidiaries.
`• To vote in 802.16 Working Group Letter
`Ballots.
`• To vote by email on any i ssue involving
`802.16 or its subsidiaries.
`• To lodge complaints about Working Group
`operation with the 802 Executive Committee.
`• To petition the 802 Executive Committee in
`writing.
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`Acquiring Membership
`• Membership is granted at each 802.16 LMSC
`Plenary Session to those in attendance who
`have participated in at least two recent 802. 16
`Sessions, one of which was an 802.16 LMSC
`Plenary Session. At that time, full membership
`rights begin immediately upon the request of
`the qualifying potential member.
`• At the end of each 802 LMSC Plenary Session,
`membership is lost by those who have not
`participated in at least two recent 802
`Sessions, one of which was an 802 LMSC
`Plenary Session.
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`Acquiring Observer Status
`• Individuals having participated in a
`recent 802.16 session are eligible to
`become 802.16 Observers upon
`request. To request Observer status,
`use the form on the web.
`
`• At the end of each 802 LMSC Plenary
`Session, Observer status is lost by
`those who have not participated in a
`recent 802 Session.
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`Definitions (in brief)
`• Participation: attended at least 75% of the
`meetings held during in Session
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`• 802.16 LMSC Plenary Session: 802.16 Session
`coinciding with an 802 LM SC Plenary Session
`(March, July, and November)
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`• Recent 802.16 Session: one of the previous four
`802.16 LMSC Plenary Sessions, excluding the
`current one, or another 802.16 Session that took
`place with the period of time spanned by those
`four sessions
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`Attendance List
`• Recorded at each “meeting interval”
`– Afternoon: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu
`– Morning: Tue/Wed/Thu
`– Self-declared; “substantially all” of meeting
`– Session “Participation” requires participation at
`75% of meeting intervals
`• =5.25 intervals; will round down to 5
`• Attendance recorded in parallel meetings
`– voting credit for presence at either
`• Attendance is public record
`– attendance will be reported on web
`– contact info will not be posted (just company)
`Secretary’s Announcements
`• George Fishel (Acting Secretary)
`–Attendance book
`• Members, Potential Members, Observers
`–Pre-Printed
`• Others: staple business card
`• Initial and keep the book moving
`–Voting tokens
`• In book for Members and Potential
`Members
`• Attach to paper badge (not to plastic)
`• Raise to vote
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`Librarian’s Announcements
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`Legal and Anti-Trust
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`• Need a Volunteer Librarian
`• Document collection
`• Document distribution
`–Web Site
`–Flash PC card
`–CD ROM
`–Ethernet
`–No Wireless LAN (Session #9?)
`
`Membership List Update
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`• List of 78 Members
`
`• List of 46 Potential Members
`– Invited to request membership
`
`• List of 23 Observers
`
`• List of 146 Potential Observers
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`Logistics
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`• Registration
`–$300
`–Open 8 am - 5 pm
`–Required for Member/Observer status
`• No 802 CD-ROM
`• Meeting Rooms & Breaks
`• Wednesday social
`
`Quorum
`
`• Not required
`–At any LMSC Plenary Session
`–By virtue of 802 Rules
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`Individuality
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`• In IEEE standards meetings,
`participation is by individual
`–you do not represent a company or
`organization
`• Membership belongs to the individual,
`not an organization, and may not be
`transferred.
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`• Any discussions that relate to the
`validity or cost of patent use shall be
`avoided.
`• Any discussions or any material
`relating to an ongoing litigation shall
`be avoided.
`• Any discussions of pricing or issues
`that would violate US antitrust laws
`shall be avoided.
`
`IEEE 802.16 Patent Policy
`• IEEE 802.16 operates under the Pat ent Policy of
`the IEEE Standards Association, as set forth in
`Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board
`Bylaws. This policy includes the statement:
`• "IEEE standards may include the known use of
`patent(s), including patent applications, if there is
`technical justification in the opinion of the
`standards-developing committee and provided
`the IEEE receives assurance from the patent
`holder that it will license applicant s under
`reasonable terms and conditions for the purpose
`of implementing the standard."
