1. OmniRAN EC SG August 7th, 2013 Conference Call
Max Riegel
(OmniRAN SG Chair)

2. Meeting Wednesday, August 7th, 2013, 10:00-11:00 AM ET
September 2012
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Meeting
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013, 10:00-11:00 AM ET
Conference Call:
Call-in number: 1-(972) (US)
Global numbers:
Conference Code: #
WebEX
Meeting Number:
Meeting Password: omniran
Stephen McCann, RIM

3. Guidelines for IEEE-SA Meetings
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4. Resources – URLs Link to IEEE Disclosure of Affiliation
September 2012
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Resources – URLs
Link to IEEE Disclosure of Affiliation
Links to IEEE Antitrust Guidelines
Link to IEEE Code of Ethics
Link to IEEE Patent Policy
Clint Chaplin, Chair (Samsung)

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Meeting Etiquette
IEEE 802 is a world-wide professional technical organization
Meetings are to be conducted in an orderly and professional manner in accordance with the policies and procedures governed by the organization.
Individuals are to address the “technical” content of the subject under consideration and refrain from making “personal” comments to or about the presenter.
The Copyright Act of 1976 made a dramatic change to U.S. copyright law. Copyright was now deemed to exist from the moment of creation. Thus anything that is created is deemed to be owned by its creator. Additionally, a work no longer needs to be published in order to be protected. Therefore, even your scribbles on a piece of note paper constitute copyrighted material that you own and control.
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It is a requirement under the IEEE Bylaws that copyright ownership of all material published by the IEEE resides with the IEEE. The Standards Department accomplishes the transfer of copyright ownership from the volunteer authors to the Institute via the Project Authorization Request (PAR) form.
Stephen McCann, RIM

6. LMSC Operations Manual
4.3 Study groups
4.3.1 Study group operation
Progress of each Study Group shall be presented at the closing Sponsor meeting of each IEEE 802 LMSC plenary session by the appropriate WG, TAG, or ECSG Chair. Study Groups may elect officers other than the Chair, if necessary, and will follow the general operating procedures for WGs specified in the IEEE 802 LMSC WG P&P. Because of the limited time duration of a Study Group, no letter ballots are permitted.
4.3.2 Voting at study group meetings
Any person attending a Study Group meeting may vote on all motions (including recommending approval of a PAR). A vote is carried by 75% of those present and voting “Approve” or “Disapprove.”

7. Agenda Wednesday, August 7th, 10:00–11:00am ET
September 2012
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Agenda Wednesday, August 7th, 10:00–11:00am ET
Reports
Result of EC closing meeting
Ongoing discussions with 802.1
Preparation for York F2F
Documentation of OmniRAN EC SG results so far
Extension of EC SG plan until Nov ‘13
Meetings and conference calls
York F2F on September 2-6
Nanjing wireless interim on September 16-20
Scheduling of conference calls until November 11th
Agenda for York F2F
PAR and 5C template
AOB
Stephen McCann, RIM

8. Business#1 Call Meeting to Order Appointment of recording secretary
Roll Call
Name
Affiliation
Max Riegel
NSN
Juan Carlos Zuniga
Interdigital
Antonio de la Oliva
UC3M
Hyunho Park
ETRI
Roger Marks
Consensii
Walter Pienciak
IEEE SA

9. Business #2 Approval of agenda Reports Result of EC closing meeting
Ongoing discussions with 802.1
Preparation for York F2F
One meeting on Wednesday, Sept 4th, for PAR &5C discussions
Additionally at least 2 discussions with on gaps (‘ptp links over bridged infrastructure’ and ‘service discovery and selection’)

10. Gap Analysis Defining a simplistic network reference model, R2
a couple of use cases were investigated:
3GPP Trusted WLAN Access to EPC
TS V ( )
ZigBee SEP2 Smart Grid Use Case
ZigBee docs zse
SDN-based OmniRAN Use Case
Initial investigations show missing functionalities in some IEEE 802 specifications regards the investigated use cases.
Sharing of findings in progress with the related working group and investigations will continue directly together with working groups.
Main issue was, that it was less than obvious how the pieces of IEEE 802 are fitting together
There is need for better documentation how IEEE 802 protocols work together to create access networks for particular deployments
There is no consistent way how IEEE 802 handles the IEEE 802 information elements going over IP protocols
Access
Ctrl
Internet R1 R3
Terminal R2

11. Topics for Standardization in IEEE 802
Establishing a common approach of specifying ‘external’ control into IEEE 802 technologies would require:
a specification describing the Network Reference Model and listing the DL and PHY control functions required for access networks and SDN
To be addressed by a PAR developped by OmniRAN EC SG
a specification on the usage of IP protocols for the transport of IEEE 802 attributes
Topic for the joint IEEE 802 – IETF coordination group
specifications of the control attributes for the individual IEEE 802 technologies by their working groups
Should go into annex of related specifications to ensure consistency
Gaps within IEEE 802 technologies may be discovered but should be addressed by the related IEEE 802 WGs

12. OmniRAN EC SG proposes to
Develop a PAR and 5C for an IEEE 802 Recommended Practice by Nov ‘13
Potential title: ‘Network Reference Model and Functional Description of IEEE 802 based Access Networks’
Similar to a ‘Stage 2’ specification
Suggest the best home for the project.

13. Documentation of OmniRAN EC SG results so far
Business #3
Documentation of OmniRAN EC SG results so far
Extension of EC SG plan until Nov ‘13
Meetings and conference calls
York F2F on September 2-6
Nanjing wireless interim on September 16-20
Scheduling of conference calls until November 11th

14. OmniRAN Plan and Timeline
Mar’21
Apr’11
May’2
Jun’20
Jul’15
Initial meeting
Use cases contributions
Draft Use cases document
Call for comments on Use cases document
Use cases document finalization
Classification of functional requirements
Functional requirements within scope of IEEE 802
Gap analysis to existing solutions
Socializing of gap analysis
Potential standardization topics for IEEE 802
Refine scope of EC SG (crisp words)
Conf Call
F2F meeting
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul

15. OmniRAN Meetings until November 2013
Wed, Aug 7th, 2013, am ET: Confcall
Wed, Sep 4th, 2013, F2F Meeting York, UK
Tue, Sep 17th, am ET/ Nanjing, F2F session w/ remote participation
Fri, Sep 27th, 2013, 09-11am ET: Confcall
(Fri, Oct 4th, 2013, 09-11am ET: Confcall) ???
Thu, Oct 10th, 2013, 09-11am ET: Confcall
Fri, Oct 11th, 2013, CoB: Submission deadline for PAR to EC list
Mon, Nov 11th, am CT: EC Opening Meeting Dallas F2F

16. Business #4 Agenda for York F2F PAR and 5C template Adjourn
Approval of minutes ?
Reports
discussions with 802.1
communication with IETF
Content of ‘Stage 2’ document
legacy guidance
WiMAX NWG Stage 2
initial draft ToC of IEEE 802 ‘Stage 2’
PAR & 5C texting
AOB
PAR and 5C template
Adjourn