1. 1 Session #51 802.16 Relay TG Session Summary/Closing Remarks IEEE 802.16 Presentation Submission Template (Rev. 9) Document Number: IEEE 802.16j-07/026 Date Submitted: 2007-09-20 [The date this revision of the document is uploaded, in the format 2007-06-19. Tell the truth. Automatic numbering is prohibited] Source: Mitsuo NoharaVoice:+81 3 6678 6128 Relay TG Chair, KDDI R&D Labs.E-mail:mi-nohara@kddilabs.jp 3-10-10, Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8460 Japan * http://standards.ieee.org/faqs/affiliationFAQ.html Venue: IEEE 802.16 Session #51, Malaga, Spain Base Contribution: None Purpose: TG Meeting organization Notice: This document does not represent the agreed views of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group or any of its subgroups. It represents only the views of the participants listed in the “Source(s)” field above. It is offered as a basis for discussion. It is not binding on the contributor(s), who reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: 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 802.16. Patent Policy: The contributor is familiar with the IEEE-SA Patent Policy and Procedures: and.http://standards.ieee.org/guides/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6http://standards.ieee.org/guides/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Further information is located at and.http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-material.htmlhttp://standards.ieee.org/board/pat

2. Session #51 802.16 Relay TG Session Summary/Closing Remarks 9 th Task Group Meeting on Multi-hop Relay in IEEE 802.16 Relay TG Chair Mitsuo Nohara Vice ChairPeiying Zhu Technical Editor/SecretaryJung Je Son Technical Editor Mike Hart IEEE802.16 Relay TG Meeting 17-20 Sept., 2007, Malaga, Spain

3. 3 WG Letter Ballot #28 Summary WG Letter Ballot on Initial Draft, IEEE P802.16j/D1 Opened 10 Aug., 2007 * Closed 9 Sept., 2007 * Call for Reply Comment Closed 16 Sept., 2007 * (Monday 2 pm in Malaga) * in AOE Result: Approve 178, Disapprove 87 (Approved Ratio: 178/(178+87) = 67% < 75%) Abstain 28 Total 293 out of 350 Members (Return Ratio: (178+87+28)/350 = 84% > 50%) (Approval Conditions Met: No) Pending comment resolution and recirculation.

4. 4 WG Letter Ballot #28 on Initial Draft WG Letter Ballot on Initial Draft, IEEE P802.16j/D1 Result: Disapprove 87, Approve with comment 9 Each Disapprove shall be associated with comment Comments (IEEE 802.16-07/045) Editorial: 427 (24 disapprove) Technical: 624 (336 disapprove) General: 4 (2 disapprove) No type: 4 Total: 1,059 (362 disapprove)

5. 5 Objectives of this 9 th TG Meeting To advance the development of the P802.16j Draft Standard (IEEE P802.16j/D1, Aug. 2007) –Through the Comment resolutions (IEEE 802.16-07/045,) To enter 2 nd working group letter ballot after Session #51.

6. 6 Agenda for this session 1.Session #50 802.16 Relay TG Minutes Review (IEEE 802.16-07/024) 2.Meeting Organization 3.Comment Resolutions * in reply to the WG Letter Ballot #28 (IEEE 802.16- 07/043r1) on and with: P802.16j Initial Draft (IEEEP802.16j/D1) Commentary Database (IEEE 802.16-07/045) 3.Schedule towards the 2 nd WG letter ballot 4.AOB *For IEEE SA Patent Policy, see: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt

7. 7 Motions at TG Opening 1.To approve the meeting agenda 1.1 st : Dorin Viorel, 2 nd : Jeffrey Tao, at 15:35 result: passed with no objections 2.To approve Session #50 802.16 Relay TG Minutes (IEEE 802.16j-07/024) 1.1 st : Wen Tong, 2 nd : Jeffrey Tao, at 15:37 result: passed with no objections

8. 8 8 Agenda by Calendar 1.Mon PM Opening, agenda and minutes review Summary of WG Letter Ballot and inputs to meeting Process for expediting resolution of editorial comments Start technical comment resolution 2.Tue Comment resolution 3.Wed Batch resolution of editorial comments Comment resolution 4.Thu Comment resolution Closing (from 17:15)

9. 9 Done so far and Way forward (1) Comment Resolved: 470 resolved, including 255 batch, editorial 589 open, incl. 243 disapprove comments Main Topics Covered: Frame Structure BW Request Network Entry RS Configuration Management Security etc. Commentary Database to be revised as: IEEE 802.16- 07/045r2

10. 10 Done so far and Way forward (2) 07/045r2 closed open closed Resolutions to be proposed TG Chair Team to propose resolutions on uncontroversial ones as to be defined Task Group review of DB for resolution confirmation Ad-hoc Groups to propose resolutions 07/045r2A 07/045r2B

11. 11 Motions at Relay TG Closing *Information: Technical Editors to split the commentary databases into (802.16-07/045r2) to two document (collection of closed ones as r2A and open ones as r2B). To authorize the TG Chair Team to propose resolutions on remaining uncontroversial open comments and send the set to Task Group to review incorporating into resolutions to Database 07/045r2B. Motion 1 st : Mitsuo Nohara, 2 nd : Kerstin Johnsson, at 18:00, Motion passed with no objection. 2.To authorize the TG Chair to set up the ad-hoc group(s) to recommend resolutions on the comments left open to the TG at #52 session. Motion 1 st : Mitsuo Nohara, 2 nd : DJ Johnston, at 18:01, Motion passed with no objection.

12. 12 Tentative Schedule (as of 17 Sept., 2007) *Need to be revised

13. 13 *Reference: C802.16-005/013 Relay-TG Meeting Calendar This Week 15:00 - 21:30*, Mon. 17 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09:00 - 22:00*, Tue. 18 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09:00 - 18:00, Wed. 19 Sept. @(Arlequin) 09:00 - 18:00, Thu. 20 Sept. @(Arlequin) *Note: Evening sessions on Mon. and Tue. extended. NH Malaga, Spain Gracias, Hasta pronto!