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IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER

DCN: 21-07-0280-00-0000

Title: 802.21, Session #21, San Francisco Closing Plenary

Date Submitted: July, 2007

Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #21 San Francisco

Authors or Source(s):

  Vivek Gupta

Abstract: Closing Plenary

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Agenda

• 802.21 Specification Timeline

• Comment Resolution Update

• Liaison update (802.11, 802.16, IETF)

• Sponsor Ballot

• Ad hoc teleconference update

• 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 – Sept 2006 (March 2007) (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 EC Approval in July 2007• => Draft Approval Rating > 90% (minimum), preferably >95%

• LB #1: • Starts March 31, Ends April 30: Return Ratio: 81% Approval Ratio 26%• Comment Resolution for LB #1 (May, June ad hoc, Sep) =>Recirculation

• LB #1a (recirculation): • Starts Oct 06, Ends Oct 23: Return Ratio: 85%, Approval Ratio: 30%• Comment Resolution for LB #1a (Ad Hoc in Oct, Nov meeting) =>Recirculation

• LB #1b (recirculation): • Starts Dec 10, Ends Jan 03: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 46%• Comment Resolution for LB #1b (Jan meeting) => Recirculation

• LB #1c (recirculation): • Starts Feb 04, Ends Feb 19: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 66% • Comment Resolution for LB #1c (Ad hoc in Feb, March meeting…)

• LB #1d (recirculation): • Starts Apr 13 , Ends Apr 27: Return Ratio: 86%, Approval Ratio: 75% • Comment Resolution for LB #1d (May meeting, Ad hoc in June:…)

• LB #1e (recirculation): • Starts June 30 , Ends July 14: Return Ratio: 85%, Approval Ratio: 100% • Comment Resolution for LB #1e (July meeting)

• LB #1f (Confirmation recirculation): • Starts July ?? , Ends July ??

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LB-1e Comment Resolution Progress

Section Start # End # Resolved # Total Comments

1-4 1 2 2 2

5 3 10 8 8

6 11 25 15 15

7 26 135 110 110

8 136 160 25 25

Annex 161 198 38 38

• Total: 198 Comments (Includes Editorials : 57)

• Disapprove Voters: • 42 Technical Binding Comments• 57 Total Comments

• Other Voters: • 141 Total Comments

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How to sign up for Sponsor Ballot?• If you do want to participate in sponsor voting, the process isn't all that

difficult, can be done on-line, and doesn't cost all that much.

• 1) Become an IEEE member: https://webapps2.ieee.org/member/Member (you will need to accept cookies) Someone who just went through the process says that half-year memberships are now available.

• 2) Get an IEEE Web Account:• http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/web/accounts/ and click on the "IEEE

Members, IEEE Society Members & IEEE SA-members: register here" link.• 3) Become an IEEE SA member:• http://services1.ieee.org/membersvc/addservices/intro.htm• 4) Sign up for MyBallot:• https://development.standards.ieee.org/my-site, sign in, and then click on the

"MyBallot" link• 5) Sign up for the sponsor ballot pool of your choice: Click on the

"Show/Join Open Ballot Invitations", and then check the "Show All Open Ballot Invitations" box.

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Teleconferences

• August 14, 9 AM EST:

• Sept 04, 9 AM EST:

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Voting Membership Issues

• [1] If an 802.21 member does NOT attend 802.21 sessions for a (Very Long Time.. 16+ months) and maintains rights in 802.21 by attending other groups only (802.20/802.16), should that be allowed?

• [2] Can members gain attendance credit in multiple groups for attending a single session/meeting, or just one of the groups of their choice only?

• E.g. (gain Attendance credit in both 802.21 and 802.20 by attending 75% sessions in 802.21 ONLY)

• One Group ONLY

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Motions

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802.21 Multi-Radio Power Management SG Motion

• Motion to get 802.21 WG approval to form an 802.21 Study Group on Multi-Radio Power Management in July 2007.

• Moved by: Marc Meylemans• Seconded by: Junxiang Guo

• Yes:23• No:0• Abstain:10

• Result: Motion passes

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802.21 Security SG Motion

• Motion to get 802.21 WG approval to form an 802.21 security Study Group to address Security issues related to Handovers

• Moved by: Yoshihiro Ohba• Seconded by: David Johnston

• Yes: 31• No: 0• Abstain: 0

• Result: Motion passes

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Draft D7.0

• Motion the 802.21 WG to direct the WG Editor to produce draft D7.0 based on all comments resolved as described in Commentary file 21-07-0263-02-0000_LB1e_Comments.usr and post it to the 802.21 web site

• Moved By: Junghoon Jee• Seconded By: Qiaobing Xie

• Yes: 28• No: 0• Abstain: 1

• Result: Motion Passes

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Confirmation and Sponsor Ballot

• Motion the 802.21 WG To develop and issue the Working Group Draft P802.21/D7.0, to authorize the WG Chair to forward P802.21/D7.0 to the EC for conditional approval to initiate a Sponsor Ballot on the Draft, to initiate a Working Group Letter Ballot confirmation recirculation to close around August 10, 2007, and to authorize the WG Chair to initiate a Sponsor Ballot on the Draft P802.21/D7.0

• Moved By: Yoshi Ohba• Seconded By: Junghoon Jee

• Yes: 27• No: 0• Abstain: 2

• Result: Motion Passes

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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 passes

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Future Sessions

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Future Sessions - 2007

• Interim: Sept 16th – 21st,2007, Hawaii, Big Island• Meeting co-located with 802.11/15/18/19/20/22

• 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, (Salt Lake City/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 Oahu-Hawaii/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