1. Session #54 802.16 Maintenance Task Group Opening Report IEEE 802.16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number: IEEE 802.16maint-08/011 Date Submitted: 2008-05-12 Source: Jon LabsVoice:+1 514 684 0200 x325 Wavesat, Inc.E-mail:jlabs@wavesat.com 1375 Trans-Canada Hwy Dorval, QC H9P 2W8 Venue: Session #55 Maintenance Task Group Opening Report Base Contribution: N/A Purpose: For review 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: and.http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Further information is located at and.http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.htmlhttp://standards.ieee.org/board/pat

2. Session #55 802.16 Maintenance Task Group Opening Report May 12, 2008 Chair: Jon Labs Chief Editor: Joe Schumacher (in absentia) Substitute Editor: Scott Probasco

3. Rev2 schedule between Session #54 and #55 ~April 4Target to generate and release Rev2/D3a, D4 ~April 4Rapporteur groups start harmonization work ~April 4Initiate Recirc LB #26c ~April 19 Close LB #26c ~April 20Open a call for reply comments ~April 30Close call for reply comments May 12Rapporteur Groups complete harmonization on ballot comments. May 12-15Resolve comments at Session #55

4. Process on Revision Project Since Closing Report at Session #54 2008/04/04 P802.16Rev2/D3a and D4 released to WG. 2008/04/04LB#26c opened 2008/04/19 (AOE) LB#26c closed 2008/04/20Call for reply comments opened 2008/04/30(AOE) Call for reply comments closed

5. P802.16Rev2 documents P802.16Rev2/D4 –P802.16Rev2/D3 as modified by IEEE 802.16- 08/010r3 (1966 pages; +86 pages wrt D3, 19.6 Mbytes)

6. LB #26c On draft P802.16Rev2/D4 Ballot summary (www.dot16.org/ballots/ballot26)www.dot16.org/ballots/ballot26 –220 Approved –60 Disapproved –Return Ratio: 86%  Return ratio met –Approval Ratio: 79 %  Ballot is passing Database IEEE 802.16-08/021 (on WG page) –40 commenters –Stats: Technical Binding: 148 Editorial Binding: 7 Technical Non-Binding:53 Editorial Non-Binding:96 Total: 304 Database IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 (in WG upload directory) 808 reply comments from 14 commenters + 2 late commenters Technical Binding: 148 Editorial Binding: 7 Technical Non-Binding:55 Editorial Non-Binding:96 Total: 306 (2 late comments)

7. LB #26c The following balloters submitted no technically binding comments on this recirc: Phillip Barber Arvind Raghavan Jerry Chow Zhigang Rong Jimmy Chui Herbert Ruck Mark Cudak Joerg Schaepperle Kamran Etemad Gamini Senarath Torsten Fahldieck Zheng Shang Peretz Feder Gang Shen Shulan Feng Roshni Srinivasan John Humbert Richard van Leeuwen Mo-Han Fong Frederick Vook David Johnston Guo qiang Wang Panyuh Joo* Yanhong Wang Gokhan Korkmaz Xuyong Wu Shaohua Li Chengjie Xie Zhibin Lin* Ling Xu Ronald Mao Kaibin Zhang Scott Migaldi Peiying Zhu *submitted no binding comments in LB26, LB26a, LB26b, LB26c

8. LB #26c The following contributions will be rejected unless their format is corrected: C802.16maint-08/184r3 C802.16maint-08/193r2 C802.16maint-08/223 25 Contributions accepted for review.

9. 802.16 Maintenance Rapporteur Groups Eight Rapporteur groups to harmonize specific issues for Rev2: –HO (Chair: Stavros Tzavidas) –FDD (Chair: Dan Gal) –MIMO (Chair: Peiying Zhu) –Security (Chair: David Johnston) –MBS (Chair: Erik Colban) –PA (Chair: Sean McBeath) –NetMan (Chair: Joey Chou) –ROHC(Chair: Erik Colban) Charter and Scope (IEEE 802.16maint-08/010): –to conduct discussions on their respective subjects with the intent to reach as much agreement as possible on various comments and contributions that are submitted or are intended to be submitted during Working Group Letter Ballot Recirculation #26c. Discussions have been conducted on the 802.16 Maint TG Reflector. Reports and harmonized contributions submitted this week.

10. Proposed Maintenance Agenda Monday 16:00-18:00, Room 1001 & 1101 –Opening & Administration –Approval of the Agenda –Review (IEEE-SA Patent Slides)IEEE-SA Patent Slides –Approval of Minutes from Session #54 (IEEE 802.16maint-08/007)IEEE 802.16maint-08/007 –Reports from Rapporteur Group Chairs –Detail the schedule for the week for the TG and the Rapporteur Groups Monday 19:30-22:00, TBD –Rapporteur Group Parallel sessions Tuesday 8:00-12:00, Room 2003, 2004 & 2103 –TG: Resolve Comments on LB#26c in IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 Tuesday 13:00-18:00, TBD –Rapporteur Group Parallel Sessions Tuesday 19:30-22:00, TBD –Rapporteur Group Parallel Sessions Wednesday 8:00-12:00, Room 2003, 2004 & 2103 –TG: Resolve Comments on LB#26c in IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 Wednesday 13:00-15:00, Room 2003, 2004 & 2103 –TG: Resolve Comments on LB#26c in IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 Thursday 8:00-12:00, Room 2003, 2004 & 2103 –Resolve Comments on LB#26c in IEEE in IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 Thursday 13:00-18:00, Room 2003, 2004 & 2103 –Resolve Late Comments on LB#26c in IEEE IEEE 802.16-08/021r1 –Review schedule for Rev2 –Expected Motions: “Authorize TG Editor to generate P802.16Rev2/D5 according to the comment resolutions in 80216- 08_021r2.cmt.” “Authorize TG Chair to request the WG to open a Letter Ballot Recirc on P802.16Rev2/D5 as modified by comment resolutions in 80216-08_021r2.cmt.” –Closing

11. Comment Resolution Strategy Review Comments according to topics (when still TBD): –HO –FDD –MIMO –Security –MBS –PA –NetMan Order of comment resolution: –Technically Binding Comments –Technically Non-binding Comments Determine a block of editorial comments for approval. Map out the week today for the Rapp Groups during Maint TG opening.

12. Rev2 Strategy Goal to complete harmonization of the major topics this week Next recirc planned to be a confirmation ballot  Need members to submit approval ballots if they no longer disapprove. Request approval to go to Sponsor Ballot at July 802 Plenary Requires hard work, discipline and cooperation of the membership!

13. Other Maint Business Request for Interpretation –Received from Qian Xie through Rona I. Gertz (Manager, IEEE- SA Governance) on April 7, 2008 –To draft a proposed response to be approved in the Maintenance Group this week.