802.16m Closing Report November 13, 2008 Dallas, TX Session # IEEE m-08/049

802.16m Closing Report - Dallas Into Session #58 – 8 comments on SRD - 7 editorial, 1 technical – 25 comments on EMD – 12 editorial, 13 technical – Call for Comments on SDD 631 comments; 250 editorial, 381 technical 3 minutes ea = 19 hrs) Approximately 88 associated contributions 5 min ea. = 7.33 hrs) – Call for New SDD Contributions (approx 95 min. ea = 8 hrs) Femtocells; ~ 50 Self Organizing Networks (SON); ~ 15 Relay; ~ 30 – Rapporteur Group Harmonized Text and Associated comments UMAC UL PHY control - 64 Security - 48 LBS - 27 e-MBS Multi Carrier – 121 – CFC for Amendment text 31 contributions (5 min. ea= 2.5 hrs) IEEE m-08/049

802.16m Closing Report-Dallas Plan for the week: – Resolve all comments on SRD and EMD –Completed – SRD database m-08/044r2 – EMD database m-08/045r2 – Authorized editors to issue new documents – Resolve all comments on SDD (primary focus) – Completed – SDD comment database m-08/046r4 – Authorized editor to issue new SDD m-08/003r6 – Review new material from SDD Call for Contributions and appoint Rapporteurs to select material for presentation and harmonization at this session – Completed – All RGs met and discussed their respective input contributions – Harmonized text developed by all RGs except Femtocell and Relay IEEE m-08/049

802.16m Closing Report-Dallas – Review all Rapporteur Group Outputs, resolve comments, if any, and adopt draft SDD text – Completed – RG text developed, comments resolved and included in SDD comment database as late comments – Attempt to complete SDD text and vote on document acceptance (possible need for one more SDD Call for Comments) Not Completed – vote not held – Appointed Relay and SON/Femtocell RGs to develop initial SDD text based on the contributions received at session #58 – Relay Chairs – Jerry Sydir, Yousef Saifallah, Kanchei Loa – SON/Femtocell Chairs- Baowei Ji, Maheshwari Shashikant, Changhoi Koo IEEE m-08/049

802.16m Closing Report-Dallas – Start Amendment text development – Completed – Harmonized Contribution C902.16m-08/1339 r3 accepted as initial amendment text – Authorized amendment editor to create and issue an initial amendment working document – Created a Drafting Group, chaired by Marc Cudak, to harmonize and consolidate the contributions received at session #58 on UL & DL PHY structure and develop initial text to be provide to the SDD editor for incorporation into the initial amendment working document IEEE m-08/049

802.16m Closing Report-Dallas Plan for next session: – Issue call for Comments on SDD (whole document except Sections 15 & 17) – Issue Call for Comments on Amendment text (limited to certain PHY sections) IEEE m-08/049