IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN:21-05-0383-00-0000-802_16_Liaison_Sept05 Title: 802.16 to 802.21 Liaison Report Date Submitted: September, 22, 2005 Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #10 in Orange County Authors or Source(s): Ronny (Yong-Ho) Kim (LG Electronics) 21-05-0383-00-0000

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802.16 Update 802.16 TGe (Mobile WirelessMAN) 802.16-2004 Corrigenda Draft D11 Sponsor Ballot Recirculation 2005/09/12 ~ 2005/09/27 RevCom Submittal 2005/09/27 RevCom Approval in the “Early Consideration” End of October by teleconference Draft D5 Sponsor Ballot Recirculation 2005/09/12 ~ 2005/09/27 RevCom Submittal 2005/09/27 RevCom Approval in the “Early Consideration” End of October by teleconference 21-05-0383-00-0000

802.16 mobile multi-hop relay study group Scope Develop proposed relay mode for fixed / mobile terminal PHY: Enhance normal frame structure MAC: Add new protocols for the Relay networking Schedule 21-05-0383-00-0000

802.16 NetMan Development of Mobile MIB PAR & 5 Criteria 20 Comments and 9 contributions to 802.16g 802.16g History NesCom recommendation for approval of Project 802.16g to IEEE/SA Standards Board: 2004-08-02 IEEE/SA Standards Board Final Approval of Project 802.16g: 2004-08-12 Issue working document 802.16g-04/03r1 2005-02-22 Issue working document 802.16g-05/008r1 2005-09-28 http://www.ieee802.org/16/netman/ 21-05-0383-00-0000

802.16g Development Schedule 2005-11-14 Session #40: Resolve comments and contributions on 80216g baseline document 2005-12-06 Issue Draft P80216g/D1 2006-01-09 Session #41: Resolve WG Letter Ballot comments 2006-03-06 Session #42: Resolve WG Letter Ballot Recirculation comments 2006-05-?? Session #43: Resolve WG Letter Ballot Recirculation comments 2006-07-17 Session #44 2006-07-21 Approval by 802 EC to go to Sponsor Ballot 2006-09-?? Session #45: Resolve Sponsor Ballot Comments 2006-11-13 Session #46: Resolve Sponsor Ballot Comments 2006-11-17 Conditional approval by 802 EC to forward to RevCom 2007-02-09 RevCom Submittal 2007-03-21 RevCom Recommendation to Approve 2007-03-22 IEEE/SA Standards Board Approval 2007-05-01 Publication as Standard 21-05-0383-00-0000

Future Sessions Plenary:14-17 November 2005: Session #40,  Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC, Canada Interim: 9-12 January 2006: Session #41, New Delhi, India Hosted by Beceem Communications Plenary: 12-17 March 2006: Session #42, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, LA, USA. Interim: May 2006: Session #43, Israel (dates and venue to be announced): Hosted by Alvarion 21-05-0383-00-0000