Session 51 802 16 Relay TG Opening Remarks

Session #51 802. 16 Relay TG Opening Remarks and Session Agenda IEEE 802. 16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number: IEEE 802. 16 j-07/025 Date Submitted: 2007 -09 -17 [The date this revision of the document is uploaded, in the format 2007 -06 -19. Tell the truth. Automatic numbering is prohibited] Source: Mitsuo Nohara Voice: +81 3 6678 6128 Relay TG Chair, KDDI R&D Labs. E-mail: mi-nohara@kddilabs. jp 3 -10 -10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102 -8460 Japan *<http: //standards. ieee. org/faqs/affiliation. FAQ. html> Venue: IEEE 802. 16 Session #51, Malaga, Spain Base Contribution: None Purpose: TG Meeting organization Notice: This document does not represent the agreed views of the IEEE 802. 16 Working Group or any of its subgroups. It represents only the views of the participants listed in the “Source(s)” field above. It is offered as a basis for discussion. It is not binding on the contributor(s), who reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material 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. Patent Policy: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE-SA Patent Policy and Procedures: <http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/bylaws/sect 6 -7. html#6> and <http: //standards. ieee. org/guides/opman/sect 6. html#6. 3>. Further information is located at <http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-material. html> and <http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat >.

Session #51 802. 16 Relay TG Opening Remarks and Session Agenda 9 th Task Group Meeting on Multi-hop Relay in IEEE 802. 16 Relay TG Chair Mitsuo Nohara Vice Chair Peiying Zhu Technical Editor/Secretary Jung Je Son Technical Editor Mike Hart IEEE 802. 16 Relay TG Meeting 17 -20 Sept. , 2007, Malaga, Spain *Note: Uploaded to: http: //relay. wirelessman. org/ 2

WG Letter Ballot #28 Summary • WG Letter Ballot on Initial Draft, IEEE P 802. 16 j/D 1 • • • Opened 10 Aug. , 2007 * Closed 9 Sept. , 2007 * Call for Reply Comment to be Closed 16 Sept. , 2007 * (Monday 2 pm in Malaga) * in AOE Result: • Approve 178, Disapprove 87 (Approved Ratio: 178/(178+87) = 67% < 75%) • Abstain 28 • Total 293 out of 350 Members (Return Ratio: (178+87+28)/350 = 84% > 50%) (Approval Conditions Met: No) • Pending comment resolution and recirculation.

WG Letter Ballot #28 on Initial Draft • WG Letter Ballot on Initial Draft, IEEE P 802. 16 j/D 1 Result: • Disapprove 87, Approve with comment 9 • • Each Disapprove shall be associated with comment Comments (IEEE 802. 16 -07/045) • Editorial: 427 (24 disapprove) • Technical: 624 (336 disapprove) • General: 4 (2 disapprove) • No type: 4 • Total: 1, 059 (362 disapprove)

Objectives of this 9 th TG Meeting • To advance the development of the P 802. 16 j Draft Standard (IEEE P 802. 16 j/D 1, Aug. 2007) – Through the Comment resolutions (IEEE 802. 16 -07/045, ) • To enter 2 nd working group letter ballot after Session #51. 5

Agenda 1. Session #50 802. 16 Relay TG Minutes Review (IEEE 802. 16 -07/024) 2. Meeting Organization 3. Comment Resolutions * in reply to the WG Letter Ballot #28 (IEEE 802. 1607/043 r 1) on: • P 802. 16 j Initial Draft (IEEEP 802. 16 j/D 1) 3. Schedule towards the 2 nd WG letter ballot 4. AOB 5. *For IEEE SA Patent Policy, see: http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-slideset. ppt 6

Agenda by Calendar 1. Mon PM • Opening, agenda and minutes review • Summary of WG Letter Ballot and inputs to meeting • Process for expediting resolution of editorial comments • Start technical comment resolution 2. Tue • Comment resolution 3. Wed • Batch resolution of editorial comments • Comment resolution 4. Thu • Comment resolution • Closing (from 17: 00)

Tentative Schedule (as of 17 Sept. , 2007) 8

Motions expected to come at Relay TG Closing 1. To authorize the Technical Editors to revise the initial draft (P 802. 16 j/D 1) to accommodate the comment resolutions in 802. 1607/045 r 1. 2. To authorize the TG Chair to request the working group approve P 802. 16 j/D 2 as revised draft and to proceed to the 2 nd working group letter ballot. Motions expected to come at 802. 16 WG Closing 1. To approve P 802. 16 j/D 2 (to be issued by the Relay TG Editors) as the revised working group draft and to authorize the WG Chair to open 2 nd WG Letter Ballot on p 802. 16 j/D 2 to close on 5 Nov. , 2007 AOE. 9

Relay-TG Meeting Calendar This Week 15: 00 - 20: 00*, Mon. 17 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09: 00 - 20: 00*, Tue. 18 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09: 00 - 18: 00, Wed. 19 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09: 00 - 18: 00, Thu. 20 Sept. @(Arlequin) *Note: Evening sessions on Mon. and Tue. may be extended. NH Malaga, Spain Please Join and see you! *Reference: C 802. 16 -005/013