`
`IEEE 802.16 Patent Procedures
`A nyone, whether participating in IEEE 802.16 or not,
`s hould notify the Chair of any patents (granted or
`under application, and regardless of the assignee or
`the patent nationality) that may cover technology that
`is under consideration by or has been approved by
`IEEE 802.16. Such notification should be in written or
`electronic form (email is preferred) and need not
`m ake any statement concerning enforcement or
`licensing. The Chair will presume that such
`notification is intended for public release and will, as
`s oon as practical, post it to the web along with other
`P atent Notices On File with IEEE 802.16. The Chair
`and the Working Group will take no position
`r egarding the validity or applicability of any patents.
`
`•
`
`IEEE 802.16 Patent Policy (cont.)
`IEEE 802.16 interprets "i n the opinion of the standards-
`devel oping committee" as "in the opini on of the members of the
`Working Group." Early disclosure to the Working Group
`participants of patent information that might be relevant to the
`standard is essential to reduce the possibility for delays in the
`devel opment process and to increase the likelihood that the draft
`publication will be approved for publication. IEEE 802.16 strives
`to make such information availabl e as soon as possible for
`consideration by individual members in thei r voting decisions.
`However, in its meetings and el ectronic forums, IEEE 802.16
`does not permit di scussions concerning the vali dity or
`applicability of intellectual property claims. The only rol e a patent
`claim plays in Working Group discussions concerns ensuring
`compliance to the IEEE 802.16 Patent Policy and Procedures.
`• Justification for the inclusion of technology is limited to the
`technical merits of the technology.
`
`IEEE 802.16 Patent Procedures
`Written contributions to IEEE 802.16 standards development will
`not be accepted without an acknowledgement of familiarity with the
`IEEE 802.16 Patent Poli cy and Procedures. This
`acknowledgement will be part of the mandatory contribution cover
`sheet and will read:
`“The contributor is familiar with the IEEE 802.16 Paten t Policy
`and Procedures (Ver sion #) ...
`Early disclosure to the Working Group of patent information th at
`might be relevan t to the standard is essential to reduce the
`possibility for delays in th e developmen t process and
`increase the likelihood that the draft publication will be
`approved for publication. Please notify the Chair as early as
`possible, in written or electronic form, of any patents (g ranted
`or under application) that may cover tech nology that is under
`consideration by or has been ap proved by IEEE 802.16. The
`Chair will disclose th is notification via the IEEE 802.16 web
`site.”
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`IEEE 802.16 Patent Procedures
`The Chair, once formally notified and once a
`potentially relevant draft standard exists, shall
`write to the identified party and request that a
`Letter of Assurance be filed with the Chair for
`forwarding to the IEEE-SA Patent Committee, in
`accordance with the instructions in the IEEE-SA
`Standards Board Operations Manual. A sample
`request letter and response letter are available.
`When the Patent Committee has accepted the
`letter as a Letter of Assurance, information
`regarding the letter will be indexed in the Records
`of IEEE Standards-Related Patents.
