doc.: IEEE OmniRAN-14/0008r0 Submission January 2014 Michael Montemurro, BlackBerrySlide 1 Liaison Report for OmniRAN EC SG Date: Authors:

doc.: IEEE OmniRAN-14/0008r0 Submission OmniRAN Activity in Los Angeles Development of a draft outline for the recommended practice. Provided a status and review of ONF (Open Networking Foundation) activities relative to wireless SDN. Held a discussion on SDN (Software Defined Network) and how it applies to an OmniRAN recommended practice Introduced initial contribution on Network Discovery and Selection for the OmniRAN functional description. Discussion on operation of a Task Groups as part of the IEEE WG –Interaction with other IEEE 802 WGs –Task group ballots with external WG participation –How to solicit participation from SMEs of other groups. January 2014 Michael Montemurro, BlackBerrySlide 2

doc.: IEEE OmniRAN-14/0008r0 Submission Plans for March and beyond Continue work to define the TOC for the recommended practice and plan to develop an OmniRAN functional description. The OmniRAN group will request time during the ARCH SC meeting to assist with IEEE specific items. Meeting plan for May interim (including which groups to meet with) –Whether to meet with Wireless groups or 802.1/802.3 (Waikoloa, HI or Norfolk, VA). January 2014 Michael Montemurro, BlackBerrySlide 3

doc.: IEEE OmniRAN-14/0008r0 Submission Reference Documents Brief introduction to OmniRAN P802.1CF – introduction-into-omniran-p802-1cf.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran brief- introduction-into-omniran-p802-1cf.pptx Co-operation on other TGs – considerations-for-cooperation-with-802-wgs.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran ecsg- considerations-for-cooperation-with-802-wgs.pptx ONF Wireless Networking overview – wireless-and-mobile-wg-status-update.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/14/omniran onf- wireless-and-mobile-wg-status-update.pptx Network Discovery and Selection Contribution – network-detection-selection-text-example.docxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/14/omniran network-detection-selection-text-example.docx SDN Use Case Update – omniran-update-on-sdn-use-case-for-bof-session.pptxhttps://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/14/omniran ecsg- omniran-update-on-sdn-use-case-for-bof-session.pptx January 2014 Michael Montemurro, BlackBerrySlide 4