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Report from 16j Frame Structure & Interference Ad Hoc Group Chair: Dorin Viorel Vice Chair: Chenxi Zhu Nov 12, 2007.

Frame structure ad hoc group 36 members in the group Conference calls 1st: Nov 2nd, 12 participants. 2nd: Nov 6th, 10 participants. 37 comments 36 technical, 1 editorial. 1 added per commenter’s request (924) 33 resolved, 4 remaining.

Issues discussed Interference and measurement: 853,858,981 Gap in relay frame structure: 879,880, 903 Definition of in-band relay: 882,883,884,885, 893, Relay frame structure diagrams: 890,891,892,893 R-FCH, R-MAP, R-zone: 886, 896, 924, 916 # of access/relay zones in DL UL subframe, T- and NT-relay: 887, 889, 898, 900, AAS: 910,912,914 AAS: 910,912,914 Burst based forwarding: 928,929,935 Repeater mode operation: 1033,1034,1045 Misc: 206, 897, 899, 902, 907,

Resolved (33) Accept(6): 206, 880, 890, 900, 916, 924 Accept-modify(7): 879,885,887,896,902, 903, 981, Reject(7): 853,858, 899, 929,1033, 1034,1045 Superseded(9):882,883,884,886, 891, 892, 901, 914, 928, Withdraw(4):889,893,898, 935,

Remaining (4) 897: pending on Gamini/Adrian discussion Ken: "Jointly resolve with comments 499,500,501,502,503,504 to Adopt C80216j-07_546 or later version" 910: pending on Dale’s fix on direct signaling method 912: pending on Dale’s updated Fig 270c.

Proposal to TG Comments resolution proposal: C802.16j-07/571.xls (spreadsheet) http://dot16.org/CSUpload//upload/Relay_db/28_Frame_Structure_adhoc.cmtr (reply comments) Discuss the remaining comments: 879, 907, 910, 912. Motion: To accept the proposed resolutions & remedies for the following comments numbers in C802.16j-07/571.xls as the resolutions to the respective comments in the LB#28 database Moved: Chenxi Zhu Seconded: