Session 60 802 16 Maintenance Task Group Closing

Session #60 802. 16 Maintenance Task Group Closing Plenary Report IEEE 802. 16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number: IEEE 802. 16 maint-09/0009 Date Submitted: 2009 -03 -12 Source: Jon Labs Wavesat, Inc. 1375 Trans-Canada Hwy Dorval, QC H 9 P 2 W 8 Voice: E-mail: +1 514 684 0200 x 325 jlabs@wavesat. com Venue: Session #60 Maintenance Task Group Closing Plenary Report Base Contribution: N/A Purpose: For review 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 #60 802. 16 Maintenance Task Group Closing Plenary Report March 12, 2009 • Chair: Jon Labs

Activities of the Week • 2 sessions: – Tuesday 13: 30 -15: 00 – Thursday 13: 00 -16: 14 • Attendance: 9± 2 people

Activities of the Week • Administrative: – Approved agenda (IEEE 802. 16 maint-09/0006 r 1). – Approved minutes from Session #59 (IEEE 802. 16 maint-09/0003) – Reviewed the IEEE Patent Policy: http: //standards. ieee. org/board/pat-slideset. pdf – Recorded minutes → IEEE 802. 16 maint-09/0008 (uploaded to Maintenance directory) • Reviewed the 802. 16 Maintenance Process (IEEE 802. 1606/046)

Review of Change Requests • IEEE 802. 16 maint-09/r 2 (in Maint upload dir) – – Technical: Editorial: Total: 1 contribution 3 2 5 – 2 CR’s are associated with the two issues in the Wi. MAX Forum Liasion Letter IEEE L 802. 16 -09/0015. • Resolution summary: – 4 – 1 Ready for Ballot (consensus on proposed remedy) No change required

Other Activities • Drafted and reviewed Liaison Statement L 802. 1609/0035 d 0 (uploaded to the Liaison Directory) • Addressed two issues: – Uncontrolled HO (CR #0001) – RCID_Type Override within HARQ_MAP_IE (CR #0002)

Motion • TG Chair has been authorized by the task group (6/0/0) to make the motion: “To forward L 802. 16 -09/0035 d 0 to the WG as the proposed Liaison statement to the Wi. MAX Forum in response to L 802. 16 -09/0015, and authorize the WG Chair to make any possible editorial modifications. ”

Other Activities • Discussed strategy if Revcom does not approve Rev 2/D 9. • TG Motion: – In the event Revcom does not approve P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 9, to authorize the editor to generate the document P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 10 according to any changes from Revcom, and according to the comment resolution of the Editorial Coordination Comment received in the Rev 2 Sponsor Ballot R 3. (6/0/0)

Motion • TG Chair has been authorized by the task group (6/0/0) to make the motion: “In the event Revcom does not approve P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 9, to develop draft P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 10 according to any changes from Revcom, and according to the comment resolution of the Editorial Coordination Comment received in the Rev 2 Sponsor Ballot R 2, and to initiate a Sponsor Recirculation Ballot. ”

Motion • TG Chair has been authorized by the task group (6/0/0) to make the motion: “In the event Revcom does not approve P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 9, to request conditional approval from the 802 EC to forward P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 10 to Rev. Com. ”

Motion • TG Chair has been authorized by the task group (6/0/0) to make the motion: “To authorize the WG and TG Chairs to resolve any comments received during the P 802. 16 Rev 2 Sponsor Ballot Recirculation, in the event Rev 2 Sponsor Ballot R 4 is initiated. ”

Motion • TG Chair has been authorized by the task group (6/0/0) to make the motion: “In the event Revcom does not approve P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 9, to request the 802. 16 WG to forward P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 10 to Rev. Com, pending conditional approval from the 802 EC. ”

Motion • Motion: “To empower the 802. 16 WG Chair to do editorial reference updates to external documents in P 802. 16 Rev 2/D 9 if necessary. ”