1. Session #60 802.16 Maintenance Task Group Opening Report
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2. Session #60 802.16 Maintenance Task Group Opening Report March 9, 2009
Chair: Jon Labs
Chief Editor: Joe Schumacher

3. Rev2 Development Plan between Session #59 and #60
Feb 2: Generate and release Rev2/D9
Feb 3: Submit Rev2/D9 to ITU for IMT
Feb 5: Sponsor Confirmation Ballot opens
Feb 6: Submit Rev2/D9 package to RevCom
Feb 19: Sponsor Conformation Ballot closes
(~15 days)

4. Actual Process on Revision Project Since Closing Report at Session #59
Jan 29 P802.16Rev2/D9 released (Thanks to Joe Schumacher, Itzik Kitroser, Ron Murias, Scott Probasco and Joey Chou)
Jan 30 Confirmation Sponsor Ballot (Rev2R3) opens
Feb 4 Rev2/D9 submitted to RevCom
Feb 15 Confirmation Sponsor Ballot closed
Feb 24 Rev2/D9 submittal package to RevCom completed

5. P802.16Rev2 documents
P802.16Rev2/D9
P802.16Rev2/D8 as modified by IEEE /064r3
(2098 pages; +6 pages wrt D8, 10.9 Mbytes)

6. Sponsor Ballot On RevCom agenda for 18 March On draft P802.16Rev2/D9
Ballot summary
169 Approve 1 Disapprove
14 Abstain
183 Ballots
Return Ratio: 86%
Approval Ratio: 99 % (was 97%)  Ballot passed
One comment received from Jayaram Ramasatry, determined to be Out of Scope
One editorial coordination comment form Michelle Turner
Details in Revcom submittal letter IEEE /0009r1
On RevCom agenda for 18 March

7. Liasion WiMAX Liasion Letter IEEE L802.16-09/0015 Two issues:
Uncontrolled Handover
RCID_Type Override within HARQ_MAP_IE
Review and draft Response this week for WG approval at the closing plenary.

8. Proposed Maintenance Agenda
Tuesday 13:00-18:00, Lord Byron
Opening & Administration (Approval of the Agenda; Review IEEE-SA Patent Policy Approval of Session #59 Minutes (IEEE maint-09/0003)
Review and draft response to WiMAX Liasion Letter IEEE L /0015
Thursday 13:00-18:00 Lord Byron
Review late issues for Maintenance
Closing