Title: LE TG Closing Report for Session #63.5 Document Number: 802.16h-09/0025 Date Submitted: Sept. 24, 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 #63.5, 21- 24 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 Recirculation #4 on P802.16h/D11 Approval conditions were met 101 Approve; approval rate 91.8% 9 Disapprove 4 Abstain # of Balloters Response Rate % Approval Rate % Negative Rate % Abstain Rate % 134 84.3% 91.8% 8.2% 3.5%

LE Task Group activity this week Comment resolution Data-base 802.16-09/0053r1 up-loaded in WG folder 11 comments, all resolved, classified as follows: 2 Agree 2 Principle 7 Disagree (3 withdrawn)

Detailed recirculation plan Issue D12 and prepare Recirc. 5 Oct.2 – start Ask EC for conditional approval by correspondence If P.802.16h SB ends at Recirc. 5 (no need to re-circulate) Use the EC conditional approval to put P802.16h on the RevCom Agenda for its December meeting. Dead-line of Oct.19 If there is a need for Recirculation beyond Recirc. 5 Resolve the comments in the November meeting Ask EC for conditional approval

P802.16h PAR Extension PAR Expiration date: 2009-12-31 Details Extension: 1 year Why is the extension required: Although P802.16h Sponsor Ballot is well underway and it is projected that the Standards Board approval will be requested as early as December 2009, an extension is requested to guarantee project continuity, should unexpected delays occur during Sponsor Ballot.

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

Motion 1 To authorize the LE TG Editor to create the WG draft IEEE P802.16h/D12 based on IEEE P802.16h/D11 and the comment resolutions recorded in data-base IEEE 802.16-09/0053r1 and to initiate a Sponsor Recirculation Ballot. LE TG vote: 4:0:0

Motion 2 To request the WG to authorize the WG Chair to forward the IEEE 802.16h PAR extension request in IEEE 802.16h-09/0021r2 to the IEEE 802 EC. LE TG Vote: 4:0:0

Motion 3 To ask the WG to authorize the 802.16 WG Chair to request Conditional Approval from the IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE P802.16h Draft to RevCom LE TG Vote: 4:0:0