IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: Title: Liaison Report – 802.16 Work Related to 802.21 Date Submitted: July 19, 2012 Source: Dan Gal, Alcatel-Lucent Abstract: 802.16 liaison report on 802.16 activities in Session #80, San Diego San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 1 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

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Liaison Report IEEE 802.16 Session #80, San Diego Dan Gal Alcatel-Lucent dan.gal@alcatel-lucent.com San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 3 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

Objectives of Session #80 GRIDMAN Task Group – 802.16n - Resolve ballot comments and create a new, D4 of the draft standard. Maintenance Task Group – wrap up its activities this meeting HetNet Study Group – 802.16q – develop PAR & 5C Metrology Study Group (i.e. Performance Measurement of IP-based end-to-end systems): develop a PAR & 5C. Project Planning Committee New potential project on Proximity Based Applications and D2D communications; will draft a PAR&5C doc for the September 2012 meeting. New Potential project on Wireless Backhaul for Small Cells ITU-R Liaison Group – review incoming liaison letters and prepare outgoing. Work on updates of 802.16e (IMT-2000) and 802.16m (IMT-Advanced) material for the respective ITU-R Recommendations (1459 and 2012) San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 4 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

802.16n – GRIDMAN Study Group Greater Reliability In Disrupted Metropolitan Area Networks Status this week: Resolved ballot comments on D3. Will issue a new draft, D4. San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 5 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

802.16q – HetNet Study Group Received and resolved comments on its draft PAR + 5C Will be submitted to the 802 EC for approval this Friday Focuses on Single (802.16) RAN Another PAR will be created in November 2012 – for Multi-RAN San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 6 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

Metrology Study Group Objective: to amend the 802.16 standard and add Performance Measurement capabilities (passive as well as active) Prepared PAR + 5C Will be submitted to the 802 EC for approval this Friday San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 7 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic

Project Planning The status after this session: Potential new projects: Proximity Based Application Wireless Backhaul solutions based on 802.16 for Small Cells. The status after this session: Ready to start developing the Proximity PAR + 5C Only got buy-in of the TG for SCB project (Small Cell Backhaul) San Diego, California July 19, 2012 Dan Gal, ALU Slide 8 January 19, 20006 David Hunter, Panasonic