1. 802.21 Liaison Report Date: 2006-09-20 Author: Sept 2006 Month Year
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Sept 2006
Liaison Report
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David Hunter, Panasonic
David Hunter, Panasonic

2. 802.21 Media Independent Handover (MIH)
Month Year
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Sept 2006
Media Independent Handover (MIH)
Goal
Optimize handovers across heterogeneous networks
Transition glue between and other network technologies
Including: 802.3, , cellular
Overview
Tutorial in July 2006 IEEE 802 Plenary Session
David Hunter, Panasonic
David Hunter, Panasonic

3. MIH Architecture for 802.11 Sept 2006 No New Mobility Protocols
Does Not handle Handover Execution
Does Not Redesign Existing PHY/MAC
New items in scope
David Hunter, Panasonic

4. 802.21 History & Timeline Resolving Last Comments from LB #1 1H 2004
Month Year
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Sept 2006
History & Timeline
1H 2004
2H 2004
1H 2005
2H 2005
1H 2006
2H 2006
1H 2007
2H 2007
WG Created
14 Initial Proposals
Recirc Ballots
Letter Ballot
Ratified
Initiate Amendments to u, g, 3GPP, IETF (MIPSHOP) on L3
Sponsor Ballot
Call For Proposals
Downselection Initial Draft Text
Resolving Last Comments from LB #1
(Total 1323, ~1170 resolved before this week)
David Hunter, Panasonic
David Hunter, Panasonic

5. P802.21 Current State Members Letter Ballot 1 in March
Sept 2006
P Current State
Members
72 voters; 8 nearly voters; about 30 aspirants
Letter Ballot 1 in March
26% approval ratio; 1323 comments received
152 comments remaining unresolved at beginning of this week
40 remaining currently
Completing comment resolution tomorrow
Interworking with
Joint meeting with u yesterday
This time u is telling what is expected to be involved in the interface between and
and , IEEE u Network Selection & MIH Support
Planning another joint meeting in November Plenary
David Hunter, Panasonic

6. P802.21 Next Steps Current Draft: 1.09 Letter Ballot Plans
Sept 2006
P Next Steps
Current Draft: 1.09
Available in private area in ieee802.org
Letter Ballot Plans
New draft complete this week
Recirculation ballot 1a beginning after this seesion
Ad-Hoc Resolution meeting in October
Recirculation ballot 1b beginning after November Plenary
Expect recirculation ballot 1c after January Interim
David Hunter, Panasonic

7. References Details http://www.ieee802.org/21 Sept 2006
All submissions are open to the public
Current draft is in the members-only area
David Hunter, Panasonic