1. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-10-0237-00-0000 Title: Liaison Report – 802.16 Work Date Submitted: November, 2010 Authors or Source(s): –Peretz Feder Abstract: 802.16 liaison - Dallas

2. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder –IEEE 802.21 presentation release statements This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE 802.21 Working Group. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. The contributor grants a free, irrevocable license to the IEEE to incorporate material contained in this contribution, and any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards publication; to copyright in the IEEE’s name any IEEE Standards publication even though it may include portions of this contribution; and at the IEEE’s sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may be made public by IEEE 802.21. The contributor is familiar with IEEE patent policy, as outlined in Section 6.3 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual and in Understanding Patent Issues During IEEE Standards Development http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/guide.html> Section 6.3 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manualhttp://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/guide.html

3. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder IEEE 802.16 Liaison Report Dallas – Nov 10 Peretz Feder Alcatel-Lucent Technologies peretz.feder@alcatel-lucent.com

4. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Active Projects Session #70 in Dallas P802.16m: – Advanced Air Interface. Sponsor Ballot recirculation – Approved 2010-12-06 (extension request this week) –Roger to seek Revcom Conditional Approval. P802.16n - Higher Reliability Networks Gridman – Approved 2010-06-17 –Developing System Requirements Document (SRD) –Focus: performance-related requirements –Developing System Architecture Reference Model (SARM) P802.16p - Machine-to-Machine Applications – Approved 2010-09-30 –Developing Machine to Machine (M2M) SRD P802 Maintenance Task Group Continuing to meet and conduct ongoing WG maintenance activities

5. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16m Sponsor Ballot Rec 3 Into Session #70: –One SDD CR –SB 3nd recirculation: 88% return rate; 89% approval (29 disapprove votes) SB Comments to be resolved at Session #79 on D9 Amendment Text –259 non-editorial: »159 MAC »3 Maintenance »34 PHY »6 General »57 Other –85 editorial comments 120 contributions –67 MAC –19 PHY –3 Femto/SON –1 Multi-BS MIMO –8 Relay –2 LBS –3 e-MBS –10 ASN.1 –7 Other

6. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder ITU-R 802.16 Liaison Group Drafting several contributions. – mainly related to ITU-R Working Party 5D IMT-Advanced technology proposal – IEEE’s “WirelessMAN-Advanced” (based on 802.16m) was approved as an IMT-Advanced technology (2010-10-20) – Final submission due in March 2011 – Follow up contributions and liaison statements are in development

7. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 p This week M2M started as a WG Updating the SRD, hoping to complete Focus: –Performance requirements –Baseline the SRD –Work Plan, schedule Further discuss and decide the level of details for the SDD Discuss whether to proceed and develop a System Architecture Reference Model (SARM) 7

8. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 n Draft TGn GRIDMAN Timetable Greater Reliability In Disrupted Metropolitan Networks Start of TG, Start SRD July 2010 CFP issued : SARM & AmendmentSept 2010 Approved SRD Nov 2010 SARM finalizedJan 2011 Interim Doc July 2011 WG LB issued Sept 2011 Recirc 1 Nov 2011 Recirc 2 Jan 2012 Sponsor Mar 2012 Approved Std Nov 2012

9. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Project Planning Map (1/2) Study Items DescriptionProject Target TimeLine M2M 802.16p WG First Phase: New requirements for massive number of devices to be connected over 16 Networks. Study Item started: Mar 2010 WG PAR Approval: May 2010 EC PAR Approval: Jul 2010 TG Start: Nov 2010 Std Completion: Jul, 2012 Later Phase: More Advanced M2M capabilitiesTBD Hierarchical Networks Study Group Same RAT: Extensions to Advanced Air Interface (802.16m) for multi-tier deployments 802 Multi-RAT: Advanced network topologies offering high capacity at low cost Client Collaboration: Co-operation amongst clients Study item started: May 2010 WG PAR Approval: Jan 2011 EC PAR Approval: Mar 2011 TG Start: TBD Std Completion: TBD Co-existence with non- 802 TDD systems Co-existence with non-802 TDD systems. Example: TDS-CDMA, TD-LTE Study item started: May 2010 WG PAR Approval: TBD EC PAR Approval: TBD TG Start: TBD Std Completion: TBD

10. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Project Planning Map (2/2) Study Items DescriptionProject Target TimeLine Enhanced QOE Improved quality of experience for mobile internet applications WG PAR Approval: 2011 EC PAR Approval: TBD TG Start: TBD Std Completion: TBD Ultra High Speed Networks (>1-5Gbps) (Successor to 16m) Advanced MIMO, Higher Order Modulation, Higher Bandwidths, Multicarrier WG PAR Approval: 2011 EC PAR Approval: TBD TG Start: TBD Std Completion: TBD Green RANEnergy savings at Client and Network WG PAR Approval: 2011 EC PAR Approval: TBD TG Start: TBD Std Completion: TBD

11. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Study Groups Active Study Items: –Hierarchical Networks Study Report (802.16ppc-10/0008r1) –TDD Co-existence Study Report (802.16ppc-10/0007) Study Items completed: –M2M Study Report (IEEE 802.16ppc-10/0002r7)IEEE 802.16ppc-10/0002r7 –IEEE 802.16p M2M PAR & 5C approved now! (http://newton.events.ieee.org/802.16/16/pars/P802.16p.pdf )http://newton.events.ieee.org/802.16/16/pars/P802.16p.pdf –802.16p Task Group starts this week. –M2M early requirements (IEEE 802.16ppc-10/0011r2) discussions have now moved to the Task GroupIEEE 802.16ppc-10/0011r2

12. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Hierarchical Networks SG 12 Hierarchical networks, encompassing multi-tier, multi-radio network architecture to achieve higher spectral efficiency and lower cost/bit capacity enhancement. Hierarchical intra-RAT networks but also including Inter-Rat No MIH proposal provided thus far, but see no objection either

13. 21-10-0237-00-0000 November, 2010Peretz Feder 802.16 Hierarchical Networks 13