1. IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER
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Title: Liaison Report – Work Related to
Date Submitted: July 19, 2012
Source: Dan Gal, Alcatel-Lucent
Abstract: liaison report on activities in Session #80, San Diego
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 1
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

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San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 2
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

3. Liaison Report IEEE 802.16 Session #80, San Diego
Dan Gal
Alcatel-Lucent
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 3
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

4. Objectives of Session #80
GRIDMAN Task Group – n - Resolve ballot comments and create a new, D4 of the draft standard.
Maintenance Task Group – wrap up its activities this meeting
HetNet Study Group – q – develop PAR & 5C
Metrology Study Group (i.e. Performance Measurement of IP-based end-to-end systems): develop a PAR & 5C.
Project Planning Committee
New potential project on Proximity Based Applications and D2D communications; will draft a PAR&5C doc for the September 2012 meeting.
New Potential project on Wireless Backhaul for Small Cells
ITU-R Liaison Group – review incoming liaison letters and prepare outgoing. Work on updates of e (IMT-2000) and m (IMT-Advanced) material for the respective ITU-R Recommendations (1459 and 2012)
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 4
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

5. 802.16n – GRIDMAN Study Group
Greater Reliability In Disrupted Metropolitan Area Networks
Status this week: Resolved ballot comments on D3. Will issue a new draft, D4.
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 5
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

6. 802.16q – HetNet Study Group
Received and resolved comments on its draft PAR + 5C
Will be submitted to the 802 EC for approval this Friday
Focuses on Single (802.16) RAN
Another PAR will be created in November 2012 – for Multi-RAN
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 6
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

7. Metrology Study Group
Objective: to amend the standard and add Performance Measurement capabilities (passive as well as active)
Prepared PAR + 5C
Will be submitted to the 802 EC for approval this Friday
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 7
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic

8. Project Planning The status after this session:
Potential new projects:
Proximity Based Application
Wireless Backhaul solutions based on for Small Cells.
The status after this session:
Ready to start developing the Proximity PAR + 5C
Only got buy-in of the TG for SCB project (Small Cell Backhaul)
San Diego, California
July 19, Dan Gal, ALU Slide 8
January 19, David Hunter, Panasonic