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Session # Maintenance Task Group Opening Report November 10, 2008 Chair: Jon Labs Chief Editor: Joe Schumacher

Rev2 Development Plan between Session #57 and #58 Oct. 3: Generate and release Rev2/D6b (delta version), D7 (clean version) Oct. 10: Initiate Sponsor Recirc Ballot Oct. 31: Sponsor Recirc Ballot closes (~21 days) Nov. 1: Open call for reply comments Nov. 10: Close call for reply comments Nov :Resolve comments at Session #58

Process on Revision Project Since Closing Report at Session # /10/05 P802.16Rev2/D6b and D7 released to WG (Thanks to Itzik Kitroser, Ron Murias, Joe Schumacher, Scott Probasco and Joey Chou) 2008/10/08Sponsor Ballot (Rev2R1) opens 2008/10/29 Sponsor Ballot closed 2008/10/30Call for reply comments opens 2008/11/07Call for reply comments closes (AOE)

P802.16Rev2 documents P802.16Rev2/D7 –P802.16Rev2/D6a as modified by IEEE /049r3 (2080 pages; +12 pages wrt D6a, 19.5 Mbytes)

Sponsor Ballot On draft P802.16Rev2/D7 Ballot summary –136 Approve 30 Disapprove (+1 Disapprove without comments) –14 Abstain –181 Ballots –Return Ratio: 85% –Approval Ratio: 81 % (was 76%)  Ballot is passing Database IEEE /054a (on WG page; corrected database over 054 regarding disapprove comments) –20 commenters –Stats: Technical Binding: 44 Technical Non-Binding:97 Editorial Binding: 3 Editorial Non-Binding:73 General Binding:5 Total: 222 Database IEEE /054r1 (on WG upload directory) 180 reply comments from 7 commenters + 1 late comment Technical Binding: 44 Technical Non-Binding:97 Editorial Binding: 3 Editorial Non-Binding:74 General Binding:5 Total: contributions submitted

Sponsor Ballot Contributions The following contributions will be rejected unless their format is corrected: C802.16maint-08/272r3 C802.16maint-08/300r1 C802.16maint-08/319r1 C802.16maint-08/333r1 C802.16maint-08/335r2 C802.16maint-08/336r2 C802.16maint-08/337r2 28 contributions accepted for review.

Liaison Liaison statement IEEE L /065 received from the WiMAX forum on November 8. IEEE L /065 4 issues regarding uplink power control for interoperability. Misc Rapp Group has initiated discussion on the Maint reflector to address these issues. Task Group will provide a draft response to these issues at the closing plenary.

Proposed Maintenance Agenda (1/2) Monday 16:00-18:00, Reunion A –Opening & Administration (Approval of the Agenda; Review IEEE-SA Patent Policy Approval of Session #57 Minutes (IEEE maint-08/022) IEEE-SA Patent Policy –Detail the schedule for the week for the TG and the Rapporteur Groups –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Monday 19:00-22:00 –Reunion G: Breakout Session #1 –Cumberland K: Breakout Session #2 Tuesday 8:00-12:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Tuesday 13:00-18:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Tuesday 19:00-22:00 –Reunion G: Breakout Session #3 –Cumberland K: Breakout Session #4

Proposed Maintenance Agenda (2/2) Wednesday 8:00-12:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Wednesday 13:00-18:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Thursday 8:00-12:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 Thursday 13:00-18:00, Reunion G –TG: Resolve Comments on SB Rev2R1 in IEEE /054r1 –Review schedule for Rev2 –Expected Motions: “Authorize TG Editor to generate P802.16Rev2/D8 according to the comment resolutions in _054r2.cmt.” “Authorize TG Chair to request the WG to approve a Sponsor Ballot Recirc on P802.16Rev2/D8 as modified by comment resolutions in _054r2.cmt.” “Authorize TG Chair to make the motion to request from the EC for conditional approval to forward P802.16Rev2/D8 to RevCom. –Closing

Comment Resolution Strategy Review Comments according to topics: –MIMO –MBS –NetMan –Other Order of comment resolution: –Technically Binding Comments –Technically Non-binding Comments Determine a block of editorial comments for approval.

802 EC Conditional Approval to Submit to RevCom February deadline for RevCom submission. Require 802 EC Conditional Approval on Friday, November 14. To make that happen, our chances are best if before Friday we can: –resolve all comments to the satisfaction of the Disapprove Voters –receive notification from Disapprove Voters of their intent to vote to approve in the next SB recirc, or –receive notification from Disapprove Voters which comments have been resolved to their satisfaction.