`
`802.16 Projects
`• 802.16.1 (Standard)
`– Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless
`Access Systems (10-66 GHz)
`• 802.16.2 (Recommend Practice)
`– Coexistence of Broadband Wireless Access
`Systems
`• 802.16.3 (Standard)
`– Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless
`Access
`– Licensed bands, 2-11 GHz
`
`Approval of Minutes
`
`• Chair asks unanimous consent to:
`
`–approve Document IEEE 802.16-
`00/14r1 (Minutes of Session #7) as
`modified
`
`–approve Working Group decision
`made at Session #7 to accept IEEE
`802.16-00/12 as the Minutes of 802.16
`Session #6
`
`802.16 Study Group
`• Wireless High-Speed Unlicensed
`Metropolitan Area Networks
`• WirelessHUMANTM standard
`–WirelessHUMAN.org
`• Chartered 9 March 2000
`• Expires 14 July 2000
`–Unless renewed on 13 July
`
`Chair’s Status Report
`
`• The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on
`Broadband Wireless Access Standards is
`c reating the WirelessMANTM family of
`s tandards for wireless metropolitan area
`networks
`• Mission: "to develop standards and
`recommended practices to support
`the development and deployment of
`fixed broadband wireless access
`systems”
`
`802 Report
`• 9 March 2000
`–802.16.3 PAR Approved
`–WirelessHUMAN SG Approved
`• 10 July 2000
`–1 PAR submitted
`• 802.11 High Rate (20 Mbit/s)
`• comments due 5 pm Tuesday
`
`802.16.1 Status
`• Following “Development Plan for
`802.16.1 Air Interface Standard”(IEEE
`802.16-99/05) [approved by Letter Ballot]
`• First proposals at Session #4
`–19 PHY, 15 MAC
`• Massive Consolidation:
`–Accepted PHY Proposal at Session #7
`• Two modes
`• Interest in further consolidation
`–Single MAC Proposal for Session #8
`802.16.1 Goals for Week
`
`–Stay on Development Plan
`• Initiative Working Group Letter Ballot
`• Seek approval at Closing Plenary
`–PHY
`• Consider proposed PHY consolidation
`• Approve FEC plan
`–MAC
`• Approve single MAC submission
`–Editorial
`• Consolidate PHY & MAC into document
`802.16.2
`–Coexistence of Broadband Wireless
`Access Systems
`
`–Chair: Leland Langston
`–Editor: Rebecca Chan
`
`Basic Process
`• PAR: Project Authorization Request
`–Guiding document for IEEE standards
`development project
`–First 802.16 PAR written in Jan. 1999
`• IEEE 802 Oversees Our Work
`• Working Group produces Draft in
`accordance with PAR
`–Working Group Letter Ballot
`• Sponsor Letter Ballot
`–Reviews draft
`–Open to interested individuals
`Resources
`• http://ieee802.org/16
`
`• http://wirelessman.org
`
`• Reflector
`–Sign up on web
`–Read archives on web
`
`IEEE-SA Report
`
`• Marks attended Standards Board meetings
`of 27-30 March 2000
`–802.16.3 PAR Approved
`–802.16 Patent Policy developed with
`IEEE-SA Patent Committee
`–Attended Registration Authority Committee
`(RAC) meeting
`• EUI-64 discussions continue
`• Meeting again: Tuesday 3-6 pm
`• Volunteers to represent 802.16?
`
`802.16.3
`• Broadband Wireless Access Systems
`in Licensed Bands from 2 to 11 GHz
`• Chair: Brian Kiernan
`• Vice Chair: Carl Bushue
`• Secretary: Dean Chang
`• Functional Requirements
`–Brian Petry
`–George Fishel
`
`802.16.1
`• Air Interface for Fixed Broadband
`Wireless Access Systems
`• 10-66 GHz
`
`WirelessHUMANTM Study Group
`
`• Wireless High-Speed Unlicensed Metropolitan
`Area Networks
`• Chair: Durga Satapathy
`• Secretary: Sanjay Moghe
`
`• Chartered by IEEE 802 at Session #6
`• To coordinate with 802.11 and 802.15
`
`• Chair: Roger Marks
`• Editor: Jim Mollenauer
`• PHY Chair: Jay Klein
`• MAC Chair: Carl Eklund
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`Charge to Task Groups
`• Complete the task on your agenda
`– Update agenda on bulletin board
`• Prepare for next meet ing
`– Call for Contributions, etc.
`• Prepare for Closing Plenary
`– All motions to be in writing
`• Document everything
`– submit documents before you leave
`– provide document index on bulletin board
`• Present ations to Librarian 2 hours in advance
`
`Voting in Task Groups
`
`• Only 802.16 Voting Members may vote in task
`Group meetings
`– Show Voting Token
`
`• All those present are eligible to vote at Study
`Group meetings
`
`ETSI BRAN HIPERACCESS
`• Co-located meeting with Session #7
`– Two joint meetings, plus committee meetings
`• Made an agreement on a proces