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IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER

DCN: 21-07-0347-00-0000

Title: 802.21, Session #21, Big Island Closing Plenary

Date Submitted: September, 2007

Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #22 Big Island

Authors or Source(s):

  Vivek Gupta

Abstract: Closing Plenary

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Agenda

• 802.21 Specification Timeline

• SB Comment Resolution Update

• October Ad Hoc Update

• Ad hoc teleconference update

• Liaison update (802.11, 802.16, IETF)

• Future Locations

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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

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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

• SB #1 (recirculation 15 days): • Starts Feb ??, Ends Feb ??: Return Ratio: ??%, Approval Ratio: ??%• Comment Resolution for SB #1 (March) => RevCom Approval

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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

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SB Comment Resolution Progress

Section Start # End # Resolved # Total Comments

1-4 1 106 106 106

5 107 181 40 74

6 182 273 91

7 274 424 150

8 425 508 83

Annex 509 648 139

• Total: 648 Comments

• Includes Editorials (Total: 127)

• Many Duplicate comments ~100

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October 2007 Ad hoc Meeting

• Motion the 802.21 WG to hold an ad hoc meeting if required in October 2007

• Moved By: Marc• Seconded By: Qiaobing

• Yes: 13• No: 03• Abstain: 08

• Result: Motion passesFrom July 2007 San Francisco Meeting

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October 2007 Ad hoc Meeting

• Week of Oct 29: - 7 - 09

• Week of Oct 22: - 5 - 09

• Location:• Santa Clara, CA – 7 9• New Jersey – 9 7• Budapest, Hungary – 6 3• Helsinki, Finland – 7 2

• Week of Oct 29, New Jersey

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Teleconferences

• Oct 16 and Nov 1: 9 PM EST: MRPM SG

• Oct-11 and Nov 6: 9 PM EST: Security SG

• SB Comments:• Oct 2: 9PM EST• Oct 18 9PM EST• Oct 25: 9PM EST

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Future Sessions

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Future Sessions - 2007

• Plenary: Nov 11th – 16th,2007, Atlanta• Co-located with all 802 groups

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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• Co-located with all 802 groups

• Interim: Sept 7th – 12th ,2008, (Minneapolis ??)• Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22

• Plenary: Nov 9th – 14th,2008, Dallas, TX• Co-located with all 802 groups

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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 ????• Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22

• Plenary: July ????• Co-located with all 802 groups

• Interim: Sept ????• Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22

• Plenary: Nov ????• Co-located with all 802 groups