IEEE MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: hwnm Title: HWN Mgmt. SG Closing Report Date Submitted: July 15, 2010 Presented at IEEE session #39 in San Diego, USA Authors or Source(s): Johannes Lessmann (NEC) Abstract: closing report of the Heterogeneous Wireless Network Management SG 1

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Closing Report 2 presentations to the SG in this meeting K. Grochla, W. Buga (Proximetry) Practical experiences with media-independent link control A. de la Oliva (UC3M), J. Lessmann (NEC), C. Niephaus (FhG) Heterogeneous Wireless Management for Coexistence 1 presentation of SG to the / joint session A. de la Oliva (UC3M), J. Lessmann (NEC), C. Niephaus (FhG) IEEE as a Media Independence Service Layer 1 presentation postponed (I-Kang Fu, MediaTek) Plan for future progress: continue elaborating on use cases/requirements with previous presenters Narrow down scope of potential PAR until November discuss overlap of SG objectives with

Motion Motion to extend the IEEE Study Group Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Management to examine issues related to supporting management of heterogeneous wireless networks (as per ref: ), and if necessary create a PAR and five criteria to form a new Task Group." Mover: Second: Yes: No: Abstain: Result: 4