1. IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER
DCN: _16_Report_Jan06
Title: Report
Date Submitted: January, 19, 2006
Presented at IEEE session #12 in Waikoloa
Authors or Source(s):
Ronny (Yong-Ho) Kim (LG Electronics)

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3. 802.16 Update 802.16e approved as IEEE Standard on 7 Dec.
/Cor1 approved as IEEE Standard on 8 Dec.
New P802.16i project opened on 7 Dec.
P802.16i : Mobile Management Information Base
802.16g
Adoption of 16g working document as draft
A quorum was not achieved
Letter Ballot #19 was issued to determine whether the working document would be adopted as a draft.
15 day Letter Ballot, due at 27 Jan.

4. 802.16 Update Mobile Multi-hop Relay Study Group PAR Completion
“This document specifies OFDMA physical layer and medium access control layer enhancements to IEEE Std for licensed bands to enable the operation of relay stations. Subscriber station specifications are not changed.”
Tutorial at the next Session.
Liaison Vacancy
New Liaison will be appointed at the next Session.

5. Future Sessions Plenary: 6-9 March 2006: Session #42, Hyatt Regency
Denver, CO, USA.
Interim: 8-11 May 2006: Session #43
Tel Aviv, Israel
Plenary: July 2006: Session #44, Hyatt Regency
San Diego, CA, USA.
Interim: September 2006: Session #45
Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada