1. IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER
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Title: , Session #23, Atlanta Closing Plenary
Date Submitted: November, 2007
Presented at IEEE session #23 Atlanta
Authors or Source(s):
  Vivek Gupta
Abstract: Closing Plenary

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3. Agenda 802.21 Specification Timeline SB Comment Resolution Update
Ad hoc teleconference update
Liaison update (802.11, , IETF)
Future Locations

4. Revised 802.21 Timeline (July 2007)
IEEE ECSG formed – March 2003
IEEE WG formed – March 2004
Requirements development – September 2004
Call for Proposals – October 2004
Harmonized Single Proposal Confirmed by the WG – May 2005
Ongoing WG Comment Resolution started – July 2005
WG Comment Resolution completed – January 2006
Start of WG Letter Ballot – March 2006
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot –(July-07)
IEEE 802 Draft Standard sent to RevCom – March 2008
Ongoing Interaction with Other Standards Organization (3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, , , 802.3) - adoption of it depends on the timeline of work items within these groups

5. Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007)
Plan to meet Timeline
Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007)
For RevCom Approval in March 2008
=> Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95%
SB #1:
Starts Aug-17, Ends Sept 16: Return Ratio: 78% Approval Ratio 62%
Comment Resolution for SB #1 (Sep-Nov) =>Recirculation
SB #1 (recirculation 15 days):
Starts Dec??, Ends Dec??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??%
Comment Resolution for SB #1 (Jan meeting) =>Recirculation
Starts Feb ??, Ends Feb ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??%
Comment Resolution for SB #1 (March) => RevCom Approval

6. SB Voting Summary No of Members: 165 Received Votes: 129 Approve: 71
Disapprove: with Comments, 2 without Comments
Abstain:
Approval ratio = 71/(43+71) = 0.62
Return ratio = 129/165 = 0.78

7. SB Comment Resolution Progress
Section
Start #
End #
Resolved #
Total Comments
1-4 1
106 5
107
181 40 74 6
182
273 91 7
274
424
150 8
425
508 83
Annex
509
648
139
Total: 650 Comments
Includes Editorials (Total: 127)
Many Duplicate comments ~100

8. Motion
To include in the Specification a normative PICS proforma table to respond to the Sponsor Ballot comments
Moved by: Juan Carlos Zuniga
Seconded: Reijo Salminen
Yes: 5
No: 14
Abstain: 2
Result: Fails

9. February 2008 Ad hoc Meeting
Motion the WG to hold an ad hoc meeting if required in February 2008
Moved By: Marc
Seconded By: Srini
Yes: 16
No: 0
Abstain: 4
Result: Motion Passes

10. January 2008 Interim Meeting
Motion the WG to hold the interim meeting in Jan-2008 with or without the quorum
Moved By: Qiaobing
Seconded By: Marc
Yes: 18
No: 0
Abstain: 02
Result: Motion Passes

11. Updated Draft D8.0
Motion the WG to direct the WG Editor to produce an updated draft based on all comments resolved as part of SB-1 (as described in Commentary file _SB_Comments.usr) and post it to the web site
Moved By: Junghoon
Seconded By: Qiaobing
Yes: 23
No: 0
Abstain: 02
Result: Motion Passes

12. Authorize 802.21 SB Recirculation
Motion the WG to authorize a SB recirculation vote draft D before Dec
Moved By: Marc
Seconded By: Yoshi
Yes: 24
No: 0
Abstain: 4
Result: Motion Passes

13. Teleconferences Dec 13: 9 AM EST: MRPM SG
Dec-18 : 9 AM EST: Security SG
SB Comments:
Jan 8: 9 AM EST

14. Future Sessions

15. Future Sessions
Interim: Jan 13th – 18th , 2008 (Taipei, Howard Plaza Hotel)
Meeting co-located with all 802 groups
Plenary: March 16th – 21st ,2008, Orlando, Florida
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: May 11th – 16th , 2008 (Jacksonville)
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: July 13th – 18th,2008, Denver, Colorado
Interim: Sept 7th – 12th ,2008, (Big Island, Hawaii)
Plenary: Nov 9th – 14th,2008, Dallas, TX

16. Future Sessions - 2009 Interim: Jan ????
Meeting co-located with /15/18/19/20/22
Plenary: March Rome???
Co-located with all 802 groups
Interim: May ????
Plenary: July ????
Interim: Sept ????
Plenary: Nov ????