IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-07-0426-00-0000 Title: 802.21, Session #23, Atlanta Closing Plenary Date Submitted: November, 2007 Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #23 Atlanta Authors or Source(s):   Vivek Gupta Abstract: Closing Plenary

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Agenda 802.21 Specification Timeline SB Comment Resolution Update Ad hoc teleconference update Liaison update (802.11, 802.16, IETF) Future Locations

Revised 802.21 Timeline (July 2007) 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 –(July-07) IEEE 802 Draft Standard sent to RevCom – March 2008 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

Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007) Plan to meet 802.21 Timeline Start of IEEE 802 Sponsor Ballot – (July 2007) For RevCom Approval in March 2008 => Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95% SB #1: Starts Aug-17, Ends Sept 16: Return Ratio: 78% Approval Ratio 62% Comment Resolution for SB #1 (Sep-Nov) =>Recirculation SB #1 (recirculation 15 days): Starts Dec??, Ends Dec??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??% Comment Resolution for SB #1 (Jan meeting) =>Recirculation Starts Feb ??, Ends Feb ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??% Comment Resolution for SB #1 (March) => RevCom Approval

SB Voting Summary No of Members: 165 Received Votes: 129 Approve: 71 Disapprove: 43 with Comments, 2 without Comments Abstain: 13 Approval ratio = 71/(43+71) = 0.62 Return ratio = 129/165 = 0.78

SB Comment Resolution Progress Section Start # End # Resolved # Total Comments 1-4 1 106 5 107 181 40 74 6 182 273 91 7 274 424 150 8 425 508 83 Annex 509 648 139 Total: 650 Comments Includes Editorials (Total: 127) Many Duplicate comments ~100

Motion To include in the 802.21 Specification a normative PICS proforma table to respond to the Sponsor Ballot comments Moved by: Juan Carlos Zuniga Seconded: Reijo Salminen Yes: 5 No: 14 Abstain: 2 Result: Fails

February 2008 Ad hoc Meeting Motion the 802.21 WG to hold an ad hoc meeting if required in February 2008 Moved By: Marc Seconded By: Srini Yes: 16 No: 0 Abstain: 4 Result: Motion Passes

January 2008 Interim Meeting Motion the 802.21 WG to hold the interim meeting in Jan-2008 with or without the quorum Moved By: Qiaobing Seconded By: Marc Yes: 18 No: 0 Abstain: 02 Result: Motion Passes

Updated Draft D8.0 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 SB-1 (as described in Commentary file 21-07-0340-07-0000_SB_Comments.usr) and post it to the 802.21 web site Moved By: Junghoon Seconded By: Qiaobing Yes: 23 No: 0 Abstain: 02 Result: Motion Passes

Authorize 802.21 SB Recirculation Motion the 802.21 WG to authorize a SB recirculation vote draft D08.00 before Dec-15 2007 Moved By: Marc Seconded By: Yoshi Yes: 24 No: 0 Abstain: 4 Result: Motion Passes

Teleconferences Dec 13: 9 AM EST: MRPM SG Dec-18 : 9 AM EST: Security SG SB Comments: Jan 8: 9 AM EST

Future Sessions

Future Sessions - 2008 Interim: Jan 13th – 18th , 2008 (Taipei, Howard Plaza Hotel) Meeting co-located with all 802 groups Plenary: March 16th – 21st ,2008, Orlando, Florida Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: May 11th – 16th , 2008 (Jacksonville) Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: July 13th – 18th,2008, Denver, Colorado Interim: Sept 7th – 12th ,2008, (Big Island, Hawaii) Plenary: Nov 9th – 14th,2008, Dallas, TX

Future Sessions - 2009 Interim: Jan ???? Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22 Plenary: March Rome??? Co-located with all 802 groups Interim: May ???? Plenary: July ???? Interim: Sept ???? Plenary: Nov ????