Title: LE TG Closing Report for Session #63 Document Number: 802.16h-09/0020 Date Submitted: Sept. 3, 2009 Source: Chair of LE TG: Mariana Goldhamer Voice:+972 3 645 6241 mariana.goldhamer@alvarion.com ALVARION 21a HaBarzel Street, Tel Aviv, Israel Venue: Session #63, 31 August – 3 September, 2009 Base Document: Purpose: 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/sect6-7.html#6> and <http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3>. Further information is located at <http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.html> and <http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat >.

Sponsor Ballot status Approval conditions were met 102 Approve; approval rate 92.7% 8 Disapprove 4 Abstain # of Balloters Response Rate % Approval Rate % Negative Rate % Abstain Rate % 134 84.3% 92.7% 7.3% 3.5%

LE Task Group activity – comment resolution The Report of the Chair at the WG opening plenary was reviewed by the Task Group 802.16h-09/0017r1 is up-loaded in the LE TG folder Comment resolution Data-base 802.16-09/0046r2 up-loaded in WG folder All the 56 comments are resolved 28 Agree 19 Principle 9 Disagree

Detailed recirculation plan Sept. 3 (Thurs.) – Sept. 10 (Thurs.) Issue D12 and prepare Recirc. Sept.11 (Friday) – Start 10 days Recirc. 4 on D11 Additional opportunity to satisfy outstanding comments Sept. 21 – Sept. 24 Comment resolution at Session #63.5 Target: the P802.16h approval by the WG and 802 EC at the November meeting IEEE SA RevCOM meeting: 23-25 March, 2010

D11 and Recirc To authorize the LE TG Editor to create the WG draft IEEE P802.16h/D11 based on IEEE P802.16h/D10 and the comment resolutions recorded in data-base IEEE 802.16-09/0046r2 and to initiate a Sponsor Recirculation Ballot. Task group vote: 2:0:0

P802.16h PAR Extension - 1 Urgent need for P802.16h PAR extension To get approval in RevCOM December meeting is needed to comply with the dead-line of October 19! PAR Expiration date: 2009-12-31 Details Extension: 1 year Why is the extension required and status: The Sponsor Ballot approval rate of P802.16h/D10 is 92.7%. We expect the final IEEE 802 approval in Nov. 2009, however the approval by IEEE SA cannot take place before March 2010, making necessary the PAR extension. In the same time the IEEE 802 approval may be delayed beyond our expectations.

P802.16h PAR Extension - 2 Project plan: Completion of the IEEE Sponsor Ballot 2009-11-20 Submission of the proposed standard to RevCom 2010-03-23

Motion To forward the IEEE 802.16h PAR extension request in IEEE 802.16h-09/0021. TG Vote: 2:0:0