1. 1 IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-06-0746-00-0000 Title: 802.21, Melbourne Closing Plenary Date Submitted: September, 2006 Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #16 Melbourne Authors or Source(s): Vivek Gupta Abstract: Closing Plenary

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3. 3 Agenda 802.21 Specification Timeline Comment Resolution Update Liaison update (802.11, IETF) Ad hoc teleconference update Future Locations

4. 4 802.21 Timeline (From: DCN: 21-05-0430-00-0000 Title: 802.21 Expected Development Timeline Date Submitted: Nov 14, 2005) IEEE 802.21 ECSG formed – March 2003 IEEE 802.21 WG formed – March 2004 Requirements development – September 2004 Call for Proposals – October 2004 Harmonized Single Proposal Confirmed by the WG – May 2005 Ongoing WG Comment Resolution started – July 2005 WG Comment Resolution completed – January 2006 Start of WG Letter Ballot – March 2006 Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – September 2006 IEEE 802 Draft Standard Approved – March 2007 Ongoing Interaction with Other Standards Organization (3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, 802.11, 802.16, 802.3) - adoption of it depends on the timeline of work items within these groups

5. 5 Revised 802.21 Timeline (Sep 2006) IEEE 802.21 ECSG formed – March 2003 IEEE 802.21 WG formed – March 2004 Requirements development – September 2004 Call for Proposals – October 2004 Harmonized Single Proposal Confirmed by the WG – May 2005 Ongoing WG Comment Resolution started – July 2005 WG Comment Resolution completed – January 2006 Start of WG Letter Ballot – March 2006 Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – September 2006 (March 2007) IEEE 802 Draft Standard Approved – 2 nd Half 2007 Ongoing Interaction with Other Standards Organization (3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, 802.11, 802.16, 802.3) - adoption of it depends on the timeline of work items within these groups

6. 6 Plan to meet 802.21 Timeline Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (March 2007) For EC Approval in March 2007 => Updated draft available in March 2007 => Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95% LB #1: Starts March 31, Ends April 30: Return Ratio: 81% Approval Ratio 26% Comment Resolution for LB #1a (May, June ad hoc, Sep) =>Recirculation LB #1a (recirculation): Starts Sep ??, Ends Oct ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??% Comment Resolution for LB #1a (Ad Hoc in Oct, Nov meeting) =>Recirc LB #1b (recirculation): Starts Nov ??, Ends Dec ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??% Comment Resolution for LB #1b (Jan meeting) => Recirculation LB #1c (recirculation): Starts Jan ??, Ends Feb ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??% Comment Resolution for LB #1c (Ad hoc in Feb,March meeting…) Updated draft produced in March meeting itself before EC meeting on Friday….with 95+% Approval rating… Maybe go for another Recirc LB #d in Feb to meet Approval rating…

7. 7 Comment Resolution Progress SectionStart Comment # End Comment # Resolved until Comment # Remaining Comments 1-4190090 (Done) 59125091-23020 (Done) 6251483251-41370 (Done) 7484677484-537140 (Done) 8679915679-715200 (Done) Total Handled 152 Deferred/Rejected/Unresolved comments More than 25 submitted contributions were discussed All 1323 comments resolved

8. 8 October Ad hoc Meeting Motion the 802.21 WG to hold an ad hoc meeting if required in October 2006 Moved By: David Hunter Seconded By:Scott Henderson Yes: 8 No: 4 Abstain:8 Motion Passes

9. 9 Ad Hoc In October September Meeting : Sep 17 – Sep 21 Updated draft: September 29 15 day LB Recirculation: Starts Sep 30, ends: Oct 20 Reply Comments due: Oct 25 Ad hoc: week of Oct 29 (Oct 30-Nov-1) Nov meeting Nov 13-17

10. 10 October Ad hoc Meeting Locations Dates: Week of Oct 29; Nov 2,3,4: Locations: [1]: Windsor, Ontario: 6 [2]: New Jersey 11 [3]: Mountain View/San-Diego, California 11 [4]: Portland, Oregon 5 Nov 2,3,4 – California-SD:8 October ad hoc: Oct 31, Nov 1,2 – New Jersey: :11

11. 11 Teleconferences Sep 28: LB #1a Discussion Every two weeks on Tuesdays: Starting, Tuesday October 10 until Nov meeting Sep 28, Oct 10, Oct 24, Nov 7 Time: 9-12 AM EDT

12. 12 Motions

13. 13 Updated Draft D 2.0 Motion the 802.21 WG to direct the WG Editor to produce an updated 802.21 draft based on all comments resolved as part of LB-1 (as described in Commentary file 21-06- 0647-14-0000_LB1_Master_File.usr) and post it to the 802.21 web site Moved By: Xiaoyu Seconded By: Reijo Yes:22 No:0 Abstain:0 Result: Motion Passes

14. 14 Authorize 802.21 LB-1 Recirculation Motion the 802.21 WG to authorize a LB recirculation vote on updated draft D2.0 (entire draft open to comment) Moved By: Subir Das Seconded By:Ajay Yes:21 No:0 Abstain:0 Result: Motion Passes

15. 15 Future Sessions

16. 16 Future Sessions Plenary: Nov 12 th – 17 th, Hyatt Regency Dallas, TX, USA. Co-located with all 802 groups

17. 17 Future Sessions - 2007 Interim: Jan 14 th – 19 th, 2007 London, UK. Meeting co-located with all 802 groups Plenary: March 11 th – 16 th,2007, Orlando Florida Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: May 13 th – 18 th, 2007 Montreal, Canada Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: July 15 th – 20 th,2007, San Francisco Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: Sept 16 th – 21 st,2007, Hawaii, Big Island Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: Nov 11 th – 16 th,2007, Atlanta Co-located with all 802 groups

18. 18 Future Locations - 2008 Interim: Jan, 2008 TBD Meeting co-located with all 802 groups Plenary: March 16 th – 21st,2008, New Orleans Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: May, 2008 TBD Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: July 13 th – 18 th,2008, Denver, Colorado Meeting Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: Sept,2008, TBD Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: Nov 9 th – 14 th,2008, D allas, TX Meeting Co-located with all 802 groups