1. Title: LE TG Report for the opening plenary – Session #56
Document Number: P802.16h-08/014
Date Submitted: July 14, 2008
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Chair of LE TG: Mariana Goldhamer Voice:
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Session #56, July, 2008
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2. Mariana Goldhamer, TG LE Chair Alvarion
LE Task Group Report
Mariana Goldhamer, TG LE Chair
Alvarion

3. Letter Ballot #29c Balloted Draft
IEEE P802.16h/D6
Comments resolved by the Comment Resolution Committee (CRC)
Mariana Goldhamer
Paul Piggin
Xuyong Wu
Harry Bims
Shulan Feng
John Sydor
David Grandblaise
Process of resolutions:
Using two rounds of reply comments and two WEB
tele-conferences

4. Letter Ballot #29c - Results
Resulting data-base: /030r2
213 comments
Comment statistics
164 Accepted
34 Accepted-Modified
4 Accepted-Clarified
4 Rejected
6 Superceeded
1 Withdrawn

5. Motion (June 18, 2008 at 7:25am PST):
LB #29c – Motion in CRC
Motion (June 18, 2008 at 7:25am PST):
To approve the LB29c comment resolutions contained in data-base IEEE /030r2.cmt
Proposed: Paul Piggin
Second: David Grandblaise.
The motion was approved by individual voice vote 5:0:0.

6. LB#29c - Minutes
Draft minutes by Harry Bims – up-loaded as h-08/013

7. Result of the LB#29d recirculation:
Balloted Draft
IEEE P802.16h/D7
Created based on the motion approved by the WG at the closing Plenary of Session#55
Excellent work of the LE TG Editor: Xuyong Wu
Final data-base: IEEE /030r3
Result of the LB#29d recirculation:
Zero comments!

8. Statistics after the LB#29d recirculation
Approval ratio:
95%
Only 5 not-satisfied comments:
David Comstock: 231
Yanhong Wang: 140
Chengjie Xie: 186
Aik Chindapol: 079, 081
Please check and flip your vote!

9. Motion 1
To accept IEEE P802.16h/D7 as a Working Group draft and request approval from the IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward IEEE P802.16h/D7 for Sponsor Ballot.

10. P802.16h PAR Extension PAR Expiration date: 2008-12-31
Not enough time to end the Sponsor Ballot
The request for extension is due now!
LE TG had an discussion of the extension request:
Extension time: 1 year
Why is the extension required and status
The WG has approved the last draft - P802.16h/D7 - by a 95% approval rate and is ready to move to Sponsor Ballot. However, it is difficult to ensure that Sponsor Ballot will conclude by the time the current PAR expires

11. P802.16h PAR Extension - continuation
Project plan:
Start of IEEE Sponsor Ballot:
Completion of the IEEE Sponsor Ballot
Submission of the proposed standard to RevCom

12. Motion 2
To authorize the LE Task Group to prepare an h PAR Extension request and authorize the WG Chair to submit it to the 802 EC, subject to review at the Closing Plenary

13. Activity this week Monday after plenary
Start the meeting today at 16:00
Room: Sandstone
More slots will be used if needed
Join meetings on h voluntary Coexistence Assurance with y
Room: Summit 25
Tuesday, 13:30-15:30
Wednesday, 16:00-18:00